Grow Better Plants by Building Better Soil featuring soil scientist Dr. Elaine Ingham 

Elaine is one of the most important people/teachers in the world today. You really cannot argue how crucial her knowledge is, and how essential we enact her knowledge immediately.

Dr Ingham is really great and so knowledgeable. My father was organic gardening in the 1970s. We used to go to a local farm and get cured horse and cow manure. Composting was always the key because we were gardening in red Georgia clay. He was raised in the country before chemicals. I've seen him grow huge tomatoes in pure clay.....with a weekly dose of kitchen scraps. He would grow lettuce in the edge of the sidewalk. Corn in very small spaces with fish scraps. Those rural folks know how to do it. No one needed soil samples to tell you what kind of soil you had. We've forgotten so much but I am so glad to see the permaculture culture. We can save the planet and feed everyone with these concepts.

Permaculture / soil food web - This needs to be taught in schools across the planet !!!

This lady is a ROCKSTAR!!! What a terrific presentation, wish I'd had her as a teacher back when I was in school as I fumbled my way through inorganic, organic, gardening, and now pasture management in different climates. It all makes sense and now I feel that I have a real plan I can follow rather than trying this or trying that, but never quite understanding the whole symbiotic system. Thank you!!!

I've learned a lot more about earth from watching this video. Thank you!

I so glad I have found Dr. Ingham. This stuff is packed with information. Thank you for making information available to everyone.

A dynamic, amazing speaker who can make scientific concepts accessible to all. So informative.

I've watched this before but Elaine's breakdown of the soil food web is really important and I feel blessed to watched this again.

This is mindblowing...We need to spread organic horticulture everywhere!

Ive seen my garden change from clay to soil in three years ! .....no joke .... Now my weed rocks ! With hugal beds and much more mulch this year im expecting better than last year ....give it a try

Holy Cow! So this is how our garden grows! A truly organic method. Thanks for the info.

I'm always glued to the screen whenever she talks. This has got to be one of the most interesting permaculture subjects. Totally beyond mulching. I still mulch a lot but experimenting a bit with permanent covers and compost. Ajuga reptans and trifolium repens work well in my area and inbetween the crop rows. Glechoma hederacea is a bit high and climbs into low branching plants a bit but extremely fast growing. I haven't tried mixing them yet but i will soon. Norther Europe, zone 8, sea climate. I'm having trouble finding more. I like lamium too, i have 5 species of those, they are a bit high but they work great in the shade. Love creeping sedums in the really dry spots but i use those and the lamium mostly in my ornamental space. The really big problem i have is that my weeds are mostly grassy and i have a lot of couch-grass so i'm going to try adding a lot of browns next. My strawberries are in conifer chips. ahh friggin mazing. The only thing that really grows as a weed in there are oak seedlings the jay stuck in there. My rubus type things are all in a thick mat of leaf compost/horse manure. My ribes is in grass/leaf/sheep manure compost, they went from anemic looking twigs to healthy young fruiting bushes in 2 years from cuttings. My garlic does amazing in woodshavings with rabbit manure. It's a lot of fun trying to 'manufacture' specific soils. Thanks for my new hobby, Dr. Ingham.

There are farmers whos fields flood and stagnates. We installed air lines under the plants and pumped air into the soil. Their plants grew faster than in dry land! A hydro soil farm. Air is the key.

This presentation was the best I have seen in the past year. In an hour you get much information that connects other pieces of information that you already know but the connections are key to understand how an ecological system can be made to work optimally.

Ingham speaks for the soil. And it has never sounded so sweet until now.

Innoculating large crop lands with beneficial bacteria, fungi, etc will be the key to food sustainability. Dr Ingraham needs to be listened to by the dept of agriculture and farmers everywherem

Thank you Elaine for your commitment to natural systems growing and sharing your knowledge.

This is actually genius. Thank you so much for sharing.

The most stimulating lecture I have heard in a long time you are absolutely awesome. I always new it had to be in the soil. Strong roots strong plants. Thank you so much for what you do.

One of the best lecturers i've ever listened to

It's a terrific presentation as always.. it takes a little repetition to sink in exactly how this works, it's hard for many of us to understand some concepts so exotic as being able to "weed" by changing the soil life and soil structure.

best video on soil I've seen. thanks Diego

A college course in an hour presentation, where have you been all my life? I think I am in love with her Brain, is she single? lol. Thank God she came back to the light from the dark side of industrial farming and selfless to share her knowledge, Thank you.

Elaine is a must have on any team that decides to terraform another planet. Her knowledge is highly respected. At that level of education, the tendency to speak in very technical terminology that most don't understand bc of the fact they chose another career path is high. The fact she has the ability to simplify the ideas into concepts that most can understands only demonstrates her complete mastery over the subject. Surprisingly, most Dr's don't possess this ability and as a result, aren't well known and come off as being boring and time consuming to watch ⌚.

Thank you very much for making this video available!

Dr Elaine Ingham is one of the most important people to have ever lived. This was mind blowing. I am currently doing my BScAgric, and I WIIIISH I could be her apprentice, I crave to learn more about this!

Thank you for sharing this. I think this is really good resource so will be sharing it. Especially like the fact that its free information for everyone. Again thank you

I really miss a book (or several) written by Elaine. I think there are a lot more to learn from Elaine, beside this wonderful presentation.

Thanks to wide open our eyes and for passing thru these prime information

🌱I feel very lucky to have found this lecture. Thank you so much. I’ve a lot of question and studying to do. Life is good 🌱

Absolutely fantastic information. Straight to the point and easy to understand. Dr. Elaine Ingham - always a pleasure listen her presentations. Thank you Permaculture Voices for sharing :-)

It’s funny because as I was listening to this, I was planting in some very anaerobic soil. I took a little extra effort to deeply broad fork and apply some compost I had. Thank you Diego and Dr. Ingham.

Thank you for all the great information Dr Ingham!

Fantastic video, thank you Elaine. More healthy soil and less lifeless dirt that can barely hang on to any resemblance of life.

I just wanted to say I really like this lady! I love her casual demeanor

we should all be farmers in one form or another, regenertive soil building farmers, not trying to force other farmers who arent as educated to our way of thinking. Were all stewards for a time, if farming is fun for you then you are on your right path.

so thankful for the layman term slideshow in the background

Thank you! I don't have space for a big compost pile but a worm bin fits. I've been applying homemade worm compost and my soil went from 5.5 ph to 7 from last summer until January with no lime or other ph changing supplements. This is the first time i have beautiful winter vegetables. no sign of any desease.Snails and slugs are eating leaf mulch instead of kale.Can't wait for this spring/summer season.

Unbelievable how uniformed I am on organic 101 She really gets through to me I feel like I’m listening to Mother Nature telling me the secrets to success in the plant world .I’m a total geek on organics and could really learn a wealth of knowledge for #mothernature🙏🙏🙏🌱🌱🌱✌️🤙🏻

This is probably the most valuable video I've ever seen. Thank you so much!

Thank you. Awesome stuff 👴✌️️😊.

Awesome. As a casual observer I've always wondered why the "weeds" that dominate our region change from year to year.

Thank you Elaine for sharing your knowledge with us...I am trying to learn all about soil

This is really good to know that annual cover crops are going anaerobic. I'm surprised there is such a good result with them being reported even still. I like the idea of not having to get seed every year because that's not something sustainable on site. My question is though, how do you plant things like corn into a perennial cover crop? I thought perennial cover crops were understory cover crops for your food forest and to fill out swales while fixing nitrogen and attracting benefecials? Wouldn't the perennial cover crop swallow up your annual crops or grains? And would that kind of crop survive in nearly full sun? Are we just relying on the shade from the plants? I realize I'm dealing with grass and not perennial low growth cover crops at my place, but I find that when I chop grass back to plant corn, the corn definitely does not shade anything out. It's too skinny. I've tried 2x2 foot circles of corn in the middle, beans next to that, and squash on the outside with some sunflowers nearby.... the squash did not shade out the grass. I will say this year that none of my seeds grew well... I think because I ordered from New Mexico and we had a super wet year. If anyone would dialogue and share knowledge with me on the in practice version of this I would be grateful.

what a great presentation! thank you :)

Great lecture! Full of vital information! ("USA is pesticide central" That's for sure!)

A few pictures of her experiments would have added tremendous value to this presentation. I would have liked to see a picture of the corn that grew 10 ears on on plant. Did I misunderstand? I would also have loved to see pictures of the soybeans thriving in the midst of established perennial cover crops. I am trying very hard to be respectful here.

Thank you very much indeed for this information of Paramount importance.

She's absolutely fantastic!

Years ago I turned a piece of sand in Albuquerque into great soil just by mulching it with lawn clippings.

I love this, watched sooooi many times....so wonderful.....creating life...thank you x million....glenn

Another great video the more I see the more I take in

Thank you and bless you for this content. Love from South Afrika

mind blowing research

Amazing! Thank you 🙏

Thank soooo much for this upload!!!!

Just tell them where the fertiliser's came from... It's rather sad story, around WW2... Even sadder story of what they used them for... Your a legend Doc... Thank you!!

I have a great deal of respect for Dr. Ingham and think that this is absolutely critical information. I grow everything that I grow organically and do my best to follow her guidance. But, to be honest, when I hear her talk about the necessity of the food web to keep plants alive, I always wonder about how anyone's house plants survive since I'm guessing that this web is seriously lacking in most containers.

She is a great teacher.

Thank you for sharing your work , very interesting ....❤👍🏼🙂🌱🍃

Dr, wonderful scientific explanation and really fruitful after go through your session. Thanks for your efforts. Dr ching

A. Ma. Zing!!!! Wow, mind-blowing, thank you sooooo much vor uploading this!

Excellent video! :)

Superb explanation,she had tremendous knowledge

Absolutely fascinating!!

This video should have millions of views where people have placed themselves in the world because of convenience

Thank you Elaine

They need to start teaching the fundamentals of soil in elementary school. Having this knowledge is how we survive as a species.

She reminds me of some of my best professors back in college.

has anyone got the slides from this presentation? the link in the description is not working anymore...

A scientist that is due respect. A rarity. I would love a list of the perennial under-story species.

Elaine, Awesome.

I love how women are soo able to instruct with enthusiasm and cause me to love the subject.

1:04:01 Uuuuggghhhh Dr Elaine telling it like it is!!!

SIT DOWN, LISTEN & LEARN

She's sooo smart!!! (and looks a little she could be like Hawkeye's sister--M*A*S*H) And I hear ya Ian Bell below!!! Absolutely!

Where can I find the 42 essential nutrients please 💚✌

Great collection of very important information on your channel. Thank you very much. Subscribed.

Love this talk!

I’m from Singapore.. living in “flats” a type of multi storey public housing blocks. We plant lovers grow the plants in pots along the corridor. Hence the way we have to manage the soil is most unique. The diameter of the pots vary from 4 inches to 12 inches. Anything bigger will cause obstruction along the corridors. How do we “nano” manage the soils in the pots. How do we promote microbial , fungi, bacterial growth in such small amounts of soil in pots.

awesome stuff

Anyone have the website she talked about at the end listing the perennial crops per region?

Very helpful 👍👍

Does anyone have a list of understory plants she listed at the end?

Interesting video. Imagine a field of bedrock or even with a thin layer of sand or clay. Now imagine we go full ham with the knowlegde, that we get in this lecture. How long would it take, before this field produces grass for for example sheep? And in the early stages, would you considder fertilizer to boost the building of organic matter? Thx.

Any comments on the pros and cons of landscaping fabric? Never use? Use sometimes? only in walkways?

Do you think we should be applying humic acid to lawns??

Hi, Exellent video ! We really need it translate in French and others language ... how can we do it ??? Thanks for your job !!!

Wish I could see her garden and what she put into making her soil.

I love the information but I have a question about practicality. How exactly does one "cut" a strip through densely growing perennial cover crops? Using a pick to break sod is back breaking work.

Crop plants maintain a "rhizosphere", or a concentrated area of microbial activity close to the root. The rhizosphere is the most active part of the soil ecosystem because it is where the most readily available food is, and where peak nutrient and water cycling occurs. Microbial food is exuded by crop roots to attract and feed microbes that in turn provide nutrients (and other compounds) to the plant at the root-soil interface where the plants can take them up. Since living roots provide the easiest source of food for soil microbes, growing long lived roots that feed the foundation species of the soil food web as much as possible during the growing season should be a goal of farmers seeking a productive and profitable crop. Roots associated with SWRT membranes have been shown to last all season long, contributing greatly to the improvement of soil quality because they have the nutrients and moisture they need.

Are the slides available?

Can ask what’s the most basic microscope that can show types of life in the soil? There’s a hand held portable usb type which say up to 220 magnification (celestron microdirect 1080p HD) Is this ok to buy for soil study/analysis?

Me at the start: 1 hour and 15 mins? Pft... doubt I'll watch much of this. Me at the 1hour and 15 mins: wow! Is there more? I need to watch this agian!!!

Hey wonderful program need help on my water system is producing chlorine not good for my compost bin what can be done

Where can I get that list. Need to develop our 25 acres A1 zoned land. Healthy

So how do you change a field of weeds to perennials? It looks to me like cover crops won't win against established weeds. Would it be good to do stale seed bed like Curtis Stone does? That is mow the weeds, shallow till (2 inches max), tarp for a few months, then open and let the weeds germinate and finally flame the weeds?

does anybody have those lists online somewhere? or do I have to wait for the book I preordered?

#consciousplanet #savesoil

How do house plants survive and is hardening off introducing these microbial life?