I’m doing the same. I’m starting with my trees (the ones that have popped up). Once the trees become established the leaves fall, bringing with the nutrients from down deep. The leaf litter, like you point out with the grass is crucial in developing soil.
I love and use this brilliant idea…but with collecting grass clippings from others if accidentally infected with common herbicides and sprays could be harmful too the garden.
Do they? I doubt that because folk who employ mowing contractors are very unlikely to use herbicide. Indeed, the grass would not be warranted mowing. But then I'm no organic purist. I gotta make the best of a dirty world.
Yes. I do. the carbon in the mulch breaks down and will create good soils based Nitrogen for corn.Of course with corn you can grow a lot of different green manures like legumes. Like in the 'Three Sisters' of the Americas. Also, with corn you could use anything as mulch -- including old corn stalks.
@@ThePablok Today it is about 30-40cm. The dynamic takes off when the worms and microbes get to work together.To speed this process up you can add manures. Essentially you are adding carbon to the sand.
Dave, Hello! Thank you for video! My name is Serge. Ukraine. When I see the warms I am always happy. But do you have any experience what to do with "gentlemen in black velvet" (moles)? Last 2020 year I had about 7 moles. They are everywhere in the places I grow Garlic, Grapes, Potatoes, Strawberry. The best place they have their headquarter is composting pit because of the warms there. When I have moles I have no warms. I hate these creatures. I got all 7, as I used 5 different technologies but not for this year, the mole is more clever then me. I hope it's only one. I could not catch it. Sorry but I even killing the moles as I have a shortage of warms because of them. I even see how they are hunting the warms. Believe me-it's like a movie. Dave, any ideas how to fight? What do you do in your country?
We do not have moles here. so I have no experience of such creatures. But I see where dish soap and castor oil poured into their tunnels can send them scurrying.
@@sergepanasenko4664 Hope you are not affected by the war going on right now. I bought some solar powered devices that you can stick to the ground. It seemed to work.
@@PhoenixBook1898 Hello! thank you. I live near capital of Ukraine, city Kyiv. Here is OK now but not so good at the eastern part of Ukraine. There are a lot of battles over there with the russians. This year i didn't do anything with the moles because of the war. I left my place for 2 month March and April as the missiles were above my house.
@@sergepanasenko4664 It is very scary. I wish you and your family the best. I still have vivid memory of air raid drillings when I was a child. I used to live close to the border of China and then Soviet Union in 1970s.
10 years is a long wait. You could make it happen in a year by using compost
I’m doing the same. I’m starting with my trees (the ones that have popped up). Once the trees become established the leaves fall, bringing with the nutrients from down deep. The leaf litter, like you point out with the grass is crucial in developing soil.
It's amazing what a transformation can be made. I'm still working on my building site but it's slowly getting there.
I would rather start with sand than with clay. Great effort to improve your soil.
That's great but who's got ten years to wait!
I love and use this brilliant idea…but with collecting grass clippings from others if accidentally infected with common herbicides and sprays could be harmful too the garden.
Those grass clippings likely have herbicides in them. They are great for building organic matter but not sure if put them in a garden for edibles….
Do they? I doubt that because folk who employ mowing contractors are very unlikely to use herbicide. Indeed, the grass would not be warranted mowing. But then I'm no organic purist. I gotta make the best of a dirty world.
Awesome job 😊💕👍🏽
Can you grow corn in this soil?
Yes. I do. the carbon in the mulch breaks down and will create good soils based Nitrogen for corn.Of course with corn you can grow a lot of different green manures like legumes. Like in the 'Three Sisters' of the Americas. Also, with corn you could use anything as mulch -- including old corn stalks.
Wow... amazing.... im in simmilar but just red sand.... 85% sand. How deep is that fertile soil of yours
@@ThePablok Today it is about 30-40cm. The dynamic takes off when the worms and microbes get to work together.To speed this process up you can add manures. Essentially you are adding carbon to the sand.
Dave, Hello! Thank you for video! My name is Serge. Ukraine. When I see the warms I am always happy. But do you have any experience what to do with "gentlemen in black velvet" (moles)? Last 2020 year I had about 7 moles. They are everywhere in the places I grow Garlic, Grapes, Potatoes, Strawberry. The best place they have their headquarter is composting pit because of the warms there. When I have moles I have no warms. I hate these creatures. I got all 7, as I used 5 different technologies but not for this year, the mole is more clever then me. I hope it's only one. I could not catch it. Sorry but I even killing the moles as I have a shortage of warms because of them. I even see how they are hunting the warms. Believe me-it's like a movie. Dave, any ideas how to fight? What do you do in your country?
We do not have moles here. so I have no experience of such creatures. But I see where dish soap and castor oil poured into their tunnels can send them scurrying.
@@ratbagradio Thank you for the advice! I will try. Good luck to you!
@@sergepanasenko4664 Hope you are not affected by the war going on right now. I bought some solar powered devices that you can stick to the ground. It seemed to work.
@@PhoenixBook1898 Hello! thank you. I live near capital of Ukraine, city Kyiv. Here is OK now but not so good at the eastern part of Ukraine. There are a lot of battles over there with the russians. This year i didn't do anything with the moles because of the war. I left my place for 2 month March and April as the missiles were above my house.
@@sergepanasenko4664 It is very scary. I wish you and your family the best. I still have vivid memory of air raid drillings when I was a child. I used to live close to the border of China and then Soviet Union in 1970s.