How microbes are the answer to healthy soil

Most plants depend on soil, and soil depends on microbes. Using them to revitalize unhealthy soils could improve ecosystems and feed our growing population.

Credits
Reporter: Amanda Coulson-Drasner
Camera: Chris Caurla
Video Editor: Amanda Coulson-Drasner
Graphics: Frederik Willmann
Supervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Joanna Gottschalk & Kiyo Dörrer
Special thanks to: Stephen Wood

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:10 What is soil?
04:23 What does degraded mean?
06:18 From the ground up
07:53 Microbes from the lab
08:53 Issues
09:35 Conclusion

[DWPlanetA]

Did you know how essential microbes are for us?

[codniggh]

IF you want to know more, look for Elaine Ingham, she talks a lot about of this, but not only she stays in this level, but how there are protozoa that feed on these fungi, and how other organisms eat those protozoa, and all the chain. She teaches how to inspect with microscope the biological variety of a compost in order to have these balances that the people in this video only are still figuring out.

[okureya]

I just started my college degree in horticulture and it's very cool to see this video just cover a lot of the stuff I'm learning about this semester! This video is a great summary of the affects of how microbes can affect the soil.

[jaridkeen]

The best thing people can do to actually make a difference is stop growing a grass lawn. A better option is to have an organic Farm in your yard that supplies your family with healthy food. But you can also just rewild your yard to create habitat for small animals like Birds, Lizards, Frogs, Snakes, Mice, Voles and Moles, Owls, Bats and so on

[SaveMoneySavethePlanet]

I’m seriously encouraged by all of the research that I see happening on soil health these days. I do think that we’re going to need a lot of government subsidies to help ween farmers off of nitrogen fertilizers though.

It’s a long process which doesn’t yield immediate results for the next harvest. So farmer’s will always have a very short term mindset unless our governments help force them to think a bit more long term and make it work financially.

I look forward to having my own little “fertilizer free” garden in my backyard one day (gotta buy a home first though).

[SeyyadFerecov]

Ironically, BAYER as company is one of main reasons why soil and nutrition quality of plants is so low and other living animals is in this situation today.

[toothtwine]

When I took over a garden that was neat and tidy and had been hit by chemicals for years I undertook a no chemical strategy. Yes, a few years later, there are more weeds and some areas look a little wild but the plants that were there and those we added are growing so much better. There are also worms in the soil again!

[astaridjatmiko]

i thought fungi is bad. Fortunately i haven't used any fungicide for my plants. Making soil healthy is not easy but it's possible. i'm so grateful to live in a town that the soil is fertile, weather is fine, the nature is great!

[darshita]

I recommend to you to have a look into palekar method of farming which has become very famous in India, many farmers say that soil quality has improved after using this method and uses everything natural. It is as effective as a chemical fertilizer.

[oryxnauwelaers]

This video sometimes makes it sound like fungi are bacteria, but they’re not. The reality about soil is that it can’t simply be divided into building blocs, it has to be seen as a vast majority of ecosystems that can’t be rushed to try and fix soil degradation. Bio-engineering might be capable of making super bacteria or fungi but can be dangerous by throwing off the balance. We simply destroyed balance which has been there for thousands of years and once you break the chains holding the balance it is nearly impossible to recreate it.

[hhwippedcream]

Excellent reporting. Thank you so much for covering!

[EMPknierim]

Super informative, thanks for this! I learned a lot

[savesoil]

This is amazing! Let's Save Soil🌿🌍🌎🌏

[jzplayr]

You have a great voice for narration, thanks for the info.

[danjones]

We need more local small farms with a high diversity of plants, animals, and microbes.

[nerdlingeeksly]

Farmers need to also start planting rows of trees in there Fields so that the leaves that fall off the trees can replenish soil

[tanakakokilovad]

Planting lots of trees will create fertile soil and microbes🌱
Planting trees 🌱🌳 . Save soil 🌱🌱🌱🌍🌱🌱🌱🌎🌱🌱🌱🌏🌱🌱🌱🌳🌳🌳

[cvsakapat]

Menjaga tanah supaya subur harus dengan menghidupi semua penghuni tanah itu sendiri yaitu mikroba dan keluarganya termasuk jamur, bakteri dan cacing. Sebagai makhluk hidup maka mereka perlu makanan. Makanan mereka bukan sampah tapi makanan yang biasa kita makan. Tanah subur tidak hanya untuk daerah pertanian tapi termasuk tanah disekitar rumah dan lingkungan. Rahasia menjaga keseimbangan kehidupan di dalam tanah bisa dipelajari dalam ritual "bhuta Yadnya" di Bali, Indonesia. Sejak 1000 tahun sampai sekarang masih dilakukan. Memberi makan "Bhuta Kala" dengan "caru". Dilakukan terus menerus setiap 15 hari, 6 bulan, 1 tahun hingga 100 tahun. Dilakukan pada tanah di laut, gunung, sungai, rumah, sawah dan semua tanah di sekitar lingkungan tempat tinggal.

[dimarko]

Natural farming the way Fukuoka approach is the way for all humanity..

[kelliott]

"It takes a thousand years to create a few centimeters of topsoil." That's misleading because topsoil is created very quickly under trees and shrubs.