I found your documentary interesting and if you could explain the difference between soil and hydroponics it would be helpful to me? I was being facetious in this statement. Why does soil grown vegetables have more macronutrients than water grown and this is proven in many scientific studies? I agree with you that the soil isn't alive but if you review your own video on attempting to grow Lion's Mane mushroom, (which I grow) that mycelium is the key in the cycle of life. Just look at any forest and it's the mycelium that nourishes the roots and provide the minerals for the trees. Man's farming practices is destroying the mycelium in the earth which is affecting the health of mankind because we are unable to extract the nutrients in what we eat. I process my own minerals using castings from earthworms that have consumed mycelium that I grow in a laboratory, and as a bonus I add Mealworm and Black Soldier Fly frass which I ferment to extract the minerals that is foliage sprayed, and I never add anything except H2O to the soil. I use the water capillary action to water my plants to field capacity. The plants have no diseases and no pest, I don't use any fertilizes or chemicals. My tomatoes taste like the original Love Apple. I have enjoyed your tutorials and the knowledge you provided to me. I thank you! I believe that it's not NPK the plants desire. I have photos demonstrating what minerals can accomplish if you desire to witness. Note: My crops are grown using both soil and hydroponics with no difference in appearance or taste. I'm 75 and I haven't been sick since I had chicken pox at a very young age and of course I eat Black Garlic each day.
I grow veggies in pots during the warmer months, and I grow my stinky little medicinal plants indoors all year, in sphagnum moss based soil with a bunch of organic amendments. And when my cannabis got to the point of needing fertilizer I used to use organic stuff like Dr Earth's or Guia Green. But it takes a while to break down and be absorbed. So lately I've been using Fox Farms liquid nutrients when I need to feed the ladies. A lot of cannabis growers call it a "synganic" method. And it's been better. I would prefer to figure out when to use the organic stuff and just use it. I use Recharge and Stash Blend to add microbes, beneficial fungus, humates, silica and other good stuff. I don't have a problem with hydroponics. I have experience with aquaponics and I love it. It's my favorite way to grow strawberries and salad stuff, and I started doing a dual root zone setup for peppers and tomatoes just before I moved. But for my situation hydroponics is pretty complicated for cannabis. I am using Earthboxes for some plants and AC Infinity auto watering bases with fabric pots for the rest. So I'm bottom watering, which also screws up top dressing with organic stuff.
There is a thing that is the "living soil" but most people would be surprised to learn how dead the soil that is used to grow the food they find in the supermarkets in comparison to the hydro/aquaponic simulated soil that people grow their plants in and honestly the seeds matter more than the method of growth since most modern food plants are half to a quarter of the nutritional values (protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B2 and vitamin C) due to the engineering put into them to allow industrial farming of them increasing grow speed, size, preventing insects, lowering the absorption of pesticides, increasing the shelf life... and how depleted of "life" the plots of monocultured farming lands are used.
Wow, what a wonderful video. Succinctly, clearly, accurately put. And no wonder the large organic conglomerate produce tastes different from small local growers who love the soil! All that corporate profiteering with plastic sheeting roasting in the sun over the soil... thanks Mikvanduzee.👍💚
The people who understand the wonders of soil disagree with industrial monoculture agriculture and it's evils which you have addressed so well here. One of the reasons living soil respecting gardeners are so happy is due to breathing in, and skin contact with antidepressant soil bacteria. Thanks for a beautifully made video. 🌿🌹🌿
Hydroponics and aquaponics allows me to fully utilize my backyard. I can grow vertically and horizontally. My sweet melons, very sweet. My watermelons, very sweet. Peppers,tomatoes, lettuce,cucumbers, carrots, you name it. They all taste great.
This is the first video on your channel I've watched. Good stuff, a bit wordy for me so I skipped through a little bit but my only qualm is that with hydroponics you have to account for all the nutrients which, although there is much known as to the hows and whys, there are still a lot of unknowns.
I'm a no dig gardener, permaculture guy. Plants couldn't care less if a nutrient is synthetic or organic. That has nothing to do with it. The reality is that if you are going to be "sustainable" you need to include all options to create that sustainability. Hydroponics with synthetic solutions is not ideal, but in many cases it is necessary and perfectly fine. Regarding living soil, it is better to producing good soil than it is to rely on hydroponics. The type of farming Mike is discussing isn't the result of the same people interested in living soil. Soil health, in the industrial farming machine is strictly about nutrients enough to produce a crop. No one that cares about soil life is engaged in industrial farming. No-dig is the tactic you want to use if you have the space to grow food and care about the enviornment. Hyrdroponics is the tactic you use if you don't have land and care about the environment.
@Nafo-Radio I agree. We're not "no dig". We're reclaiming ignored land using animals with a BCS to remove things they missed. We alsouse animals to clear the land after the season and fertilize naturally. We only do a light till to dig in the manure and level off after the pigs are done. I do occasionally use hydroponic nutrients for plants that are lacking (for the immediate treatment) and adjust with organic over the season. We have a large 3 sister plant for the feed for the animals, and We're working on a mixed garden for other needs.
I think in gardening, almost any black-white vision is wrong and damaging. Home grown hydroponics is much healthier than store bought food. I do however think there are some advantages to growing organic at home over hydroponics. One is perhaps a personal taste thing, but I just like the taste (and smoke) of living soil grown stuff better than hydroponics. Another is that although I must still try it myself, organically grown food in rich, living soil spoils slower. And a third is that plants aborb bacteria and other single celled organisms into the juices, stems, leaves. They end up in our stomach and provide proteïn, and some species like the human intestine and stay alive for weeks even months in symbiosis with our gut. There they do not only digest certain nutrients for us, they make enzymes and help our immune system, among other things. The downside of course of living soil is that if the balance gets off, you get diseases that hydroponic plants rarily get if at all. If the bad guys (wether it be yeasts, bacteria, funghi, etc.) take over it makes your food less healthy and spoil faster... It can both be done cheap and expensive. I think in general hydropnics is more expensive, but the crops grow faster and larger... I think at the end of the day, both can be done cheap and both expensive...
What a GREAT mini documentary. Thank you for this eye opening explanation. God bless you and your purpose.
It's just easier to say "living soil" rather than "soil with living things in it".
✨Wow!✨ I really enjoyed watching this well put together short film and didn’t want it to end. Than you! 🌿💚
I found your documentary interesting and if you could explain the difference between soil and hydroponics it would be helpful to me? I was being facetious in this statement.
Why does soil grown vegetables have more macronutrients than water grown and this is proven in many scientific studies?
I agree with you that the soil isn't alive but if you review your own video on attempting to grow Lion's Mane mushroom, (which I grow) that mycelium is the key in the cycle of life.
Just look at any forest and it's the mycelium that nourishes the roots and provide the minerals for the trees.
Man's farming practices is destroying the mycelium in the earth which is affecting the health of mankind because we are unable to extract the nutrients in what we eat.
I process my own minerals using castings from earthworms that have consumed mycelium that I grow in a laboratory, and as a bonus I add Mealworm and Black Soldier Fly frass which I ferment to extract the minerals that is foliage sprayed, and I never add anything except H2O to the soil. I use the water capillary action to water my plants to field capacity. The plants have no diseases and no pest, I don't use any fertilizes or chemicals.
My tomatoes taste like the original Love Apple.
I have enjoyed your tutorials and the knowledge you provided to me. I thank you!
I believe that it's not NPK the plants desire.
I have photos demonstrating what minerals can accomplish if you desire to witness.
Note: My crops are grown using both soil and hydroponics with no difference in appearance or taste. I'm 75 and I haven't been sick since I had chicken pox at a very young age and of course I eat Black Garlic each day.
You NEED to HOST a D&D campaign!! Your storytelling is dragging me into a state of unshared attention, like a whirlpool 😍
Ah, a most curious proposition! To guide adventurers through such a world is no small task.
This channel is a gem 🙂. Greatly explained knowledge, thank you for sharing.
I grow veggies in pots during the warmer months, and I grow my stinky little medicinal plants indoors all year, in sphagnum moss based soil with a bunch of organic amendments. And when my cannabis got to the point of needing fertilizer I used to use organic stuff like Dr Earth's or Guia Green. But it takes a while to break down and be absorbed. So lately I've been using Fox Farms liquid nutrients when I need to feed the ladies. A lot of cannabis growers call it a "synganic" method. And it's been better. I would prefer to figure out when to use the organic stuff and just use it. I use Recharge and Stash Blend to add microbes, beneficial fungus, humates, silica and other good stuff.
I don't have a problem with hydroponics. I have experience with aquaponics and I love it. It's my favorite way to grow strawberries and salad stuff, and I started doing a dual root zone setup for peppers and tomatoes just before I moved.
But for my situation hydroponics is pretty complicated for cannabis. I am using Earthboxes for some plants and AC Infinity auto watering bases with fabric pots for the rest. So I'm bottom watering, which also screws up top dressing with organic stuff.
There is a thing that is the "living soil" but most people would be surprised to learn how dead the soil that is used to grow the food they find in the supermarkets in comparison to the hydro/aquaponic simulated soil that people grow their plants in and honestly the seeds matter more than the method of growth since most modern food plants are half to a quarter of the nutritional values (protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B2 and vitamin C) due to the engineering put into them to allow industrial farming of them increasing grow speed, size, preventing insects, lowering the absorption of pesticides, increasing the shelf life... and how depleted of "life" the plots of monocultured farming lands are used.
Extraordinary documentary 🎉
Wow, what a wonderful video. Succinctly, clearly, accurately put. And no wonder the large organic conglomerate produce tastes different from small local growers who love the soil! All that corporate profiteering with plastic sheeting roasting in the sun over the soil... thanks Mikvanduzee.👍💚
The people who understand the wonders of soil disagree with industrial monoculture agriculture and it's evils which you have addressed so well here. One of the reasons living soil respecting gardeners are so happy is due to breathing in, and skin contact with antidepressant soil bacteria. Thanks for a beautifully made video. 🌿🌹🌿
Thank you very much!
Wonderful presentation! I felt like I was back in school again except this time, I had a much better teacher!
Beautiful. Thank you so much for this.❤
Thank you for this informative video! this was great. You definitely have a way with words to transfer this clearly, well done😊
Thank you so much!
Great documentary! Fantastic 👍💯😃🍽️🌾🌱🥬🥗
I love this truth! ❤ Thank you for this reality!
Beautifully done ! ✅
Thank you, I appreciate that very much.
Hydroponics and aquaponics allows me to fully utilize my backyard. I can grow vertically and horizontally. My sweet melons, very sweet. My watermelons, very sweet. Peppers,tomatoes, lettuce,cucumbers, carrots, you name it. They all taste great.
This is the first video on your channel I've watched. Good stuff, a bit wordy for me so I skipped through a little bit but my only qualm is that with hydroponics you have to account for all the nutrients which, although there is much known as to the hows and whys, there are still a lot of unknowns.
Excellent and very informative video Mike. You out did yourself here!!! WOW :o)
Thank you very much!
Hello, I bought the super deal $5 online and now I can't find it anywhere. I'm not too good at this. My age!!
Old, but trying.
Thank you
email me at keepongrowin1@gmail.com with the same email you used.
I'm a no dig gardener, permaculture guy. Plants couldn't care less if a nutrient is synthetic or organic. That has nothing to do with it.
The reality is that if you are going to be "sustainable" you need to include all options to create that sustainability.
Hydroponics with synthetic solutions is not ideal, but in many cases it is necessary and perfectly fine.
Regarding living soil, it is better to producing good soil than it is to rely on hydroponics. The type of farming Mike is discussing isn't the result of the same people interested in living soil. Soil health, in the industrial farming machine is strictly about nutrients enough to produce a crop. No one that cares about soil life is engaged in industrial farming.
No-dig is the tactic you want to use if you have the space to grow food and care about the enviornment.
Hyrdroponics is the tactic you use if you don't have land and care about the environment.
@Nafo-Radio I agree. We're not "no dig". We're reclaiming ignored land using animals with a BCS to remove things they missed. We alsouse animals to clear the land after the season and fertilize naturally. We only do a light till to dig in the manure and level off after the pigs are done. I do occasionally use hydroponic nutrients for plants that are lacking (for the immediate treatment) and adjust with organic over the season. We have a large 3 sister plant for the feed for the animals, and We're working on a mixed garden for other needs.
I think in gardening, almost any black-white vision is wrong and damaging. Home grown hydroponics is much healthier than store bought food.
I do however think there are some advantages to growing organic at home over hydroponics.
One is perhaps a personal taste thing, but I just like the taste (and smoke) of living soil grown stuff better than hydroponics.
Another is that although I must still try it myself, organically grown food in rich, living soil spoils slower.
And a third is that plants aborb bacteria and other single celled organisms into the juices, stems, leaves.
They end up in our stomach and provide proteïn, and some species like the human intestine and stay alive for weeks even months in symbiosis with our gut.
There they do not only digest certain nutrients for us, they make enzymes and help our immune system, among other things.
The downside of course of living soil is that if the balance gets off, you get diseases that hydroponic plants rarily get if at all.
If the bad guys (wether it be yeasts, bacteria, funghi, etc.) take over it makes your food less healthy and spoil faster...
It can both be done cheap and expensive. I think in general hydropnics is more expensive, but the crops grow faster and larger... I think at the end of the day, both can be done cheap and both expensive...
Ps: Awesome video, watches like a mini documentary with poetry, nice job!
Thanks Mike. hauʻoli Kalikimaka a hauʻoli hou iā ʻoe a me kou ʻohana 🎅🏻🎄
What an odd poetic essay.
He sounds likes a disgruntled former soil food web student
lol