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Hi, I am new to farming and was curious about no till paddy farming. This is a very informative video. Could you also share details of how black velvet beans is sowed in April without tilling? Unfortunately I don't have much time and I got green manure beans called jeelugu which grow tall. Could you advise if I could still try no tilling? Do you harvest by hand? Do we have to add organic inputs too?
Hi Krishna, how many harvests per year can you get like that on what acreage and what sort of yelid? I'd really appreciate your answer. Love your Teachings. You are a great influence on us. Thank you and God bless. Jai Sri Ram!
What a wonderful way to protect the soil and growing at the same time. Couldn't have ever imagine a way like this. Thank you for sharing. Best regards from Mexico.
Greetings from Queensland Australia. I’ve put in a food forest in a 3/4 acre suburban property, converting lawn to food. My principles are very much in line with your approach. Yes I have my grafted fruit trees but I also eat and encourage the common weeds. I’m using woodchip for my organic material as it’s a free local resource that will otherwise be dumped. I’m planting pigeon pea and ice cream bean from seed to build up material and nitrogen fixation. I use pumpkin and sweet potato to cover the ground. But I’m going to scatter more legume seed inspired by your teachings. I think I need to plant denser. Longevity spinach is one of my favorite greens. We also love our green smoothies! We add turmeric, ginger and citrus to flavor a wide selection of greens.
Krishna ji you are the gold standard of Natural farming. How many days prior to rice sowing is the black velvet been sowed,? Do you get any beans from it?
I used this method on an extremely smaller scale (my garden). I spread out the seeds and then pulled up all the ground cover and overgrown weeds. I have to tell you I had more plants sprout and grow than trying to sprout them inside under all these "scientific and chemical" methods. You still need to think and plan what you are planting together so that they will work together. I can not wait for the next season.
glider208 thanks for the personal account, it's always good to hear of others successes or failures. It's is HUGELY important to note that Fukuoka had 20 years before it was all working super well, he bred his own rice and his own vegetables. major part of his successes
Its interesting that you say one still needs to think what to sow together. This is precisely what Fukuoka considered one of the most complex things to do in natural farming; the selection of the seeds!
AWESOME! Thank you very much, just discovered this method and philosophy, To be honest, when I heard about "do nothing farming", I thought: this is for me (lazy person!) Of course, there's still work, but joyful work.. I hope natural farming will be spreading more and more, given the actual plight of the soil of our Earth. THANK YOU
Very nice . I have been doing organic farming and folk rice conservation for the last 12 years in a Govt Farm , West Bengal. You may watch folk rice conservation at Agricultural Training Centre, Fulia
It should be noted, Fukuoka bred his own rice and vegetable varieties to grow in his unique system, that was a major step taking many years in his life(also he was in like a zone 10, thats tropical/sub tropical).
I’m finding my way of life is in all around the world and finally I’m in Scotland and fighting to get back to soil ... definitely I wanted to see you and heal you Krishna Garu
disturbance cycles are not necessarily harmful. annuals expect disturbance cycles in some form. this video just popped into my head as i was thinking about things. this is actually pretty smart and really well adapted to their bio-region.
Sangram Takmoge sure, couple examples come to mind. Firstly, the vast majority of our commonly available annuals came from one region in the world grown under great care and turned soil, it's what they were bred under. Next, I was at this small organic farm and they had this problem in the past, at a certain point, nothing would grow. So the farmer lightly turned some areas and in others used a spike roller/aerator to move the soil around. Most annuals expect a bacterial dominated soil, this would happen with disturbance cycles. Undisturbed soil becomes fungus dominant and not so desirable for many annuals. (also fungally dominant soil tends to favor/create acidic soil levels, such as those found in forests, this isn't as huge a deal, but can be a contributing factor) Lastly, in the wild, annuals would be present after a distubance, which are actually natural in Prarie systems from grazing or digging animals. However, depending on the bioregion, there are forested systems which would undergo similar disturbance cycles from animal activity and annuals are the first to fill the void. However! it's important to note, these are not repeate cycles, I'm not justifying deeply turning over the same soil every single season, but it's like everything in permaculture, right method at the right time for the right system.
@@Swansen03 If annuals like disturbed soil, then how was Fukuoka san achieving excellent yield without plowing? One is theory and the other one is practice
...no pollution, much more life and less work. So, up with natural farming! Down with rototillers and fossil fuels! They are not needed, except by those who want you to buy them.
Very nice and need of the hour.. Thanks a lot. Krishnaji please keep sharing this type of videos Do you flood paddy after seed emergence What are the challenges you face in this type of Cultivation Since how long the soil ie under natural farming What is final yield and please upload video prior to harvest
Oh great 👍 Superb Its really practical way of Fukuoka type paddy cultivation, lots of life in the soil and I Loved the outfit also. God bless you guys.
Very informative and nicely created video. @Krishna, could you suggest way to reduce weeds already filled up in an existing farmland without ploughing.
Compaction, from animals,happens naturally - this is not the issue; when the soil fertility grows - through permanent grown covering, less digging and machine intervention - compaction decreases.
I will come in Auroville in february to see Biggie and I will visit you because I am very interested by permaculture and eating raw food(fruits and,vegetables mostly)I want to recomand a site call "vivre cru"but it's in french,see you soon,i live in south of France
Great Video Mr.Krishna Mckenzie... As I was reading the book "One straw revolution", I was quite confused how it works. This video gave lot of useful inputs. Thanks for it.
that was awesome. I've seen no one else adopt the Fukuoka method to rice farming so successfully. I'm growing his rice here in Japan but haven't yet developed a working technique. Do you harvest and eat the beans prior to cutting them? thanks for sharing!!
How do you harvest the paddy later?? Also, for the next cycle of beans... Do you spread them before harvesting?? Do you leave the paddy straw behind as a spread, as you are doing with beans??
Fantastic video buddy!!! God bless you for sharing that. Ive just been reading The One Straw Revolution and to be able to see it visually makes all the difference in the world
Hi, Bro, I saw you're videos so nice that method was increased oxygen in a particular place. But I have a one doubt it reduces a number of rice growing area?
Hi, I am curious about the yield differences between natural farming and traditional land-destroying farming? I imagine the science involved in the destructive kind makes for a better yield. But curious how different the yield is.
Does green mulching decompose the roots of the main crop?If no,how is it protected against decomposition since the cut black velvet beans are decomposing in contact with the new rice seeds.
Hey Krishna, hope this finds you well. Any suggestions for green manure plants for South Rajasthan? So far i have Alfalfa, mustard and mung beans. Also there is a pseudo cereal crop called "Dhan". Please advice on what else is possible. I see bean plants also. Would it best to begin with green manures as a starter bed and sow other things subsequently?
Have you changed your method? Pulling velvet bean back, cutting the roots, and laying it back down again is very labor intensive, although obviously effective. Great video.
No pellets as there is heavy rain and the ground cover is very thick and trampling buries the seeds automatically.. Adaptation on Fukuoka method to suit local conditions.. 👍😍
Hi sir , i want to know ,what if one first cut the green manure ,and spread the seeds in a systematic pattern and then again cover back the mulch , will that work ?
so many things work and don't work, there are many parameters at play. you have to go deeply into it and keep trying, the techniques will change depending on climate, water availability, topography, soil even demographics, you have to give alot of time to this.
Hay Krishna I just wanted to know that if I implement the same technique would it make sense to add a nitrogen fixer as a cover crop that is in a plant form as opposed to a creeper that needs to be rolled up like a carpet?
Can anyone please identify the black centipede with yellow stripes? I saw one here in West Tennessee a few days ago. I have never seen this one. Thank you.
so do you harvest the beans for consumption? or are you growing something to simply mulch it and start over? If thats the case it seems like a complete waste
So why did you plant this specific bean, and how can i find the right cover crop to grow in a different environment. What qualities do i look for in the cover crop
+Mattobby Cover crops should impart nitrogen and shade the ground so that other plants can't grow. Red clover, buckwheat, and beans all do this. Any bean will do.
My, what an abundance of dragonflies! Does it make sense to push sticks into the paddies to make perches to attract them and their protection to the paddies?
how about if we sow the rice as step 2, after rolling up the black beans, so that they go directly on the soil and then we do step 3 to cover up the rice?
+Robert Leter there are about 12 plants that repel snakes, you should get seeds, start them, and plant all of these plants which will grow in your area. plant natural snake repellent herbs such as wormwood, rosemary, marigold, bay, comfrey, and garlic.many of these are also great for your soil and garden, draw beneficial insects, deter other pests, etc.
Hi everyone! thank you so much for the love and support. Please make sure you press the bell when you subscribed to be notified so my videos reach you! Thank you! shop.spreadshirt.ie/solitude-farm-India/
Hi, I am new to farming and was curious about no till paddy farming. This is a very informative video. Could you also share details of how black velvet beans is sowed in April without tilling? Unfortunately I don't have much time and I got green manure beans called jeelugu which grow tall. Could you advise if I could still try no tilling? Do you harvest by hand? Do we have to add organic inputs too?
Hi Krishna, how many harvests per year can you get like that on what acreage and what sort of yelid? I'd really appreciate your answer. Love your Teachings. You are a great influence on us. Thank you and God bless. Jai Sri Ram!
Recommended after 10 years ! ❤💯👍🏼
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@@KrishnaMckenzie nice to see you ji. Have harvested rice in this method
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What a wonderful way to protect the soil and growing at the same time. Couldn't have ever imagine a way like this. Thank you for sharing. Best regards from Mexico.
ola!!!! :) love to all in Mexico! :)
Greetings from Queensland Australia. I’ve put in a food forest in a 3/4 acre suburban property, converting lawn to food. My principles are very much in line with your approach. Yes I have my grafted fruit trees but I also eat and encourage the common weeds. I’m using woodchip for my organic material as it’s a free local resource that will otherwise be dumped. I’m planting pigeon pea and ice cream bean from seed to build up material and nitrogen fixation. I use pumpkin and sweet potato to cover the ground. But I’m going to scatter more legume seed inspired by your teachings. I think I need to plant denser. Longevity spinach is one of my favorite greens. We also love our green smoothies! We add turmeric, ginger and citrus to flavor a wide selection of greens.
Krishna ji you are the gold standard of Natural farming. How many days prior to rice sowing is the black velvet been sowed,? Do you get any beans from it?
Hii Krishna sir... very happy to see ur tamil interviews ...pls start one tamil channel ur tamil is so lovely all the best sir......
Will try this in my farm...Read about this but today got practical details..Thank you very much
I used this method on an extremely smaller scale (my garden). I spread out the seeds and then pulled up all the ground cover and overgrown weeds. I have to tell you I had more plants sprout and grow than trying to sprout them inside under all these "scientific and chemical" methods. You still need to think and plan what you are planting together so that they will work together. I can not wait for the next season.
glider208 thanks for the personal account, it's always good to hear of others successes or failures.
It's is HUGELY important to note that Fukuoka had 20 years before it was all working super well, he bred his own rice and his own vegetables. major part of his successes
how its goibg three years later?
Its interesting that you say one still needs to think what to sow together. This is precisely what Fukuoka considered one of the most complex things to do in natural farming; the selection of the seeds!
Loved the video and what you do. I just recently discovered Masanobu Fukuoka.
AWESOME! Thank you very much, just discovered this method and philosophy, To be honest, when I heard about "do nothing farming", I thought: this is for me (lazy person!) Of course, there's still work, but joyful work.. I hope natural farming will be spreading more and more, given the actual plight of the soil of our Earth. THANK YOU
I have been to Solitude Farm, and I've met Krishna. Had an Awesome time there.
I wish other farmers in India fall in love with nature just like you and try this methodology. How can this simple message get through....?
The unrolling of the black velvet bean plants, like a giant green carpet blew me away🤯🤯🤯
I love the outfits. =)
Great work. I wish my soil's ecosystem was this healthy.
Very nice . I have been doing organic farming and folk rice conservation for the last 12 years in a Govt Farm , West Bengal. You may watch folk rice conservation at Agricultural Training Centre, Fulia
It should be noted, Fukuoka bred his own rice and vegetable varieties to grow in his unique system, that was a major step taking many years in his life(also he was in like a zone 10, thats tropical/sub tropical).
I’m finding my way of life is in all around the world and finally I’m in Scotland and fighting to get back to soil ... definitely I wanted to see you and heal you Krishna Garu
disturbance cycles are not necessarily harmful. annuals expect disturbance cycles in some form. this video just popped into my head as i was thinking about things. this is actually pretty smart and really well adapted to their bio-region.
Sangram Takmoge sure, couple examples come to mind. Firstly, the vast majority of our commonly available annuals came from one region in the world grown under great care and turned soil, it's what they were bred under.
Next, I was at this small organic farm and they had this problem in the past, at a certain point, nothing would grow. So the farmer lightly turned some areas and in others used a spike roller/aerator to move the soil around. Most annuals expect a bacterial dominated soil, this would happen with disturbance cycles. Undisturbed soil becomes fungus dominant and not so desirable for many annuals. (also fungally dominant soil tends to favor/create acidic soil levels, such as those found in forests, this isn't as huge a deal, but can be a contributing factor)
Lastly, in the wild, annuals would be present after a distubance, which are actually natural in Prarie systems from grazing or digging animals. However, depending on the bioregion, there are forested systems which would undergo similar disturbance cycles from animal activity and annuals are the first to fill the void.
However! it's important to note, these are not repeate cycles, I'm not justifying deeply turning over the same soil every single season, but it's like everything in permaculture, right method at the right time for the right system.
what bean is this which you use as green cover?
1:30 Black velvet bean..
@@Swansen03 If annuals like disturbed soil, then how was Fukuoka san achieving excellent yield without plowing? One is theory and the other one is practice
@@nandakumarpalaparambil8577 he had a 40 year breeding program. He had all his own strains/cultivars...
This is a wonderful and informative video! So simple and beautiful! I plan to use similar methods in the near future. Thank you from New York USA!
Solitude was inspirational to me when I worked there and continues to be through these videos. Keep facilitating life!
This man is gods messenger.. inspiration... legend
...no pollution, much more life and less work. So, up with natural farming! Down with rototillers and fossil fuels! They are not needed, except by those who want you to buy them.
Very nice and need of the hour.. Thanks a lot. Krishnaji please keep sharing this type of videos
Do you flood paddy after seed emergence
What are the challenges you face in this type of Cultivation
Since how long the soil ie under natural farming
What is final yield and please upload video prior to harvest
Wow does this make sense. And so simple.
Thank you for sharing your methods, brother. Very interesting.
Thankyou for your wonderful video, and Aloha from Hawaii!
Oh great 👍 Superb Its really practical way of Fukuoka type paddy cultivation, lots of life in the soil and I Loved the outfit also. God bless you guys.
So nice of you :)
Dope method man. One day will execute this on my farm.
Very informative and nicely created video. @Krishna, could you suggest way to reduce weeds already filled up in an existing farmland without ploughing.
so when you are walking on wet soil, it does not get compacted?
Probably would but pulling the roots of all those bean plants out would loosen it just enough by the look of it.
Compaction, from animals,happens naturally - this is not the issue; when the soil fertility grows - through permanent grown covering, less digging and machine intervention - compaction decreases.
This was a great clip!! Keep it up! You are doing a great job!
This was very interesting! Would you please do more video's like this?
Yes!
I will come in Auroville in february to see Biggie and I will visit you because I am very interested by permaculture and eating raw food(fruits and,vegetables mostly)I want to recomand a site call "vivre cru"but it's in french,see you soon,i live in south of France
I'm come from Vietnam. Please tell me what's plant you using as cover crop? Is it black velvet bean?
Great Video Mr.Krishna Mckenzie... As I was reading the book "One straw revolution", I was quite confused how it works. This video gave lot of useful inputs. Thanks for it.
Finally u are famous in all over tamilnadu
You're a genuis, hope you're doing good and still making videos.
that was awesome. I've seen no one else adopt the Fukuoka method to rice farming so successfully. I'm growing his rice here in Japan but haven't yet developed a working technique.
Do you harvest and eat the beans prior to cutting them?
thanks for sharing!!
How do you harvest the paddy later?? Also, for the next cycle of beans... Do you spread them before harvesting?? Do you leave the paddy straw behind as a spread, as you are doing with beans??
Krishna, you are being followed on this one by the fukuoka_farming yahoo group members, great job!! keep it up
The fertility is the life . . . beautifully said and demonstrated. :)
Very good. Is this technique followed for other crops like bengal gram etc. grains ?
Fantastic video buddy!!! God bless you for sharing that. Ive just been reading The One Straw Revolution and to be able to see it visually makes all the difference in the world
Now thats some Organic rice
Thank you Krishna! Solitude experience is ever lingering in my mind! Such a cool place! Thanks for the great work you are doing!
Beautiful, keep up the good work.
Great work and keep doing more videos of this kind which will motivate more people.
Can you tell me more information as per indian climate which crops are good in combination
Awesome..! Mother Nature ...! Thanks for sharing..
fantastic video! thank you so much and greetings from Argentina :)
Hi Krishna could you show us how you plant the beans at the end of the rice season. Also do you plant a winter crop?
You are amazing..
Nice. Trying to come up with my own grain and cover crop mix for my area currently.
You inspired me Krishna McKenzie.
Beautifully presented 👏👏👏 🙏🙏🙏
I am really enjoyed
It's very useful. I will try to apply this method in my project
Hi, Bro, I saw you're videos so nice that method was increased oxygen in a particular place.
But I have a one doubt it reduces a number of rice growing area?
Hi, I am curious about the yield differences between natural farming and traditional land-destroying farming? I imagine the science involved in the destructive kind makes for a better yield. But curious how different the yield is.
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Does green mulching decompose the roots of the main crop?If no,how is it protected against decomposition since the cut black velvet beans are decomposing in contact with the new rice seeds.
Think wise madam. Only organic material decompose. Plants don't decompose. As you cut down the plant roots, it's just a organic material without life.
Awesome krishna
Thank you from bottom of my heart !
Great work
Hey Krishna, hope this finds you well. Any suggestions for green manure plants for South Rajasthan? So far i have Alfalfa, mustard and mung beans. Also there is a pseudo cereal crop called "Dhan". Please advice on what else is possible. I see bean plants also. Would it best to begin with green manures as a starter bed and sow other things subsequently?
Looks sketchy to me however I grow in a temperate climate so what can I know about agriculture in this part of the world.
Have you changed your method? Pulling velvet bean back, cutting the roots, and laying it back down again is very labor intensive, although obviously effective.
Great video.
Yes we have evolved to food forest
@@KrishnaMckenzie Thankyou for sharing.
Giving motivation, thank you.
Good one bro 👍🏻
Very nice explanation 👍👏🏻
love you sir and royal salute
Excellent! I love your videos !
Amazing work guys! :)
No pellets as there is heavy rain and the ground cover is very thick and trampling buries the seeds automatically.. Adaptation on Fukuoka method to suit local conditions.. 👍😍
Green manure is a 'must' for natural farming
Worm compost is redundant in natural farming..just return organic matter back to soil and don't disturb the soil.. 🙅👍
Weeds will be there but they won't create too much of a competition to the crop! 👍
This is an inspirational video! 👍
கொடுத்து வைத்த மனிதர் நீங்கள் வாழ்க வளமுடன் நலமுடன் நன்றி
Hi sir , i want to know ,what if one first cut the green manure ,and spread the seeds in a systematic pattern and then again cover back the mulch , will that work ?
so many things work and don't work, there are many parameters at play. you have to go deeply into it and keep trying, the techniques will change depending on climate, water availability, topography, soil even demographics, you have to give alot of time to this.
Please let me know the Tamil name for "black velvet bean" and where can I get it's seed
Is this method applied in the steep hill?
இயற்கை உங்களுக்கு நீண்ட ஆயுளைப் கொடுக்கட்டும். தமிழையும் தமிழ் கலாச்சாரத்தையும் போற்றும் உங்களுக்குத் தலை வணங்குகிறேன்.
Great video, shows very clearly the steps!
Thank you for sharing your technique!
U r a legend & inspiration
great work, guys!
Recommended after ten years!👍
Fertility is the lives themselves. Agree.
Super, fantastic and amazingly beautiful.
Hay Krishna I just wanted to know that if I implement the same technique would it make sense to add a nitrogen fixer as a cover crop that is in a plant form as opposed to a creeper that needs to be rolled up like a carpet?
very impressive
Beautiful adaptation of Fukuoka's teaching to your climate.
Can anyone please identify the black centipede with yellow stripes? I saw one here in West Tennessee a few days ago. I have never seen this one. Thank you.
Absolutely awesome bro.
I love it!
Just went through the book - one straw revolution - just wondering how it will suit the South Indian context... this video comes very timely
check out this guy th-cam.com/channels/sdOS7iS-fzVJ2nPJHNlfFQ.html has dozens of videos from Kerila india, very clear, very helpful
so do you harvest the beans for consumption? or are you growing something to simply mulch it and start over?
If thats the case it seems like a complete waste
So why did you plant this specific bean, and how can i find the right cover crop to grow in a different environment.
What qualities do i look for in the cover crop
+Mattobby Cover crops should impart nitrogen and shade the ground so that other plants can't grow. Red clover, buckwheat, and beans all do this. Any bean will do.
My, what an abundance of dragonflies! Does it make sense
to push sticks into the paddies to make perches to attract
them and their protection to the paddies?
how about if we sow the rice as step 2, after rolling up the black beans, so that they go directly on the soil and then we do step 3 to cover up the rice?
use pigs to pull up and trample for the task around minute 5:30.
and grow oyster mushrooms and truffles to incentivise pigs
Great video.
In Japan he made inter crop rice and wheat grains like same combination which is good
Love from Chennai
Nice, but we have some very poisonous snakes where i do live that likes to hide under the ground cover. what do i do?
+Robert Leter there are about 12 plants that repel snakes, you should get seeds, start them, and plant all of these plants which will grow in your area. plant natural snake repellent herbs such as wormwood, rosemary, marigold, bay, comfrey, and garlic.many of these are also great for your soil and garden, draw beneficial insects, deter other pests, etc.
Thanks , but what are the names of the plants?
wormwood, rosemary, marigold, bay, comfrey and garlic repel snakes...