Survival Gardening 9, food storage economic crash crisis oil

Video #9 in our Survival Gardening series go over soils and soil improvement techniques. Video #10 will follow shortly. Unless ...

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🌱 Improving the soil is crucial for successful gardening and any effort to enhance the soil is important.

🌱 Adding back plant residues and cover crops into the soil helps in enriching it and breaking down the organic matter.

🌱 Returning organic matter into the soil helps in fueling earthworms, enhancing the soil, and providing them something to eat.

🌱 Earthworms further enrich the soil by their digging and depositing their waste, which adds to the soil's fertility.

🌱 Regularly adding back or doing something to the soil every season, even if it's just compost or crop residues, helps to enrich the soil.

🌱 Soil testing is essential to understand the soil's composition and recommend necessary amendments for optimal plant growth.

🌱 Using commercial fertilizers and other amendments like lime can be important for improving soil quality, but balanced use is key.

🌱 Improving the soil is crucial in gardening and any effort to do so is important.

🌱 Returning organic matter to the soil, such as plant residues and cover crops, helps enrich it and provide food for earthworms.

🌱 Soil with more tilth, or crumbly texture, indicates long-term use and the addition of crop residues, compost, and manure.

🌱 Organic farmers understand the importance of adding lime and other amendments to adjust soil pH for optimal plant growth.

🌱 Conducting a soil test is essential to determine nutrient levels and pH, as well as the need for additional amendments.

🌱 Regularly adding something to the soil, whether it's compost, crop residues, or other organic matter, can help improve its fertility.

🌱 Depending on the scale of gardening or farming, bringing in outside sources of organic matter, like compost or manure, may be necessary to enrich the soil.

Timestamped Summary

00:04 The soil is crucial for gardening. Anything that can be done to improve the soil is important.

00:17 The corn patch has been mowed down and will be disked into the soil to return the plant residues.

00:39 The remaining stalks and root systems of corn will be left in place to decay and help the soil.

00:52 Adding organic matter back into the soil helps enrich it.

01:10 The decaying material provides organic matter for the soil and food for earthworms.

02:02 Soil that has been amended for several years shows more tilth and is in better condition.

02:09 Newer growing areas may need more amendments to improve the soil.

02:25 Adding compost, manure, and other amendments can enrich the soil.

03:02 Using lime and other amendments is important for plant growth and soil health.

03:41 A soil test is important to determine the soil's nutrient levels and pH.

05:08 Adding something to the soil every season, such as compost or crop residues, helps enrich it.

05:44 Larger scale gardening may require bringing in outside sources of amendments.

06:17 Bringing in organic compost and manure from Walmart helped enrich the soil when chicken manure was unavailable.

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Q&A

What is the importance of improving the soil?

Improving the soil is important because it helps to enrich the soil and provide nutrients for plants to grow.

What does adding organic matter to the soil do?

Adding organic matter to the soil helps to break down into the soil and provide nutrients for plants. It also helps to improve soil structure and increase water retention.

Is using commercial fertilizers recommended?

While using commercial fertilizers can help provide necessary nutrients, it is also important to add organic matter and other amendments to the soil to improve its overall health.

Why is it important to test the soil?

Testing the soil allows you to determine its pH levels and nutrient content. This information is important in determining what amendments or fertilizers are needed to achieve optimal plant growth.

How often should something be added to the soil?

It is recommended to add something to the soil every season to continuously improve its nutrient content and structure. This could include adding compost, crop residues, or other organic matter.