Insect Frass For the Lawn & Garden?
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- Опубліковано 13 лют 2023
- Have you ever wondered what insect frass is and if it actually works for the lawn or garden? In this episode of SoiLab, Matt tests insect frass and presents the data. You might find this episode interesting!
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Would be good to see data on various insect species frass, for example mealworm frass.
The most important part of insect frass is that the mycology of it gives plants an signal to defend against insects. Thus building immunity to insect invasion.👍✌️
SARS response ❤
I have citrus trees in containers some for 23 years. I have been feeding them 100% worm castings that I brew in 5 gal pail. I have been using meal worm frass that as you mentioned brings out a response to immunity. This was a dramatic change in my situation.
Great video. It would be great to see if insect frass really works as an insecticide by doing a real experiment with 2 batches of plants. One with frass and one without to see if it really works. I tried finding such experiment on UA-cam but I couldn’t find one. Warm regards.
I'm pretty sure that there's something made of cellolusa that is now introduced to water through the soil and starts to decompose - a process that ties up nitrogen.. So it would in theory steal nitrogen and start decomozing which leaks ammonia
I would absolutely love to see more work done from small companies on the WHC benefits of biochar.
A possible experiment outline could include charged versus uncharged biochar and microbial changes in soil after amendments have been applied.
There has also been multiple back yard experiments done regarding the impact of biochar in seed germination. I would consider it essential for more work to be done regarding the power of biochar as a soil amendment and would love to see your organisation lead the charge on how the power of biochar can be harnessed for both the home grower and the commercial farmer.
Love that you're using DTE brand!
Great video as always Matt! If you're looking for another amendment to test, I would recommend bokashi bran. I know it's main use is for composting, and adding biology (EM1), but I'm really curious what it does to available nutrients. Thanks and keep up the great work
As a producer of insect frass (from BSF) I am happy to hear the results :-)
Thanks I asked for insect frass. Glad it works.👍🏻🤠
Should do some stuff on natural farming inputs to see if its mostly hype as there isn't much on these inputs
great information, how about bat guano
A useful thing to explore in future videos might be the change in available ions which can be harmful to the plants, e.g. Na+, Cl-, Al[3+]. I noticed in the chart in this video that the mean sodium concentration went from being well within optimal to being quite a bit in excess, which would make me start worrying around soil sodicity. It'd be really helpful to know if this is a general trend or if it's one outlier massively skewing the mean.
Cool content my friend! 👍
I'd be interested to see this in a grow test in extracted living soil, using plants that have matching deficiencies.
Great information, do alfalfa meal, crab meal and basalt
It seems most organic fertilizers actually reduce available nitrogen at least initially.
I'm pretty sure that there's something made of cellolusa that is now introduced to water through the soil and starts to decompose - a process that ties up nitrogen.. So it would in theory steal nitrogen and start decomozing which leaks ammonia
Can a little lime be added to counter the acid? Certain plants will certainly love the lower ph
Would Boron decrease if Insect frass was mixed into the soil and allowed to break down over 4-6 weeks and not top dressed?
What company does your testing?
They do it
Manganese and copper make things tastier…..👍🏽
Does fish emulsion contain heavy metals ?
no
I know nothing, lol...
@MidwestMealworms