On the costs/downsides of compost... That is what compost extract is for. When you’re applying compost or compost extract or tea (properly balanced in terms of fungi:bacteria for the particular crop you’re trying to grow), it’s not so much that you are applying nutrients; you are applying BIOLOGY, and it’s the biology that unlocks the nutrients already present in the soil/dirt.
Really great informative video. I would also recommend The Farming Ladder. George Henderson's other books Farmer Progress and The farming Manual are also very useful and informative.
He needs to take the leap to zero fungicides in his biological orchards, or at least to a large test plot. Help the soil fungi thrive and they will help your tree's and covers thrive, by increasing soil structural pore space, water holding capacity, water infiltration, water use efficiency, and nutrient uptake. Water soluble nutrients function in a static systems that depends on consistent soil moisture. Fungi make that system dynamic by making nutrient and water available to the plant in real time, they harvest nutrients by sharing root exudates with microbial populations on their hyphae tips, then they transport those water soluble nutrients through there bodies, meaning they can transfer nutrients with a minor fraction of the soil moisture present. Your soil relationship Thinking has to complete its shift from "what will my soil forgive me for?" to "how can I make my soil happy and healthy long term?". I'll end by saying I think Mike is doing and amazing job. He just needs to remember that he should never get comfortable with adding a product that reduces life because those products are not selective with what they kill. He needs to keep reducing poisons year after year and let that set be his goal.
Well, I suppose I was a bit direct albeit honest. Although I'm sure he has the goal I mentioned in mind already. Eventually he will back down on the fungicides until he doesn't use them at all and he'll say to himself " I wish I'd known that I could've done this sooner." It's not my profitability he's hindering, he can and will take the transition off of poisons as slow as he wants. Sooner is better, but the end goal of healthy soil and crops that he will eventually reach will keep him in business profitably regenerating the soil for many decades to come. I commend him for his bravery thus far in trying to farm the biological way. My main point was that he should not get comfortable with spraying poisons preventatively. He is and should continue to use preventive nutrition and soil management to bullet proof his trees, profits, and farm.
This is another excellent webinar... Nice to hear Mike's field experience related to an orchard crop of that scale. Thanks AEA and Mike Omeg!
I use dicone raddish , Veatch, chickore mix. Grows well in all sun levels and soil types for me anyway
On the costs/downsides of compost... That is what compost extract is for. When you’re applying compost or compost extract or tea (properly balanced in terms of fungi:bacteria for the particular crop you’re trying to grow), it’s not so much that you are applying nutrients; you are applying BIOLOGY, and it’s the biology that unlocks the nutrients already present in the soil/dirt.
Really great informative video. I would also recommend The Farming Ladder. George Henderson's other books Farmer Progress and The farming Manual are also very useful and informative.
Great job my friend 🙏🏿
Great John.
In many of your webinar, podcast you have focus on roots of plants.
Can u please share which nutrient are required to keep root growth.
Mainly cytokinins present in Kelp or creating proper conditions for the plant synthesize more cytokinins.
Can I know which condition help to synthesis more cytoknin
He needs to take the leap to zero fungicides in his biological orchards, or at least to a large test plot. Help the soil fungi thrive and they will help your tree's and covers thrive, by increasing soil structural pore space, water holding capacity, water infiltration, water use efficiency, and nutrient uptake. Water soluble nutrients function in a static systems that depends on consistent soil moisture. Fungi make that system dynamic by making nutrient and water available to the plant in real time, they harvest nutrients by sharing root exudates with microbial populations on their hyphae tips, then they transport those water soluble nutrients through there bodies, meaning they can transfer nutrients with a minor fraction of the soil moisture present. Your soil relationship Thinking has to complete its shift from "what will my soil forgive me for?" to "how can I make my soil happy and healthy long term?". I'll end by saying I think Mike is doing and amazing job. He just needs to remember that he should never get comfortable with adding a product that reduces life because those products are not selective with what they kill. He needs to keep reducing poisons year after year and let that set be his goal.
Well, I suppose I was a bit direct albeit honest. Although I'm sure he has the goal I mentioned in mind already. Eventually he will back down on the fungicides until he doesn't use them at all and he'll say to himself " I wish I'd known that I could've done this sooner." It's not my profitability he's hindering, he can and will take the transition off of poisons as slow as he wants. Sooner is better, but the end goal of healthy soil and crops that he will eventually reach will keep him in business profitably regenerating the soil for many decades to come. I commend him for his bravery thus far in trying to farm the biological way. My main point was that he should not get comfortable with spraying poisons preventatively. He is and should continue to use preventive nutrition and soil management to bullet proof his trees, profits, and farm.
Plant a cpl garlic bulbs foot r so away from each tree for voles mice and rabbits. They hate garlic. Drives em out quick
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Wow James now you're here too!? Lol awesome seeing DGC!