WOW FREE FILL UPDATE In RAISED GARDEN BED. Lets take a look at all those roots and microbes under the microscope.
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Once again, another fantastic video.
Thanks for saying right off what growing zone you are in. So important to gardening viewers.
I now see why you are in love with winter rye Mark. What a positive result! Good on you.
Awesome
Great results, have you ever tried growing daikon radishes as a cover crop. I’m thinking of doing it to get deep root penetration in our hard Arizona soil. I do grow winter rye and alfalfa to build soil and it works well for the top ten inches and thank you for sharing.
We just moved a couple weeks ago, and that meant that I had to tear apart the raised beds at our old place. Some of them were made with cattle panel and hardware cloth as you taught us in your videos. I never dug into them except to plant a seedling. I just kept growing things in them and adding some mulch, compost etc on top as I went along.
I was very pleased to find that when I pulled the metal structure away, all the roots from growing covers and veggies in there for a couple years held the soil together… a person could easily put seeds or transplants right into those mounds and keep right on gardening. Because the soil itself has structural integrity but also good drainage and richness, and healthy populations of worms etc all through it. The dead roots from seasons ago serve a purpose much like peat moss or coco coir. The number one "secret" is leaving the roots in there! 🙂
Very impressive !
I filled my box beds with “box mix” that I got from a local landscape pit. Turns out it was sand and clay with very little organic matter. Everything I planted last year really struggled because it compacted so badly! This spring I added wood chips, wood compost and coffee grounds, but after watching this video, I’m SO tempted to just completely empty my beds and start over with leaves and a little soil! Your results are amazing! I’m still holding out hope for my soil. I’ll follow your suggestions in all your videos and hopefully I can turn things around!
Hi Mark, what's your magnification ?
Mark sounded so excited. A child excited to see a pretty bauble. Contagious.
Would alfalfa not be a good additive before the rye?
Thank you for another great video! Is amazing how deep the roots grew. Wow! Soil looks real good already. Can't wait to see how vegetable plants produce this summer and fall in that bed.
Great. Great video
I get it now.. I understand the magic of cover cropping! AMAZING!!
Love your videos and I love that you say where you are located. I wish more people did that in their videos.
Did you try Sudan grass as a cover crop, or maybe you are planning to check it out?
Layering leaves and soil didn't create nitrogen starvation for a while?
This is absolute insanity.
great content, many thanks!
One question, your method is layering soil/compost and mulch (in your case, leaves) and then a top layer of soil/compost on top. Does it work with only mulch and top layer of soil/compost as well? Or more layers of soil are needed when preparing the bed?
Will winter rye roots continue to grow when the soil freezes three to four foot depth? I live in the mid-west where it gets really cold.
3.5k views brother, if we each gave you 1 dollar you could get a amazing microscope, all you need to do is ask and set up a go fund me page, we will all benefit so please ask.
Also get a better monitor, something ment to be filmed.
I wonder what the slides would look like with a uv or black light shined on them while under the microscope
Chocolate cake!