Hi Sarah, thank you for featuring our Goop. We're looking forward to the samples to see how the microbes take to your soil. The high bacterial content is a good base for the nematodes to take, and the well composted material should provide a baseline for the fungi to latch on, but that's usually more difficult. We've also seen protozoa survive in the goop albeit in tiny amounts, so there is a slight chance that the bacteria will feed them. Now it will be useful to see how all that nutrient cycling benefits your young plants. Please keep us posted. You have direct contact with Adam, and you can reach out to me anytime as well. Thank you. Daniel

@bloomandgray

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Daniel, thanks so much for sending it over, I’m really excited about what it may be able to do for the soil and also your work as a whole. I hope I have managed to explain things adequately as a lay person! I definitely have my eye on visiting the lab when I’m passing and hopefully take part on one of your microscopy courses soon. Thanks again!

@danieltyrkiel6438

2 жыл бұрын

@@bloomandgray yes, please do pop in. Lunch is on us :)

Thank you for all the great info. I will be watching this again and taking notes for reference. I am on a mission to improve the soil and learn more about soil microbiology. I just found webinar with Dr. Elaine Ingham on the soil food web and i am on the lookout for info on planting cover crops. Eliot Coleman covers it in one of his books. Can't wait to check out the info on the website of the soil lab you posted. Thx again, Sarah. Keep the great videos coming, please?

Hi! Thanks for sharing your journey with us! Last year I tried to grow dahlias in no dig garden. I just used area of annuals flowers that used to grow there. In autumn I put layers of cows manure, compost and straw. It worked great. In the spring there were loads of worms. Mulch helped with weeds pressure and keeped moisture for dahlias all summer.

Hi Sarah, loving this journey of looking at how to improve your soil for growing healthier plants. Thanks for sharing and take care 🙂

Sarah thank you for your videos and your knowledge! I just started a channel to also document my successes and failures so others can also learn and grow with me! I have grown vegetables for the last 8 years but this year will be my first year as a market flower grower.

💚 All the best and continued success Good luck, 🌸 Great video, 🌸🌸

Fascinating video Sarah! ive just ordered some Goop for my raised beds, one of which is earmarked for my Dahlias this year. it makes perfect sense after hearing that despite layering on a compost mulch each year the soil microbiology can still be poor. who knew! I though I was "feeding" my soil and like yourself I felt that the texture was so much better. lets see how the plants like the Goop then!!!

So very interesting. I'm just a backyard gardener but do enjoy learning and applying to my yard. The past 2yrs I've been making compost, applying no dig methods and using locally produced bagged soils, composts, manures as well as, yes, peat moss 😳. We have very sandy soil in my area. I make sure I only use Canadian peat as it's harvesting and regenerative practices are much better. I only use as much as is necessary. I'm hoping by incorporating all that diversity of sources that there is life in there. Next up is cover cropping this Fall. Wishing you continued success! Roxanne Zone5🇨🇦

Very interesting. Im interested in seeing how this improved your dahlia area

Well done. Will be so interesting to see the results.

Really interesting video. You are working so hard on a large scale I do hope it pays off. I am slowly converting my allotment to no-dig following Charles Dowding as best I can. I have put cardboard down on the soil and bought compost in. This is the most expensive part of the process but I have been gradually doing it over the Autumn and winter and have five beds prepped. Unfortunately, I really can’t afford to buy peat free compost at sometimes over £10.00 a bag! So I buy the best I can afford and top off with a good quality. I am hoping to grow lots of flowers amongst my vegetables this year so fingers crossed for both of us!

Hi Sarah..I have alot if clay in my garden too and I found that when I initially prepped the bed I mixed in some mulch to air-rate the soil and break it up...I also add lots of homemade compost and manure and I am going to try adding more shredded leaves.

This is super interesting! I am also trying to figure out the best way to prep my beds this season. I started off with loads of weed membrane thinking I’ve got to plant through it or else the weeds will get me. Now I have noticed a tonne of slugs, and I feel guilty seeing plastic in the field. So my plan is to plant all my perennials into plastic, and the annuals into clean no-dig beds. I’m also hoping to try out some regenerative plant teas like the nettle FPJ using leaf litter and my homemade compost as innoculants. It’s all an experiment though I can’t wait to see how your field turns out this year.

I don't see a link of your husband making the broad fork. I can't wait to see it. My husband can weld so I'm hoping that the video will have enough to show my husband how to make one for me. Purchased ones are so expensive so this might be the only way I will get one. Also I watched one of your videos where you showed a bit about your honesty box. I would love it if you could talk more about yours. I want to get my husband to build one for me before the busy season. Can't wait to see how your goop works out on your beds.

@bloomandgray

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not out yet but I’ll be putting it up this week. They are such expensive tools aren’t they. I don’t actually think the type I wanted was available in the UK anyway!

Always excited for your videos! Could you share all things Cress? First year growing for me and I really NEEEED it for my market bouquets when foliage is short. Any tips to start or condition? THanks!

@bloomandgray

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I will do in the future, it’s super duper easy though! Must be the easiest thing I grow! Just sow in modules, harden it off and plant out!

@mkwats5375

2 жыл бұрын

@@bloomandgray thanks! Are there tricks to condition it?

it’s funny i am just getting into this life in the soil and how deep the rabbit hole goes at the same time as you . seen some very interesting vids recently on youtube from america . if you get the soil life wrong to begin with you are not going to fully realise the true potential of all the other hard work- the soil biology responds well to having all sorts of different plant life and not just one mono crop this is more important than you think , also the life in the soil just slowly disappears if nothing is growing in it as they need each other . i leave all roots from past crops where possible in the ground and plant right next to old roots the next year . i’m not sure about the membrane personally . cover crops over winter are the way forward i think for me and using material on top of soil but i think the old roots are the most important thing over winter. i’m in doncaster and the weather this spring is so much better than last isn’t it?!

Hi Sarah, thank you so much for your videos, I've learnt so much from you. I've recently had my soil tested and it's really depleted in nutrients and no doubt microbes. As it's been a few months I was just wondering what your experience has been since applying the goop to your beds ahead of planting? Have you noticed a positive difference in the size/yield of the plants since applying it? Thanks

What was your compost made of? Thanks so much for your informative videos. I have learned so much from them. Looking forward to the next one ☀️🌸💐🌷🌻

You're doing some interesting things, I really need to do something to bring my soil back to life. I do follow Charles Dowding with all of his no dig advice. Just getting the amount of compost I'd need to do it right is not easy. I love watching experiments, look forward to seeing what worked best.

@bloomandgray

2 жыл бұрын

It is really hard to get good quality compost. I’ve only just found a free source of compost but it’s not good quality. Luckily when you can make really good microbial compost you only need a very small amount!

@itsmewende

2 жыл бұрын

@@bloomandgray Good to know, thanks.

I cover my beds with manure delivered in bags. Anything I use has to be delivered, and in bags so I can carry through the garage and garden and then down to the allotment. Then I cover it with landscape fabric. Homemade compost is saved for things like the dahlia planting hole and other plants I think will particularly benefit from it. It’s hard to get your head round good looking soil and poor microbiology.

@bloomandgray

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like hard work carrying those bags! I hope to get better at making compost this year and using it as an innoculum rather than a thick mulch. Let’s hope the beneficial biology will thrive in my beds once it eventually gets in there!

This is my first year of planting flower beds. I'm using raised beds that were here on my property and adding computer with mychorizaeto itto plant my plants. I love the goop idea. I live in the US so wonderif it can be shipped?

@bloomandgray

2 жыл бұрын

It wouldn’t be possible to ship as it’s brewed and sent to order and needs to be applied within a few days so the microbiology stays alive. Maybe there’s someone in the US doing something similar?

Do you think the weed cover effects the soil ? Iv been fascinated watching videos on permaculture and seeing people mulch with hay , cut grass or greens or bark all of which break down and feed the soil, the no dig seems to get amazing results

@bloomandgray

2 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure, I think it adds to compaction but it suppresses weeds and I can’t handle the weeds on my farm without it. In the future I’d like to experiment with a low cover crop underneath some of my crops like dahlias but we will see

What was your compost made of? This is only the second year I’m making my own compost using dead plants and grass in summertime and leaves in the fall adding cow, turkey manure and coffee grounds. All beds and rows get covered either in fall or spring. Thank you so much for all the information you give us. I’ve learned so much through your channel. Looking forward to your next video🌻🌺🌸💐🌷☀️

@bloomandgray

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve only ever put compost on it that’s a municipal or council produced one so doesn’t contain much goodness but homemade would be much better. Hoping to get a lot better at composting this year.

@magsj2387

2 жыл бұрын

@@bloomandgray sorry didn’t think I sent the first comment, my Wi-Fi acting up thank you!!😊

Thanks great informative vidéo. Little question do you feed seedlings as my snapdragons seem to be needing a boost cheers from brittany france. Am interested in cover crops. What will you be using. 😀😀

@bloomandgray

2 жыл бұрын

I sometimes feed them with seaweed feed if they need a little boost!

@jocelynlagville-graham4920

2 жыл бұрын

I use fish emulsion once a week once they are two weeks old