Remineralize Your Garden Soil with Rock Dust & Compost
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- John from www.growingyour... visits the Vanacore Family Farm in Vermont. In this episode, you will see how a family farm is using rock dust and compost to grow large, nutritious, strong and healthy fruits, vegetables, herbs, chickens and more.
First, in this episode, John will give you a tour of the Vegetable Garden sharing with you some the experiments that are being done there, as well as a supersized red russian kale plant.
Next, John will head into the apple orchard to share with you how the apple trees are stronger even though they are fully loaded with fruit without the need for 2x4 supports that are used in many orchards.
Finally, John will sit down with Tom Vanacore, who has been involved with rock dust for over 30 years to ask him the following questions regarding rock dust:
15:32 How did you get into rock dust and learn about it?
16:29 What does Rock Dust Local do?
18:26 What are the different types or rock dusts?
22:00 Are all rock dusts created equal? What are the best?
24:42 Why should I use rock dust when everything grows great already?
27:54 What are the problems with using synthetic soluable fertilizers?
31:05 Do you plants really ONLY need 15-20 minerals to grow?
33:42 What is the book Mental and Elemential Nutrients about?
35:35 What do the the rock dust trace minerals do for the plants?
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I was speaking to my plants today about adding rock dust ... they mentioned that rocks, aren't great company ... cold and rough types at best. They mentioned they could get all the nutrients they needed from the soil provided they were hooked up to a good fungal network. I said I was hoping to increase the diversity of fungal hyphae with the addition of wood chips as a winter mulch. They thought this was a good idea, although you do have to be careful if you are running an open house policy. They said if I wanted fungal dominated soil, then its important to get the thickness of the mulch correct, so that the fungi that takes up residence remains unaffected by variations in weather condition, in particular temperature, humidity and the drying effects of wind - especially during the summer.
They asked me how the fungal dominated compost was going and I said I was waiting for the compost to cure ... but it had been a great party!
This is a great subject. I am preparing a fall garden so this is very timely.
Thanks again Big John.
You can use compost to make compost tea and put the Azomite in the compost tea. It will make both of these resources stretch way further.
LOL! I want you to experiment not only in your bedroom but also in your garden hahaha! Made me laugh lol! Quote of my day at least! Great vids! Thank you!
+Brutal Noodle ! Great moment, HAHA!
before anyone starts spending money on this stuff and dumping it into your garden, please consider a soils test to verify you actually need micro nutrients. Most micro nutrients, just like N P & K, can be toxic to your plants if not properly used. My 40+ years of growing says taking that shot gun approach is not always the best solution and is a good way to waste money. Nickel in excess can interfere with absorption of iron which can lead to chlorosis and necrotic leaf margins; too much boron can lead to failure of set seed, internal breakdown, death of apical buds, on and on. The majority of soils and a mixture of multi sourced compost will typically contain more than sufficient amounts of micro nutrients. The best thing I see this guy has going on is his use of inter-cropping, compost, cover crops and not leaving his ground fallow.
Where are your videos? I have dumped bags and bags of rock dust and worm casting in my garden and my results are outstanding. No soil testing needed.
Love what you said here about people thinking compost is the key.. Adding the rock dust is the key! Was reading a book, Smart Gardener, who said the same thing. After eating off his composted organic garden for years, he got loose teeth, brittle nails, hair falling out... then they went and visited Fiji where the food isn't organic, but was grown in a lava rock valley... his and his family's health improved completely, teeth stopped wiggling, hair & nails grew back. They were so surprised. After their Fiji trip, they went back to their farm, started eating off the old way again and their health went downhill again.
It is good to get out of town 🙂
thanks for the video, i have used rock dust plus dolomite lime and epsom salts in soil enrichment also compost teas, worm castings, and wood chip or compost creation... by adding a fair amount to each, this has caused many changes in production, resistance to pest, faster growth and greater harvest... the reaction to adding rock dust in many forms like in compost or anything to do with the gardening soils, by including it in the process of worm castings or composting, getting bio to breakdown and release trace to the garden soil, just by adding to compost teas to release in a form that can be up taken faster for better growth and production, this has double or more my return or investments into my gardening... to me, it is how, when and where that matters... rock dust needs a process to release or become ready through bio, so dolomite lime and epsom salts also help this process, remember ph and other factors control what is ready to be used or not... my research shows bio is a key factor in the release of trace in garden soils... more healthy than more release than more uptake for more healthy growth and production... in return the more healthy we will become eating them through plants and animals but mostly plants... thanks for sharing again... william of urban gardening unlimited.
Thank you for another great video and the links as-well! your channel has been by far the most beneficial for me in my gardening/growing experience, cheers!
John, Im from Nicaragua and we are starting a cooperative with 25 peasant from a small town call Niquinohmo ,we just got 5 square meters of Rock Dust as a donation from a big mining coop but my idea is to bring you to Nicaragua and make a video with you to help us with the funding process with the government,Embassy and non governmental organization.Transportation,hospitality and some local meals will be provide my man.Now how can I send some pictures and videos of what Im talking about.
Hope to hear from you John.
My best regards!!
The guy sure can grow Apples.
thanks for your videos, i always learn something new. :)
We free range our chickens too, enjoyed your video laughed at you trying to catch a chicken you actually did pretty good you didn't run and make them go crazy haa - good video thank you - Ruthie
Rock dust or stone dust is rough and harsh.
How to make rock dust soluble organically in soil smoothly??
What essential laboratory test parameters required for rock dust ??
When are you going to visit Paul Gautschi up in Squim Washington? I Betcha a big portion of your subscription base would love to see you interact with him. I know I would.
I would love that! He gives tours every Sunday afternoon and I hear that there are other nearby farms to visit. Paul and John are my 2 favorite gardeners.
Excellent video.. I grow in Florida sand. Rock dust makes it happen! Asomite
Awesome video man! Great information! :D
Do any fertilizer companies include rock dust in their products?
Shotguns don't really work like that, but good analogy I guess.
great video
Himalayan pink salt! Full of minerals
Is it just any Rock Dust or is it special Rock Dust
Awesome John! Thx guys
Great video, great job.
What's with the noose tied up at the start of this video?
After watching your videos on remineralizing soil organically, I've been curious about using Himalayan pink rock salt as another way to remineralize your soil as well as keep snails and slugs out of your garden. My question is: Is there any data that supports my idea?
KNF and JADAM
Any interesting indoor low light winter food plants you would recommend?
Can you use the hammer and bread up the rocks that are already there?
John do you have a suggestions/recommendations for a fairly small composter i can keep in my kitchen or just outside my apartment?
alberta urban garden is doing testing on this and I'll just wait until he is done with his tests. He has a couple of video's out already and I think he is going to do one more.
Really enjoy this. Would just like to know if I can use pine chips in compost.
Thanks
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Why did the video cut abruptly to the outro at the end? Interesting video though. Thanks for uploading :-)
13:13
"But we also have trace mineral receptors on our tongue."
No, we don't... You should really try to check for any scientific evidence before sharing all this 'knowledge'.
Rockdust. Another way to waste your money brought to you by John
Some people are just haters no matter what the venue. Anyway...can I use Diatomaceous Earth-food grade? If so how much? Small starter garden
Are you familiar with zeolite clinoptilolite?
what is rock dust made of?
+Mike Francis Depends on where you're getting it from. Rock dust is literally dust from rock. Depending on the source it can be from almost any rock.
Quick question. I am considering doing some hydroponic growing. Can I dissolve rock dust in the growing bucket? Will he plant be able to utilize the minerals? Thanks!
No use seasalt in low quantities instead
Good video thanks, can you do a video on leaf mould compost?
I live in New Orleans and I've searched online for rock dust in my area and I've also looked for Bio Char. I think that it's illegal to burn anything in the city, but all in all, I can't find rock dust in my area nor can I find bio char. John, can you direct me to the right resources? I'm an avid John Kohler fan and I love watching your videos, weather it's on gardening or OKRAW. I'm always watching your videos. I always tell my hubby; "Well, John Kohler says..." So, can you please point me in the right direction?
Amazon has Azamite and Green sand.
Short sleeves in Vermont this time of year?
How does he add the rock dust to the apple trees?
+Vegan Nurse Practitioner It just goes around the tree in the soil. The tree roots do all the work.
Thank you, but 'How' he does it is my question, if you pour rock dust around the tree the wind will blow it away, if you wet the rock dust and spread it around the tree, once it dries out it will blow away, I am simply asking how he does it, did he just do it once when he planted them? Or does he do it every year? His apples look great, I would really like to hear how he adds/applies the rock dust to his many trees? How often? How much per tree? Nice to know he 'does' it, but need something on 'how', that's all. :)
+Vegan Nurse Practitioner If you look at the base of his trees there is plenty of buffer zone from the wind to the top soil. The worms will do the rest of the work down to the roots and the roots uptake the minerals. Spread cast the rock dusts around where the tree roots are with that buffer zone from the wind.
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Thank you, but the wind does reach the base of the tree, there is no magic, in my world anyway, of a special buffer zone or star trek force field around the base of trees that could stop the wind from blowing the fine powder of Rock dust away. As the wind does reach everywhere and rock dust is not cheap. When you thought the worms came up and ate your rock dust perhaps it had just blown over to the neighbor's yard?
+Vegan Nurse Practitioner John Has previous videos on this subject. I've seen him add the azomite and others many different ways. It can be a soil blend, or a simple dusting around the plant then watering, or I think he has a filter on the side of his watering hose.... its like a jar and it can hold the larger granules that look more pebble than dust. The water flows through the jar and that filters into the system so all plants get some love. Again please check previous videos from the growing your greens search bar.
What do you use as proof that rock dust is actually adding minerals for the plants when Alberta urban gardening has taken tests to disprove all claims of rock dusts benefits? Just curious I have subscribed to your ideas on rock dust heavily and actually just added 10lbs to my raised beds, but then saw the soil and plant flesh tests that show no difference if not less nutrients in the soil with rock dust vs no rock dust. People are starting to make snake oil claims I just want to be sure I'm not ruining my beds I've worked so hard to get right for nature to thrive and microbiology and fungi to thrive
There were a few problems in the test he ran. Rock dust has to be processed by microbes and fungi before it is available for a plant to take up. Rock dust is a slow release fertilizer that its nutrients become available to plants as the microbes break it down. Most organic fertilizers work like this. Rock dust isn't a miracle grow like fertilizer where the nutrients come plant available. This availability of nutrients is why you can nitrogen burn your plants with synthetic fertilizers, and why it's impossible to do so with organic fertilizers. Generally the breaking down this is done by mixing the rock dust with your compost while it is still heating up. The microbes that break down the compost will also break down the rock dust. Alternatively, it can be mixed straight into your soil and the pre-existing microbes will break it down, but in order for that to happen your soil has to have been settled and undisturbed so that microbial life could develop. Alberta urban gardening did not compost the rock dust, he mixed it straight in. That wouldn't have been a total problem had he been using a soil with developed microbes. Instead, he used newly mixed soil that wouldn't have had time to develop strong microbial life.
John This gentleman is Extremely intelligent!!! Maybe he should run for President or at least Talk to Donald Trump. Very convincing knowledge of his personage.
We are using rock dust in our gardens.
Has anyone wondered if rock dust is environmentally sustainable?
I highly doubt it especially if its mined overseas. There is a carbon and environmental cost to getting it out of the ground, grinding it up, and shipping it to your location.
The bacteria in the compost releases the minerals in the soil. The rock dust is useless without the microbes to access it and most soil has most of the trace minerals that you need Your promoting the rock dust is overkill. Compost and worm castings are best. The covering, mulch wood chips is fantastic in a couple of years four or more inches of wood chips rot and become two inches of worm castings and the the covering holds in the moisture. It's building up the health of the microbes in the soil that makes the soil fertile. Come on John you're getting too caught up in this rock dust advertising
+mtnmanrab Well define most soils? Most soils in fact (atleast were i live) are due to conventional growing very low in minerals, just by turning the soil like they do make oxidation and loss of minerals.and then they grew things there wich they remove, and only adding N-P-K like its the only thing a plant and the beings eating it will need. So in fact vast amount of farming land are low in minerals!
Are they low in minerals or are the minerals just not accessible due to the lack of organisms to make them available?
They are in fact low in both. If you just remove and remove, without adding things will gradely dissapear. With all different grow types and soiltypes and other variables i dont think that a single method is the only right one, specially not if not all the variables and places are the same to begin with. Just my 4cents.mtnmanrab
The only problem i have with this Tom is that he aint like you John, his a pure buisiness man! Or he would tell us more what minerals to blend if would like to make our own rockdust, but he basically tells us were stupid sheep and we should buy it. I have searched the net for more hours than a full day without finding out wich rock/minerals to use to make good rockdust. So much of a revolution huh?
+Mirakel Spektakel Or wich minerals that we should be carefull not using or using to much of. I found some books and what not, but none discuss this matters.