The Soil Needs Plants
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- Hey all, this is the second in a mini-series we are doing on the 4 principles of soil health. This video was made possible in part through a grant from Southern SARE, and answers the following: why cover the soil with plants? How do plants assist with soil health? What are some forms of mulch for covering the soil? How does photosynthesis work? And more!
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This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2020-38640-31521 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number LS21-348. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider.” The goal with this grant is to provide context and technical detail for the four principles of soil health.
This should be “required reading” in junior high. You explain it so well and I think your sense of humor is delightful. Thank you!
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Your 100% right I'd rather have my kids learn this then Spanish. Fuck spanish
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This should be a required subject in school along with sustainable living!
republicans would call it green new deal propaganda and ban it. 😢
@@terrystevens8338there’s a huge difference in taking care of our planet, and using that as an excuse to strip people’s freedoms and push sinister agendas. Left vs right is not the problem. They’re all the same. This is far bigger and goes way deeper
Perfect way of teaching for those who are visual learners.
Try and cover as many mediums as we can 🙌
“Who’s Wu-Tang? You’re fired” sounds about right 😂😂😂
Farming is seasonal, Wu-Tang is forever!
Solid comment
Wu-Tang in the notebook!
Just finished the for chapter of your book and I am learning so much. Today at the farmers market one of our customers thanked me for growing all the vegetables and I found myself saying…”Well actually I only facilitated the growth, the plants did the rest” lol
I like how you slipped in a quick working example of land stewardship (transplanting seedlings), so that phrase suddenly relatable and much simplified. I’ve heard several people such as Dr Elaine Ingham and Charles Dowding, among others here TH-cam talking about sequestration, exudates, mycelia, micro-organisms, tilth, no till, soil degradation and so on. So, all of it adds to a body of knowledge I’m accumulating. Your visual presentation through beautiful photography and metaphors is fun and yet doesn’t dumb down the information. Thank you for respecting your subject matter as well as your viewers.
Jesse, your content keeps getting better and better. I watch/read/breath as much content in the notill, soil health, regen ag space and you have a knack for keeping the viewer and listener engaged. Great work, great content. Look forward to receiving my copy of your book.
Thank you 🙏 very much for your botanic class, very interesting! Love 💗 your humor of explaining people that there’s carbohydrates in those plants we consume every day. Wonderful and complicated are things we see as simple. How wonderful is God , who left everything we need right here in this world, let’s all be grateful for!
“Who’s Wu-Tang? You’re fired” - Made me subscribe....lol
This is probably the best 10 minute summary of regenerative gardening ever
I'm agreeing with your teaching, now have a seed starting area and grow lights and loving it
Thank you for the teaching Sir
Excellent video. Not my first time watching but I get something new everytime
I so love the nerdy stuff. Just have to translate it to growing in the low desert. Thank you for the true food for thought.
Yeah, I'm going to try to have some low-desert folks on this season of the podcast to discuss options and different ideas
Yess on the pasta party idea
Called it carboloading in cross country and track we would indeed indulge heavy in the carby foods thanks for the content!
This channel speaks my language.
Thank you farmer Jesse. I watch your videos on my down times during the day and to fall back asleep at night. I find your videos entertaining. The kids are great, and the kitties.
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That was really helpful for me, thank you! I also appreciate your acknowledgement of Native land stewards, biodiversity in animals (including ourselves), and your sense of humor.
If you want the book, but it's not in your budget, order from your local library 🤗 Thanks Jesse for this wonderful series!
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May zi work st your farm? I'll sleep in a tent! ⛺🖖😊💘🌎🙏 Can't make living typing obviously...
No legal cannabis? Time to move brother 😅
Hi Jesse, I received your book this past week and I’m devouring it. Your categories for the types compost and how to use them was so helpful! Thank you for pulling together so many of the soil maintenance concepts in one place. I really enjoyed the illustrations you wife did too!
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Nerdy and funny. Super winning combo! I'm zone 3 ( on a good year) and this info applies across all growing zones. Love the channel.
You kinda blow my mind... after reading the book and then hearing you talk about it it really brings it all together
I e been hearing about cover crops for a couple of years. I was thrilled to find your channel since we are on a small property. Your book is due to arrive tomorrow. I can’t wait to get my hands on it. Thanks!!
Very informative. Thank you. Watching, not as a farmer, but as a small property owner where our high desert soil is kind of awful and trying for years to amend and improve and find the plants that will survive in it. Have been using a compost bin for years and this year I finally have some black gold to use. Earth worms do not seem to survive here (due to cold winters?). Your descriptions of the soil microbes symbiosis with the roots,and photosynthesis was super helpful and keeping plants planted and diverse.
Hey Jesse, would you consider doing your book as an audiobook? I would love that. And many others would I’m sure.
I really like the way you explain the carbon sequestration in this video we don't need some man-made emulsification to capture carbon we just need more plants. Hank Hill said it best when he said you're not offsetting anyting these trees were already here
We could start with the really low hanging fruit and stop spraying to kill invasive plants, phase out GMOs and agricultural subsidies, biofuels and other wastes of resources that burn carbon and harm ecosystems at the same time. Start incentivizing living small and wisely, appropriate technology and organic farmers especially those that sell to local people.
Love the content man. Been watching a lot. I’m just a small raised bed dude in Phoenix. I struggle with all of this, mainly because it was 118 here this week, and my entire bed has gone to basically complete carnage, even with shade cloth, lots of watering, etc.
What are we to do in the summer? I can’t imagine planing something and having it grow right now.
Agreed, carbon not only sequesters nicely with the method but also it can act as a diaper for your compost, I use it all the time piled with rich mycelium structures too
Me and my 5 year old love your theme song for the podcast wish it was longer😊😊😊😊
Awesome bro!! thank you for the super clear explanation, im gonna support you by getting the ebook right now.
Love and Bless from Uruguay :)
I love watching your videos! They are funny, educational, fun to listen to, and you look like one of my favorite cousins! 😉
Just to be clear I wasn't drawing Wutang symbols in class....I was counting flowers on the wall. And you're late with the don't look into the sun warning, a certain self described stable genius already did just that. Okay seriously, great video again. I'm going to try showing this to an older friend that I can not explain this to for the life of me. As I was explaining the symbiotic relationships of bacteria and fungi with the plant roots he blurts out "well man, they gotta make a spray that'll get rid of that stuff" and we made that loop about three times and I gave up. Maybe you'll have better luck than I did getting across that not everything needs to die by the hands of pesticides....
Haha, Paxton, well I always say lead by example
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Keep “Living The Earthway”!
Thank you for sharing this beautiful most important information ANYone should know :) Love your way of explaining
Awesome biology 101 lecture! I’m guessing you were a teacher in another life😀
Great explanation. I’m totally applying this advice
Wu-tang I’m dying right now lmao… another great video Jesse thanks 🙏
Awesome, very informative video. Had to donate as a thanks for such great info. 🙏
Amazing, thank you!
"who's wutang?"
Your fired.
My respect for you has now doubled
Complicated, but interesting. I think I'm going to have to watch this one a couple of times. This is the first time I heard about using a cover crop with your market crop at the same time. I thought cover crops were for when the market crop was done.
Wow... My best friend, Made an excellent video. I really liked it. Beauty is extraordinary. Thank you very much for the video.
You did a fantastic job on this video! 👍
nice nakatip ako ng magandang way sa pagpaplant, salamat you.
Random stumble. Nah it's TH-cam reading my mind. I was just wondering this yesterday. Thanks
Wow. This was an excellent video. You’re amazing and appreciated as always. Also funny. Thanks for that. 💜
Fantastic content. This was super educational and makes so much sense. Bought your book a few weeks ago and while I haven't gotten far into it yet, the videos in this new series you're doing makes me excited to read further. You're awesome. :)
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Really well explained and lovely footage of your gorgeous & healthy plants! :)
“Who’s Wu Tang?!” “Your fired!” 🤣🤣🤣💯
Love your humor! Awesome videos!
Excellent video. Question we recently bought compost. In the past the compost was hot. Thought we'd pile it, add some inoculants, then tarp and leave it over winter to "mature". Should we spread it out now or leave it for a few months? We're newish to gardening and especially the No till approach.
Great video, super informative! Would you have some insight about compost that doesn't have any germination despite multiple seedings? I'm thinking it needs more curing..? Thank you!!
you've been touching on the technique of sowing carrots into mulched (flail mowed) buckwheat or other cover crops. would be nice to share that in it's own video since it sounds intriguing for getting better germination in the summer. but I also guess that there are some nuances to actually make it work?
Agreed that it would make a good video. I actually made a video a couple years back about carrot germination in the summer, but I can maybe do another one at some point. Summers are tough because you have to listen to the weather. If it's too hot/dry, a tarp with the white side up is just about the only way to get good germination. I always start about three weeks early too because if germination doesn't go well (and this year there were a few beds that were mediocre, though I suspect the seed wasn't great because it was all one variety) we have time to resow.
Margaret Roach germinates carrots in shade of a 2x4 on the planted row. I've never succeeded with carrot germ. Would love details on planting them after cover crop. Love your content. Going to splurge on your book. Thank you!
We tried carrots last year and failed. This year they all sprouted on their own, after not planting any..... I guess they just wanted us to leave em alone.... Lol
@@notillgrowers yeah I've seen that video but seeding specifically into existing mulch would be great to give some detailed info on :)
Ah okay, I use the Jang JP1 with the double disc opener. I love that thing. Like a lightweight seed drill
ROCK ON NO-TILLERS !!!!!!
I was always under the impression you had to let the soil “rest” after pulling a crop. Next year I’ll be changing to this method for sure!
So that comes from tillage. When you till crop residue into the soil you effectively inject a lot of O2 into the soil and enliven O2 loving bacteria who begin to consume that, tying up the nitrogen. If you don't till the soil, the process is much slower and less energy/nitrogen intensive and so the next crop will not suffer. People often refer to it as "digesting", which is honestly pretty accurate--digesting your carbon 😬
No-Till Growers awesome feedback thank you so much! I’m going to start working on planning to incorporate this method into my beds (the video method not the tilling lol)
What happens to soil biology in areas with seasonal dry periods and no access to irrigation? Or, if you are growing dry seed crops and need to cut off irrigation? Do most things go dormant? Some die? I’m curious if anyone has any direct observations of this circumstance.
Hey Jessie, can you please explain a little bit about your watering system?
“There is nothing better for the soil than plants “
Hello from Indonesia!
Mate, im obsessed with your videos. Where can I buy your book?
Great video👍
I believe that we are the rays of the sun lingering a bit on the ground. So it seems reasonable to shine. With knowledge, just like you dude.
I've seen track teams crush a pasta bar the night before a match. Especially the marathoners, they load up on heavy carbs
That living mulch ended up working out really well. We dont get the kids daily rain you did and the amount of mulch needed to keep them path together would have taken a lot of mulch
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Keep that garden filled y’all
Wuuuu Tang 😂😂😂 thanks for what you are doing!
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Hello, just found this.
You leave the roots, do you plant next to or over what you cut?
Also , Wu Tang Clan ain’t nothing to fuck with.
Seriously , I appreciate the information and would like an answer to my question. 😎
Yup, just plant over (or around) the roots.
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Sir I am subscribed, and thankful. Growing my own for two years now and always learning.
I tell who can listen , it’s all about the soil. 😎
All things are consumed by all things, in the end. Thus consuming anything edible is permissible in nature.
We consume plants and animals and when we die, plants and animals consume us. The cycle of life is complete.
The soil is everything in growing... and growing is everything to the soil. Is that about righr?
Hey Jesse bought your book would loved to have gotten through your no till site but being from New Zealand, exchange rate and postage oof. I went the cheaper option now have to wait for the international release date 26 August. Its like hearing about the latest movie that everyone's raving about and I'm sitting here thinking. Hurry Up, take your time, don't be late....Dude is it here yet! Bro the foot pedal water valve episode was gold (waiting on that in the mail also, it's like I'm on the other side of the world or something....) peace and love
I totally understand! It's not cheap to get it from us but I'm so glad you can get it there and thank you 🙌
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Good content..!
Subscribed!
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Love the info..thanks so much
What about mineral content of soil that is depleted by plants ?
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"who is Wu-Tang?" ..... 👐
"You are fired!!!" 😂🤣😂🤣
What do you do during winter
How long should we leave the cover crop in the ground?
What are the orange flowers?
“What was this video supposed to be about?” Hahaha you are funny!
Not sure about the situation when the cover crop needs to be cut to make room for whatever plant you want in that cover crop space. Doesn’t the cover crop keep growing and crowd what you want to put there? Probably a silly question.
“ did I dream that” 🤣 dude I love your vibe. Wanna be friends? Lol
7:18 the microbes are using YOU to preserve energy for later consumption?
Thank you for another great video! I am wondering what your seed starting mix consists of? Do you make your own? Your seedlings look great. We have been having a hard time finding a reliable seed starting mix for some time now. Thank you.
I buy professional mixes. Made my own for years following Eliot Colemans recipe and they were hit or miss. This I got from Tilth soil.
I love using Tilth soil potting mix! I want to get a guild of other small farmers in on a bulk delivery from them in the spring...
Good compost works
Hey Jesse, where did you buy those golden nugget sweet potatoes for seed stock? I would love to grow some on my farm next year.
Been growing them for years but originally from Bugtussle Farm in Southern Ky (our mentors) who I think got theirs from Jeff Poppen (the Barefoot Farmer) in Tn.
Where is your farm located?
Can i visit?
How does it compare to beds covered with a tarp?
I don't know that I've seen any specific research on it, but my guess--and it is only a guess--is that the co2 either builds up under the tarps or slowly escapes through the edges. It's not likely to trap the carbon ether way--the heat likely speeds up the biology. That said, tarps do have a lot of benefits. Especially in those first few years, so don't get too concerned. There is a reason for those "as much as possible" words in each principle 😉
Please tell me you are friends with Brad from Bon Appetite. I just know y’all would vibe with each other on It’s Alive.
the trees begin to grow
How about plant density? Transplants with 12 inch separation seems lie a lot of bare ground.
Yeah, it just depends on the crop. Crowd them too much and your yield will suffer. Give them too much space and the soil is left too exposed. Ideally you plant crops so there is a full canopy and interplant to fill in gaps.
Lol. An awesome Wu Tang reference in a gardening video! NOT a fireable offense!!!
Dear Sir,
I am still an undergraduate and wanna ask you if you can provide a student discount for your book? Lots of thanks!
Hi Chris, send a message to notillgrowers@gmail.com and we'll see what we can do
pasta parties are for marathons
Wu Tang reference!
Hi!.
About this topic, we are wondering how to start our beds in a 4000 mt2 plot without tarps but we would like to put some cover crop in the land from 6 months to a year before. Do you think the only way is tilling to start the beds and incorporate the cover crop? or do you know another option. We just order your book so maybe there is some useful info there for that?.
PD: We think that it is so difficult to find info about starting beds without tilling, tarping or without a bunch of compost that we don't really have good access for. Thanks a lot!
So yes there will be some relevant info in the book! But for now, the most effectively option you're going to have in that scenario is tillage (or double digging, etc). If you do not have access to abundant cover material (like straw) you are going to have to open the soil up somehow to get your cover crops sown. I recommend if you do till it to 1) cultivate it a few times to get the weeds out, then 2) expect to use a broadfork or something like it for a few years to remedy any commotion the tillage caused. But that will give you a cleaner "slate" on which to start. Hope that helps!
@@notillgrowers Oo that is a cool answer. Thanks a lot for taking the time for it : ). I just have one question about the answer if possible. When you recommend to cultivate it a few times to get weed out, do you mean after I mow and incorporate the cover crop to the soil with tilling? and how would you cultivate it?. I really appreciate it and all the best for your new farm!!
06:57 oh yeah the colonist killed all the buffalo too huh
NO-TILL OR STARVE !!!!!!!
Kinder garden was about 5 yr old plants s seed cultivates it and eats from it .
This could be continued . Matt Powers Free permaculture course for kids ....
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I'm the kid that was paying attention in science class I never really appreciated Wu-Tang until I was an adult!!!!!!
I'm here for the cat.