Capturing Residue to Build Soil Organic Matter

[theshudraway]

Great video!
Green = food for bacteria = fertiliser
Brown = food for fungus = more soil

[chahahc]

This is the densest information channel on youtube I've found.

[patriciarussell]

Truly enjoyed the video, no music no annoying background just good info. period thanks for a good tube!

[jimetzel]

Great information John! As a composter, soil consultant, this is very important information for gardeners or anyone growing plants. Stable soils are the key. Nice job!! Look forward to more webinars.

[ramkrsna]

Yes this is really true. The matured crop residues applied as a mulch on the soil along with a stimulate helps build Humus. In my farm the stimulate used is made from the local breed cows dung and urine.

[southbridgeforestHOA]

I have been trying to build my clay soil using wood chips for a long time, in Charlotte, NC. I had about 100 yards of arborist wood chips dumped into my back yard a year ago and I added some synthtic fertilizer to speed up the process. Now I know that was the wrong thing to do. I have heard people tilling the wood chips into the soil which robs nitrogetn for a year or 2. any other ideas to speed up the wood to soil conversion? I have also experienced just letting wood chip piles sit and over about 6 years a 6' tall pile will off gas to something about 6 inches tall. very hard to believe till you see it first hand.

[infinitelystoned]

I added fresh grass clippings to my wood chip pile and that got it baking and breaking down real good

[itsrachelfish]

Loved this video!! Amazing how cover crops can be used for so many different things

[nkyabosi]

All farmers should watch this, governments too

[jeremypaul]

Thank you for the video. To differentiate fungal digestion from bacterial is a new topic for me. I checked some books and they only talk in broader terms, that is, microbial digestion. "Fungal digestion" is a phrase is not even mentioned. Can you list some research articles on fungal digestion and SOM formation?

[mom-vwul]

Thank you so much for e-mailing this webinar link. It is great to learn while my kids are at school, and on my own schedule. I hope you will continue to provide info. in this manner.

[simoncrooks]

Good presentation, very interesting. I'm trying to build light volcanic soils in Fiji where they can really consume a lot of organic matter in our warm humid climate.

[miltkarr]

Just throw 1/4 inch crude oil top the soil. All i could get was used motor oil but it really worked a trick with added Nitrogen. Deep black soil that holds moisture.

[virginiarichter]

Great! I use wood chips in the paths of my garden and always see masses of white as they decompose. However, I have been told not to put fresh wood chips in the soil. Wouldn't this be a way to increase humic substances? Tree companies are more than happy to get rid of the wood chips!

[benwilliams]

How would increase lipid concentration in the soil? With a cover crop with a high natural fat levels like a nut or bean perhaps?

[Loveoftrees]

very good webinar, thanks for all the useful information, looking forward to more.

[mleidyfogle]

Thank you; helpful indeed. Does Taino's Bio-Digester have a a part to play here or is Spectrum the amendment of choice? Looking forward to the building organic matter while growing crops segment.

[Bulldog]

Thank you for the video, keep them coming.

[varunsoni]

Thanks John, excellent information. Would you be able to tell us if slurry from biogas digesters is of any help in building soil organic matter or is the slurry only a fertiliser ?

[andreantunes]

Hi John! Great explanation! The only thing I didn't get 100% is if the fungi do incorporate the residue into their bodies or not... At 5:32 it is said they don't release anything back to the soil profile but at 5:47 it is said it is released back. I have a feeling it is held and kept close while digestion occurs but not incorporated. Right?