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Thank you so much! I do try to break things down as simple as possible. Welcome to the tribe!

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Yes! Adding organic matter definitely helps improve the soil over time. I'm gonna mention this in a different video. Don't know which one yet. Thanks for watching!😊

@@truenatureofficial Yes, definitely. I'm up to 1,500 cu/yds of mulch and woods chips already which I added over the last 5 years. My soil has more worms than you can shake a stick at.

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"getting it to stick"? Never add compost or any other organic material below the soil line, especially when digging a hole for planting a tree or bush. Only add inorganic material such as sand or decomposed granite to the native soil you have removed to create you planting hole, mix well. Nature only lays organic material on the surface and we should do the same.

@Pepeekeo808 HI! If you are working with a large yard, then definitely don't work in organic matter. Place it on top to decompose and naturally work in. I'm dealing with raised beds and containers that I can't always leave up, so I have to disturb the soil and change it out. It can take years to get true quality loam, so doing it this way enhances the quality faster.

Never try it but that's good to know! Thanks!

Thank you! I share what I can.

Correct! I misinterpreted my sources.

Earthworms (Lumbricus) bring organic material from the surface underground and also poop underground. Also, where do you think dead plant roots decompose? In the soil. That fact is the reason why cover cropping works. So organic material does make its way into the soil. The question of how it should be incorporated is going to depend on the local environment and goals of the land steward. Personally, I opt for a no-till approach since my default soil contains a significant earthworm population & I don’t want to kill those. My strategy relies on the plants & worms to incorporate the organic matter for me.

@@BackyardProduce Dead plant roots don't even make up 1% of the soil on earth. In other words native soils contains virtually no organic matter. Organic material is found on the surface. However, even small amounts of dead roots can cause problems. The dead plant roots one does find in your garden are the reason one should never plant the same kind of plant in soil that contains them. For example, never plant a tomato plant in the same place where one has died the year before. Farmers call it "plant (or crop) rotation".

​@@Pepeekeo808the science of soil function an the understanding of plant evolution has come a long way over the past 20 years, and the management system you suggest is old school

@@billiebruv Feel free to call it what you like, its happens to be correct. Do tell us your up dated version of soil science and how what I stated is wrong and out dated.

@@Pepeekeo808 I said that dead plant roots improve soil upon decomposition. Not that good soil is chock full of dead plant roots. But you seem to be sticking to this idea that organic matter never gets incorporated into the soil beneath when it decomposes…that it just stays on top. So I will offer proof that you misunderstand what happens when someone does as you prescribe - apply organic matter (OM) to the surface continually. If you look hard enough on TH-cam you can find these videos. Look at Paul Gautschi’s garden & orchard. He has simply applied organic material on top for decades in the orchard, a little less for the vegetable garden. No forking, no tilling ever after starting the applications. The soil surface is level with the surrounding landscape. Yet people can dig into the soil and simply experience rich, black, OM-rich soil for a foot plus. I find it hard to believe that the native clay in his garden was simply crushed over time by applying arbor chips & compost in thin layers over many years. The soil well below the surface got filled with organic matter. Further you say native soil is OM-poor. That is not necessarily true either. Some Relatively undisturbed portions of the Smokies have soils that are high in organic matter. There was a video of some guys (IIRC Engineer775, maybe also SouthernPrepper1 was in it) out in the Smokies developing a spring and working through this deep black soil. (Edit: can’t seem to find this one, though there are videos of thinner rich topsoils). The same thick soil is true of the great plains prior to settlement & the Olympic mountains today. I will provide links where I can to help you out.

You know I had considered it. lol Glad you still enjoyed!

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Azomite...🤔 going to look that up. Thanks!

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Oh ok... cause I was like wha-? Lol

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It's super loud

It just needs some EQ adjustment so your voice comes through and the music stays back.

That's great you got pictures! I was surprised when my phone camera actually captured it through the glasses. Lol

Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, the best things in life really come free. People don't understand the value of dirt. It literally grows your food!

Welcome to the tribe! Thanks for tuning in and I can't wait to share more!

That's great! I did the carnivore diet for a minute. Works like a charm but I missed the variety. Meat makes up the bulk of my diet though.

That's very heartfelt to hear. Thank you for your support!

Yeah! 😉... Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

😢 get well!

You too

I was like I gotta blow or I gotta go. Lol

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Glad you think so!

Great idea! Thanks!

Thanks! I try to make them as helpful as possible. 😊

From what I've read locals are upset over it.

In my opinion (that is somewhat rooted in fact)... They have. It's possible they hoped to make a profit off the deer by charging people crazy prices to hunt them in order to fund the conservation. It backfired because they found people weren't paying and now the supply is in a surplus. So it's damage control from here. I believe they were trying to go the luxury hunting route but there might be more against them including California's politics.