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Something I thought was really cool is that in Korean Natural Farming [1] there is a technique where you go to the forest near your farm and gather a bunch of d
by TaylorAlexander 3y ago
Something I thought was really cool is that in Korean Natural Farming [1] there is a technique where you go to the forest near your farm and gather a bunch of decomposing leaves and other matter from the forest floor, then take it at home and throw it in a tub of I think starchy water to feed the microorganisms in the material you collected. You incubate this for a while and then spread this water over your soil. The motivation for this practice is the idea that your local forest has self-selected to grow well in your particular location, and those bacteria will be very helpful. I think it's an excellent innovation. It is both very simple for poor farmers all over the world to do and based on good scientific principles.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_natural_farming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_natural_farming
- westurner 3y agoMycorrhiza in soil help plant roots absorb nutrients. Mycorrhiza: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycorrhiza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycorrhiza Leaf mold: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_mold https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_mold KNF > Indigenous microorganisms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_natural_farming#Indigenous_microorganisms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_natural_farming#Indigen... FWIU JWA is very similar to Castille soap? From https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37171603 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37171603 : > A (soap-like) surfactant like JADAM Wetting Agent (JWA) which causes the applied treatments to stick to the plants might reduce fertilizer runoff levels; but Nitrogen-based fertilizer alone does not regenerate all of the components of topsoil. https://www.google.com/search?q=jadam+jwa https://www.google.com/search?q=jadam+jwa https://youtube.com/@JADAMORGANIC https://youtube.com/@JADAMORGANIC > Mycorrhizae fungus in the soil help get nutrients to plant roots, and they need to be damp in order to prevent soil from turning to dirt due to solar radiation and oxidation. https://youtube.com/@soilfoodwebschool https://youtube.com/@soilfoodwebschool Yield and Soil Fertility are valuable criteria to optimize for; with multi-criteria optimization. Crop yield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_yield https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_yield Soil fertility > Soil depletion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_fertility#Soil_depletion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_fertility#Soil_depletion
- flir 3y agoSame deal with compost tea. Water, rabbit manure (for example), maybe an airstone, time.