Part 2 of 6. (NOTE: Made MISTAKE – DO NOT take Mycorrhizal fungi sample from Pine tree see list below )Planting Strawberries is a start soil with Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi ( AMF ) is the key in the Soil Food Web. I will show you HOW…to build healthy Soil in a raised bed gardening with wood chips designs & ideas. Part 2
SORRY, PLEASE NOTE I Made A MISTAKE : I said in this video I got Mycorrhizal Fungi from a pine tree ( which is Ecto type).
I should have taken sample from around and Fruit TREE or Perennial Plant that uses ENDO mycorrhizal to Help the other plants I am planting.
This a a fantastic list of plants that help other plants to grow better….PLEASE NOTE 2 types/planting groups ( Endo & Ecto ) Mycorrhizal LIST link: http://www.rootnaturally.com/PlantListMycorrhizal.pdf .
Wow. Great
How did this work out in the long run? Do you have a follow up video?
A little bit of science thrown in with a lot of guess work is not going to make a garden better. This kind of attempt to build soil looks cool, but it is not doing anything more than a good, old fashioned layer of mulch.
we dont even have wood chippers herebin ecuador…ill try twigs!
About How much of a harvest you get from that my friend?
Strawberries love rabbit manure.
new maxico desert land is full of clay nothing grow but
mixing soil would be ok to grow ?
hi, quick question, do you think replacing wood chips with straw would also be good?
Pine needles acidic the soil or grow mediium ???
Best living soil raised wood chip beds
The Hawk @ 7:06 made me look out to the sky…my hens are pretty wise, but I am still vigilant in my defense of them. They take good care of me with their bounty, so…you understand. Thanks for the great idea for some old hog panels, and I've got tons of wood chips and composted manure, etc., but I'm in N.California and it's hot, dry and windy in the Summers here…what would you suggest to slow the drying rate down in a similar structure?
Thanks again for all of your videos…KTF
Mark, I've wondered whatever became of these beds (and the square ones) as the years progressed? Did you dismantle them as the chips composted? And what was the impact of the soil underneath and in the immediate area surrounding the bed? I would think the soil would love all that compost!
Well, that was highly educational. I wonder if the needles from a ceded would be useful the same as a pine. I've heard cedar would has a resin that inhibits growth. Will have to look it up before using.
I love your visuals.
Bb
Thank you for full of useful info.
How did this work out later?
How much clay soil did you add? What is the ratio of compost to real soil would I need to build soil food web for this type of raised bed? Also, would this work in an enclosed container? Thanks again for all your time in making these very helpful videos!!
I was told woodchips pull nitrogen out of soil/plants. What do you think? Thanks.
Will cedar work instead of pine?
Thank you for this video. Very helpful. How does one decide whether to use raised beds versus planting veggies in ground? Does the insulation factor of in-ground planting make it more intriguing in some situations?
Thank you.
Mark Shepard says strawberries get along with pines and oak. However, I understand pine micorrizae is very specific to pines. I am sure that pine soil has scores of good microorganisms, but maybe ad a variety of good soil sources to make sure you get a micorrizae that will work with strawberry?
The system looks great, thank you very mucho for another great video.
Might try this
Thanks for teaching Sir
Great educational video; very interesting piece about the critical importance of keeping liquid carbon in the soil (via plants)than anything else. While that can certainly be addressed by cover crops during the winter, your approach of using a perennial plants is genius. Is there a general distance that we should keep perennials plants to connect to annuals (via microrhizal)? Thank you.
Wow! This was deep! Why did I waste time in school!
Thanks, again. As a fellow instructor, I congratulate you on your content and presentation! GREAT job, sir! THANK-YOU, again.
Thank you
This year "21" I planted strawberries and asparagus plants in your "Mark Method" raised bed with wood chips. Growth was very good for a first-year. The Sunflowers in the middle grew to "Jack's beanstalk "size. I had some clover to fill in bare spots but not a whole lot. Now that fall is approaching I understand that I'm to cut the sunflower plants a little above the soil. I wanted to ask if I should mulch the strawberries and asparagus plants for the winter or do I put the winter rye in? I also had gotten some crabgrass and other weeds in the bed but I pulled them over the summer was this the way to go? I thank you for your time and I hate to bother such a busy person but I'm relatively new to this method. I have watched all your videos but I'm a little unsure about the next step.