What is Perfect Soil
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I’ve been binge watching your videos. I’m learning a lot! Keep it coming. 😊 CHEERS! 🌵☕️☺️
watching from Philippines.
We need your soil mix stocked in Houston nurseries !
Love your info Gary, I purchased 3 Pluerries from you last spring and planted them in soil as you teach. They grew 4 ft the first year in Utah. Love your wisdom, thanks for sharing.
Dr. Gary Matsuoka, You said that pure sand (70%) and Peat moss (30%) . The problem is too much heavy weight if you use more sand. I have a SOLUTION for that Problem. instead of using pure sand, maybe you can use "Mini Stryro Ball foam" size like monngo seeds mix with the sand and peat moss. Styro is Super Light weight and inorganic , cannot decomposed at the same time styro foam insulate heat from the sunlight to the pot. And also Japan is using "Organic Polymer powder" that can holds water and nutrients for the crops. When El Ninio hit the Japan (drought hot weather) Japan can plants vegetables with the help of "Organic Polymer powder" with a little water on their crops.
Thank you!
Thanks for the wonderful education. At 43:16 you mention that gypsum is important for growing avocado trees. What's a good percentage of gypsum in the soil? Thank you
Gary, you're an amazing teacher and super informative but I'm afraid you got Porosity and Permeability mixed up. In Soil Science, porosity is defined as a measure of the void spaces in a material (equating to air in the soil). Permeability is a measure of the ability of a material (such as rocks or soil) to transmit fluids. But you are totally correct in that those words are not interchangeable.
I've asked this question on AJ's channel, but would garden phos harm the mycorrhizae?
How can I make something similar to your top soil since you can't buy this stuff on the east coast?
BFG Supply ships it. Also it seems like I saw it stocked at some whole foods stores
It seems to be pumice and sand based with added micro and macros
Someone get this man a better mic.
I’ve commented about that years ago on deaf ears.
I can hear him fine. Maybe you need better speakers.
Thanks Gary. Very informative as usual. I do have a question: Would rock wool be a good inert substitute for peat moss in terms of moisture retention and capillary wicking capabilities? Or does it too compact and reduce aeration of a soil mix over time?
Soil has several functions. Except from retaining moisture and nutrients/minerals, it's basically a medium where the roots grow to keep the plant steady in place.
Rockwool is used to keep the plants in place early on in aquaponics, and for its sterility.
Its not a substitute for anything else. And it's not to be mixed with soil. Or in the garden.
@@oscar6832 Thanks. However rock wool is a man-made inert growing substrate just like perlite -- and has the same silica mineral composition in fact, like that of natural pumice, sand, and silt.
My question pertains to how rock wool responds over time with respect to compaction? Does it compact and lose it's moisture retention and/or capillary/wicking properties the way that peat moss does? Or would it retain those properties because it does not decompose over time the way peat moss (or coco coir) does?
Anyway, thanks again. I am just interested in the science of water movement and water retention within a grow media over time.
5% charcoal, 5% perlite in the top pot? Need to make my own batch in Canada :|
Gary’s Best Top pot mix 35% peat, 30% pumice, 20% perlite, 10% sand and 5% charcoal....Gary said in the past they have used 20% sand but the bags were too heavy. Their acid mix is 50 peat and 50 pumice aka volcanic rock
@@FruitTreeAddictseeing as this has no nutritions in it what does he recommend for fertilizer.
The mix seems excellent for cactus, succulents and some desert palm trees and trees.
I wanna try the mix. Do you think fish meal and dried kelp as a slow realese fertilizer. Then use some fish emulision and kelp for liquids?
Can anyone contribute the best homemade recipe for Gary's' Top Pot (or close to it) in ratios? Availability and cost prohibit me from purchasing the real product in WI.
Gary’s Best Top pot mix 35% peat, 30% pumice, 20% perlite, 10% sand and 5% charcoal....Gary said in the past they have used 20% sand but the bags were too heavy.
Also their acid mix is half peat and half pumice or volcanic rock
@@FruitTreeAddictI wonder if leeched coco coir could be substituted for the peat
DONT LISTEN TO THIS MAN. HE IS SELLING PRODUCT AND IT'S NOT GOOD.
How do you know?
THIS MAN IS A LIAR.