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What would you say was the main cause for the ammonium concentration problem in the soybeans? PNK? Over feeding?

Costa Mesa, Southern California, USA

So interesting…

love you Dr Tom and Dr Elaine

Incredible to getting so good info and science for free.. i am so gratefull for you guys, very important to give more strength to agroecology movement and regeneration models for agriculture. Thanks!

Thank you 😊 this was helpful I was going to present about it ❤❤😂

Dr. Elaine, I gotta ask, why do you keep implying that anaerobic microbes are bad? They're just as important to a diverse soil food web as aerobic microbes. Plus only the first foot or two of the soil is aerobic, the rest is mostly anaerobic. If you look at practices like Korean Natural Farming or JADAM, many of the fertilizers are fermented by anaerobic microbes that help break down the nutrients in order to feed the plants. The same happens in nature, so I'm not sure why you'd try and say all these microbes are somehow bad or harmful, the most important thing is diversity.

Greetings from the desert of Dubai. Your work changed my wife, next big step is a microscope. Composting in the desert is fun ❤Martin

That was a good explanation for my observings at our organic farm. Insects prefer weak unhealthy plants, even the Colorado Beetle attacks almost potato plants growing slowly and not good. Fantastic work by Dr Dykstra.

U will eat ze 🐛 BUGZ!!!!!!

I think the idea of keeping plants or animals “clean” - i.e. free of other organisms, instead of making sure they are populated with healthy other organisms that crowd out the options for bad organisms. And the concept of monoculture. Those are at the root of most issues with pests

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Richard Dreyfuss sure knows his stuff....And drinks a lot of coffee.

What a fantastic presentation!! I was curious about fungus gnats that I typically have problems with in my plant room overwintering. And I was also very curious about symbiotic relationships for example peonies depend on carpenter ants to liberate their flowers

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what about slugs and snails? Does a higher brix mean an end to slugs and snails demolishing a crop?

2 hrs long.... u dont know how to get message through..

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Clean cow manure fixes soil problems, adds good fungi and bacteria and microbes

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Soil food web school? What kind of crap is this video? Ice cores prove this? Sorry but you are way outta your league if you teach this garbage. This is your religion not soil science.

Really a fantastic presentation Tom. I enjoyed it very much.

After watching this, I supplemented my grow (cannabis) with some UVA lights and my BRIX, after 4 days has already jumped up from 6 to 9. I never had any insect problems but the fact that the plant was not able to produce certain amino acids got me curious about raising for increased secondary metabolites. Curious to see what the levels are after a few weeks and how it will change the end result.

At 1:21:54 I remembered why I stopped watching this channel.

What a load of crap lol

Locusts eat everything in there path

Cabbage moth land on healthy Cabbage. Lay eggs they eat the Cabbage.

Slugs are my nemesis and I've determined I have half the world's slugs in my garden because of the huge amount of mulch I use. The slimy critters eat 99% of any crop I direct sow, such as carrots. I don't think the tiny seedlings have had the time to develop natural immunity to the slugs, who see them as filet mignon of the plant world. I'm now working at eliminating most of the early season mulch and other slug hiding spots in my garden. I've found that an after dark application of 10% household ammonia solution does a real number on the slugs without damaging the plants. It also kills every other bug it hits. like tent caterpillars. Just be careful not to spray in bright sunshine or you'll likely damage your plants. A half inch layer of sifted compost slao makes it difficult for them to crawl on becasue it sticks to their body and prevents them laying down a slime trail which is how they move. BTW, recent soil tests show my garden has 14% organic matter.

I was really inspired until he got to the bit about light and greenhouses. I live in Ireland where sunshine is rare and greenhouses are a must for alot of crops.. I guess my brix goals are doomed!

This is one of the greatest most eye opening presentations on plants I have ever come across. Please tell me you will present the other parts you mentioned at the beginning of the video.

I can tell you for a fact that termites WILL eat young healthy seedlings. They do not just eat dead wood.

The title of this video is a classic case of loaded question. Before you ask _"why insects avoid healthy plants"_ you should first establish that this is the case. Not only it is an over generalization, but in fact what we see in many cases is the exact opposite of that. For example, many insects will seek the most healthy plants and their healthiest fruit or tissue they can find in which to lay their eggs. This is not only evolutionary logic, but also evidence that is abundantly corroborated.

Am immediatelly ordering a Brix refraktometer.

What invaluable information I learned today thank you Dr. Dykstra and Dr. Elaine. I can now evaluate the effectiveness of my soil amendments in the lens of sugar levels (brix measured levels)

Doubt: since harvest is the time plants are almost dead / dead , does that count as unhealthy plant? Since bugs attack unhealthy plants and harvest lost?

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Great and very productive session! This has really strengthened my training skills and knowledge on permaculture and Agroecology principles!

I have witnessed this phenomenon over and over. I leave the insects to their work. The outcome is amazing... Let nature do it's natural work. We reap the benefits... Patience is essential!

very useful information, thankyou for the video. HOW TO CREATE RIGHT SOIL CONDITIONS TO GET THE WHITE RING IN THE FRUIT WHICH PREVENTS THE INSECT ATTACK

Absolutely loved this video. Fantastic information. Thank you all so much.

Considering the brix levels in fruit, would it not be the case that in plants, brix is reliant on maturity and time of season? Or is it the case that we are talking about the plant leaf and stem only. Apologies if this is unclear.

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

We are wondering why he can't publish any scientific paper

Can fruit trees have a high brix reading to where they are not being attacked but still not produce high yields of fruit? or does having a high brix reading in fruit trees mean they will likely produce high yields of fruit.

Learned SO much! Thanks Tom and Elaine!!