I also saw a related video where some one used these results for rock dust and did there own similar testing with the same lab but using leaf mold. And the leaf mold far out performed.... go figure I guess mother nature has it all set up...
leaf mold takes so freaking long to break down especially in my cold area but I'm in process!
With everything I’ve learned this winter I’ll be on the hunt for leaf mould ewc etc. Now that I know what to look for.I also saw a related video where some one used these results for rock dust and did there own similar testing with the same lab but using leaf mold. And the leaf mold far out performed.... go figure I guess mother nature has it all set up...
That guy is my favorite Albertan gardening youtuber. He puts a hell of a lot of work into his videos, not to mention cash. I'm still a proponent of certain rock dusts though, provided they don't contain unwanted bioaccumulative toxic heavy metals. It's not for the elemental nutrients locked up in them though, instead I think they have a positive influence on soil structure. Bacteria bind these mineral particles together with decayed organic matter, forming aggregates that affect soil tilth and drainage. After all, real soil contains mostly "rock dust" of whatever the parent material was, with a lesser amount of organic matter. We are not growing in soil indoors, but instead a medium made up of nearly 100% organic matter. This is great in the horticultural sense in that we can grow a crop, but if we want to reuse it 100 times like we would with true field soil I feel a mineral component (dusts & clays) provide a more stable medium that for all intents and purposes is permanent in our beds or pots.
I know it takes a couple years to make leaf mold however I figured I’d get started so I’ve been collecting my trimmings. Can I throw in fresh auxiliary branches like the one shown below into my leaf pile? How about woody stems? Or does it have to just be regular leaves?
I also see that some people are substituting in leaf mold instead of Peat Moss in their soil mixes. Is anyone here doing that & how is it working out for you? How’s the soil structure & water retention?
Like... if I eat it??? Or the bud I grow in it lol. I have never phed my soil or my run off water when and if I have any
I wouldn't recommend it, but I'm sure as a child I've eaten leaf mold before. I wouldn't recall what it tastes like, but I'm sure I've tasted worse having grown up on a small farm. Heck, we used to pull up carrots straight out of the field and rub most of the dirt off on our jeans before munching it straight down, radishes too. Once as a kid I accidentally ate cow paddys, or at least tasted them. I was bareback riding our horse "Shylow" and galloping down a hill in the pasture when she stopped suddenly and put her head down. I must have slid a good 20 feet on my belly with my mouth not fully closed. I was picking pieces of cow paddy out of my mouth. That was bad.
Hahaha that sounds very much like my childhood!
I also now again live on a small farm and LOVE it!
I think dudes bro played for the Vikings killer receiver
No. You're thinking of Randy Moss. His brother is Eric, who played in the NFL a tiny bit. But ya, Randy Moss was awesome.
