What happens to soil biology in regions affected by global warming? I've seen suggestions that it microorganisms may use more CO2, but it struck me that temperature and humidity may be important too. Are the ranges of the biome in soils as fragile as the ecosystems above them? Do changing global temperatures harm the soil? I have no answers, only questions. #soil #SoilBiology #ScaryShowerThoughts

The IMO#3 all mixed with soil and compost and laid over a bed of the allotment. After being covered in a layer of dried hay it was also covered by cloches to protect it a little more from the rain and attention from curious animals.

Hopefully 🤞 by next weekend it will covered in white fuzz & I’ll have made my first IMO#4. It will also have inoculated the bed it’s on prior to that being planted up or sown.

IMO#4 is a living soil amendment containing a broad spectrum of minerals and diverse local biology. I’ll store this in containers and it has a variety of uses.

I’ll add it in small quantities before I add any compost or mulch to the soil. It can be added to beds prior to seeding or planting or added to inoculate a compost pile. It can also be applied as foliar feed or soil drench.

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That’s the IMO#3. Nine days in the temperature is now falling below 40°C it’s maintained a high enough (I hope) heat and I’ve just peeled back the hay outer layer for a peek and look at all that white fuzz!

Today has to be IMO#4 making day. It’s the only chance I have in the coming days to do so. I’ll take it all up to the allotment this morning and mix it with an equal quantity of soil and compost, adding litres of rainwater and some FPJ, humic acid, basalt & gypsum, crushed eggshell, brown rice vinegar, vermicast, dried kelp and anything else rich in biology I have to hand.

#KoreanNaturalFarming #KNF #SoilBiodiversity #Gardening #SoilHealth #RegenerativeAgriculture #SoilBiology #Compost #Allotment

This photo was taken earlier this morning with an outdoor temperature of 2°C. I’ve no idea for how long or how much more heat the pile will build to but the indigenous microorganisms are doing their thing and feeding off the bran. The pile felt very toasty on a chilly spring morning.

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Peeling back the layer of hay there are small strands of white fuzz appearing on the surface of the bran inoculated with IMO#2. It’s not heated up as high or as fast as I was expecting but it was up to 25°C this morning after unexpected overnight rain and a low outside temperature of 5°C.

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@tickfoot Thanks for this!

GMT Timings for those of us in the UK. Registration is free. It starts Tuesday 14th March.

3pm-4pm The Symphony of the Soil with Dr. Elaine Ingham.
4pm-5pm with No Dig Intensive Charles Dowding.
5pm-6pm with Rhizophagy Cycle & Endophytes in Plants with Dr.James White.
6pm-7pm Live panel with all three above.
7.10-8pm Live meet and greet with each of the above.
9pm-10 pm Biologically Enhanced Agricultural Management (BEAM) with Dr.David Johnson.
10-11pm Green Manure & Cover Crops with Nathan Deboer.
11-12 pm Successional Stages & SoilFoodWeb with Dr.Carla Portugal.
12-1am Live panel with Dr.Elaine Ingham, Dr.David Johnson & Dr.Carla Portugal.
1-2am Live meet & greet with the three above.

#SoilHealth #SoilFoodWeb #NoDig #Permaculture #Compost #RegenerativeAgriculture #Agriculture #Allotment #Gardening #Soil #SoilBiology