What is Terra Preta? Hint: It's not just Biochar

In this video we'll look at what terra preta is, it's history and it's modern use; how it differs from Biochar and where they meet/
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[@TheNativeTwo]

full of misinformation. and end result is: we don't know how to make Terra Preta yet.

[@ChillMan38]

Thanks for saving me some time

[@stephanealegoria7016]

It's a pity not to elaborate on the missing information. Would it be water retention, reduction of labile carbon dégradation by microorganisms, mechanical reduction of lixiviation...? What's the point of such a comment without further explanation.... and not recycling information instead of putting it in the garbage.

[@litterbox2010]

It's compost. It's generations of good composting practices. That's it. The magic is in the nature of the microbiome that exists when you have very healthy soil.
Start composting.

[@jeffsinnock5353]

I started using/making biochar about six months ago, and so far it has been added to all my garden pots, garden bins, and other giant pots. So far I have noticed my plants create better structure in the leaves and in the main stems. The soil is healthier than before, and more worms to help grow all the bacteria to break it down.. Takes time but it is worth the wait

[@Theaterofthepilgrammige]

This was enlightening, thank you!

[@doomedviking187]

Can’t do it, it’s the narration

[@Smokepitpodcast]

Biochar & Terrapreta is modern gold

[@pietikke5598]

And the black earth in Ukraine that BlackRock will own if they win the war.

[@user-pu2ho4ip3d]

Lyme.... Good for acid soil. And in powder form, the outhouse,.. couple small cups. Each use.
No smell no flies.

[@wesleyhatfield1955]

Well done, thank you!

[@NautilusPermaculture]

I'm glad you enjoyed it and hopefully found it useful

[@wlfwlker3704]

Glyphosate and fertilizer in the same sentence, really? two different subjects

[@NautilusPermaculture]

they are very different subjects. I don't really go into the applications of them in this video. I only really explore the negative impacts of glyphosates and chemical fertilizers which is why they are together in the same section. They could each use a dedicated video of their own.

[@marklloyd6433]

you don't pronounce humus like that chickpea spread for your pita bread 😂

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

I wonder how someone making a video on soil manages to get that wrong.

[@Rational_thinker_212]

you are correct. Its Huuuuumes

[@Ron-sj6wv]

@@nonyadamnbusiness9887 Its called AI it often mispronounces words

[@RalphHendriks]

​@@Ron-sj6wv I don't think this is an AI voice..

[@BleachedWheat]

Is it just poop, or is poop and pee ok too?

[@rephaelreyes8552]

Get yourself a rabbit or chicken for manure. Rabbit if you only care about the manure and don’t need much maintenance. Chickens if you want some eggs with it too

[@BleachedWheat]

@@rephaelreyes8552 Thank u for that, but that doesn't really answer my question, about if urine is ok to put in my compost pile like poop is.

[@rephaelreyes8552]

@@BleachedWheatyeah it's been done many times. It'll hasten the decomposition process by providing nitrogen for bacteria to break down the leaves.

[@BleachedWheat]

@@rephaelreyes8552 Adding urine, will provide extra nitrogen for helping the bacteria to break down the leaves?

[@matsnjp1033]

Quite good, - but another "straw-hat" production.
You do not answer the question you are putting; "What is Terra Preta".
A lot of "blah, blah, blah" ... typical ... sorry, but you need critics to come up with something that is 2 - 3 minutes, efficient and "al grano" ... Good Luck!

[@ps-qw1up]

Родимый чернозëм

[@dubsbarry9963]

Hummus and humus are two different things. Humus is pronounced HYOO-muss. And hummus is pronounced HUH-muss

[@projectoldman3383]

I had to double check that but yeah I concur.

[@cometeelpatio]

Looks like a generic video made with AI

[@mr_obscure_universe]

When the karbonite hoax is finally exposed, boy, will these guys have egg on their faces...

[@hosoiarchives4858]

Link?

[@mr_obscure_universe]

@@hosoiarchives4858 th-cam.com/video/6PfEMlSnQEc/w-d-xo.html

[@Gabi-lt4mx]

Proof it.........

[@projectoldman3383]

I am pretty sure 50,000 worms don't equal the weight of a cow, plus that's an extremely low population density.Maybe you meant 500,000 worms per acre, which is still inaccurate regarding weight comparison but closer. 2.5 minutes in and this combined with the hummus\humus pronunciation thing doesn't inspire confidence in the accuracy.

[@knowone-sts2263]

Yep, we are dying in our own filth.
God's little monkeys

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

Sorry, I can't take seriously a video about soil by someone who can't correctly pronounce "humus" and apparently doesn't know the difference between herbicide and fertilizer. Nor do I care for clicking on a video on Terra Pera and getting a sermon on the evils of the ag chemicals that are keeping us fed. Here's what I hate in general about the BS over Terra Peta and the attempts to recreate it. It completely ignores the primary problem with our understanding of soil. Soil is not "stuff". Soil is not a set of things. It is a system of interactions. No one is going to recreate Terra Preta in North America or Europe anymore than they could recreate a tropical rain forest. Terra Preta is a tropical rainforest soil based in yellow clay. Putting charcoal and fish bones in the ground in Massachusetts isn't going to create Terra Peta any more than it's going to grow up in a rainforest of mahogany and howler monkeys.