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So apparently all this time I've been making what is known as Loam- Compost not traditional loam soil. If making traditional loam replace COMPOST with CLAY still at 20%. Now the formula I have still works because the red clay contains sand and clay therefore the results is that of loam soil. But if you are using silt (which still contains some clay particles ) and pure sand, then you may have problems getting it to stick with just compost so add 20% clay but not too much. Apologies for the misinformation but much of the video is still valid information. I hope to do a follow up video soon.
You should have done this like... yesterday! Loam compost provides a nearly perfect environment for microorganisms in the soil to thrive and therefore your plants. In this video I share information about how to mix these different matters to create what is called loam compost or what I like to call Cloam! . There’s a lot to dig up so let’s get to it!
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So apparently all this time I've been making what is known as Loam- Compost not traditional loam soil (which also have different types.) If making traditional loam replace COMPOST with CLAY still at 20%. Now the formula in the video still works because the red clay contains sand and clay therefore the results is that of loam soil. But if you are using silt (which still contains some clay particles ) and pure sand, then you may have problems getting it to stick with just compost so add 20% clay but not too much. Apologies for the misinformation but much of the video is still valid information. I hope to do a follow up video soon.
"getting it to stick"? Never add compost or any other organic material below the soil line, especially when digging a hole for planting a tree or bush. Only add inorganic material such as sand or decomposed granite to the native soil you have removed to create you planting hole, mix well. Nature only lays organic material on the surface and we should do the same.
@Pepeekeo808 HI! If you are working with a large yard, then definitely don't work in organic matter. Place it on top to decompose and naturally work in. I'm dealing with raised beds and containers that I can't always leave up, so I have to disturb the soil and change it out. It can take years to get true quality loam, so doing it this way enhances the quality faster.
dragonflies! Thanks for the useful info.
Sifting everything is good idea but that lil basket dont cut it i did 2. 2 x4 box with mess squares and built to one with half inch squares and one with quarter inch to sift compost and worm castings
🙏🏽👍🏽 Good Information. This will certainly be a good soil to us in a raised bed , to amend a in ground garden or to reconstitute pots/ containers. Great info from a beautiful soul. The only thing I could think of adding would be Azomite just to add additional minerals to the mix. Thank you for the video it was great 🙏🏽
Azomite...🤔 going to look that up. Thanks!
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Thanks for an interesting video. I think you got two out of three components (silt and sand) correct for making true loamy soil. Replace the compost with clay and you'll be spot on. Top dress with your compost/manure et al. Keep up the good work.
Correct! I misinterpreted my sources.
Beautiful video!
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Thank you very good info
I just get the free ground up yard refuse at the local landfill so my soil is 100% organic and nothing else. The worms mix it in with the sand already on the ground. People want to know what I feed my plants because the results are amazing.
Yes! Adding organic matter definitely helps improve the soil over time. I'm gonna mention this in a different video. Don't know which one yet. Thanks for watching!😊
@@truenatureofficial Yes, definitely. I'm up to 1,500 cu/yds of mulch and woods chips already which I added over the last 5 years. My soil has more worms than you can shake a stick at.
It would be much easier to hear you without the background music.
Noted. 🫡
It's super loud
It just needs some EQ adjustment so your voice comes through and the music stays back.
Compost doesn’t have issues growing plants by itself once it’s finished - earthy or at least neutral smelling & no longer hot.
Never try it but that's good to know! Thanks!
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Great vidio. Drop the music off. You don’t need it. Keep it up. 👍
You know I had considered it. lol Glad you still enjoyed!
Loam (soil) is a combination of three elements: Sand, Silt and Clay. All three are INORGANIC. Loam contains NO ORGANIC material. Organic material should never be worked into the loam. Like in Nature, organic material (compost) should only be placed on the surface. Leaves, flowers, fruits, etc. fall to the ground (surface) and never make their way into the soil. Soil micro organisms break down this organic material and excrete material that breaks down the fertilizer and makes it available to plant roots. Soil micro organism breath oxygen. Buried compost steals all important oxygen from plant roots. Just as rocks can never become plants. Plants (organic) can never become rocks (inorganic). In other words, compost can NEVER become soil.
Earthworms (Lumbricus) bring organic material from the surface underground and also poop underground. Also, where do you think dead plant roots decompose? In the soil. That fact is the reason why cover cropping works. So organic material does make its way into the soil. The question of how it should be incorporated is going to depend on the local environment and goals of the land steward. Personally, I opt for a no-till approach since my default soil contains a significant earthworm population & I don’t want to kill those. My strategy relies on the plants & worms to incorporate the organic matter for me.
@@BackyardProduce Dead plant roots don't even make up 1% of the soil on earth. In other words native soils contains virtually no organic matter. Organic material is found on the surface. However, even small amounts of dead roots can cause problems. The dead plant roots one does find in your garden are the reason one should never plant the same kind of plant in soil that contains them. For example, never plant a tomato plant in the same place where one has died the year before. Farmers call it "plant (or crop) rotation".
@@Pepeekeo808the science of soil function an the understanding of plant evolution has come a long way over the past 20 years, and the management system you suggest is old school
@@billiebruv Feel free to call it what you like, its happens to be correct. Do tell us your up dated version of soil science and how what I stated is wrong and out dated.
@@Pepeekeo808 I said that dead plant roots improve soil upon decomposition. Not that good soil is chock full of dead plant roots. But you seem to be sticking to this idea that organic matter never gets incorporated into the soil beneath when it decomposes…that it just stays on top. So I will offer proof that you misunderstand what happens when someone does as you prescribe - apply organic matter (OM) to the surface continually. If you look hard enough on KZhead you can find these videos. Look at Paul Gautschi’s garden & orchard. He has simply applied organic material on top for decades in the orchard, a little less for the vegetable garden. No forking, no tilling ever after starting the applications. The soil surface is level with the surrounding landscape. Yet people can dig into the soil and simply experience rich, black, OM-rich soil for a foot plus. I find it hard to believe that the native clay in his garden was simply crushed over time by applying arbor chips & compost in thin layers over many years. The soil well below the surface got filled with organic matter. Further you say native soil is OM-poor. That is not necessarily true either. Some Relatively undisturbed portions of the Smokies have soils that are high in organic matter. There was a video of some guys (IIRC Engineer775, maybe also SouthernPrepper1 was in it) out in the Smokies developing a spring and working through this deep black soil. (Edit: can’t seem to find this one, though there are videos of thinner rich topsoils). The same thick soil is true of the great plains prior to settlement & the Olympic mountains today. I will provide links where I can to help you out.
Dragonfly
Hi there, could you please share with me the free compost and the other free resources in Atlanta? I'm in the metro area too and would like to get started with my garden. Thank you so much!
Yeah! Hit me up on Instagram. I can better share the info. Link in description
Dragonfly