Garden Soil Lessons from an Unconventional Ag Guy (S5 E13)

Last Updated on June 20, 2024 by Michelle

In this episode with Karson , of Redmond Agriculture, we dig deep into the “dirt” on dirt… the stuff every gardener needs to know, yet most don’t…

Where to Listen or Watch

Listen on Apple Podcasts here: Garden Soil Lessons from an Unconventional Ag Guy, Season 5 Episode 15 of the Simple Doesn’t Mean Easy Podcast

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Lessons from an unconventional Ag guy (S5, E13)

In this episode:

A different way to look at “farm to table”
Where to start when analyzing your garden soil
How to start with the outliers when analyzing your soil (regardless if it’s macronutrient or micronutrient or ph)
How Agronomy–large agriculture farming–analyzes a soil test
How the example of vitamins added to a poor diet correlates to soil supplements added to unhealthy/dead soil
How this soil test doesn’t record minerals in soil that are tied up, only ones that are available to plants
Signs of healthy, alive soil
Signs of unhealthy soil
Why manure, humates, compost, sea minerals, and volcanic minerals are the best additions to most gardens
Why a book may not be your best resource when trying to learn about improving your soil
Helpful, hands-on resources to learn more about soil health
Tested results of using chicken manure as a soil amendment
The most convenient animal poo to use as soil amendment
The “More-On” principle
The importance of balance in your garden soil
How big should your garden be before you do a soil test?
Best plan for testing the soil in raised beds
Does healthy soil produce more nutrient-rich food?
Is homegrown food genuinely superior to large-scale farming food?
The value of bentonite clay to garden soil
What Cation Exchange Capacity is and why every gardener should know about it
Why & how salt and clay add different value to your garden soil
What humates are and how they improve cation exchange capacity
Where (and WHY) to get salt for you, your garden, and your livestock.

Resources:

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