Comments on: What’s in a Teaspoon of Soil – The Care and Feeding of Your Precious Soil Food Web http://www.groedibles.com/2012/01/whats-in-a-teaspoon-of-soil-the-care-and-feeding-of-your-precious-soil-food-web/ Grow Green, Eat Well, Have Fun Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:29:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: What’s in Your Soil Reveals the Complexity of God « Godspace http://www.groedibles.com/2012/01/whats-in-a-teaspoon-of-soil-the-care-and-feeding-of-your-precious-soil-food-web/#comment-26512 What’s in Your Soil Reveals the Complexity of God « Godspace Sun, 06 Jan 2013 20:00:05 +0000 http://localhost:8888/myhgel/?p=55#comment-26512 [...] garden?  Yesterday I checked out the Home Grown Edible Landscape website and this article entitled What’s in a Teaspoon of Soil caught my attention. The results might astound you.  In a teaspoon of soil there [...] [...] garden?  Yesterday I checked out the Home Grown Edible Landscape website and this article entitled What’s in a Teaspoon of Soil caught my attention. The results might astound you.  In a teaspoon of soil there [...]

]]> By: GeriMiller http://www.groedibles.com/2012/01/whats-in-a-teaspoon-of-soil-the-care-and-feeding-of-your-precious-soil-food-web/#comment-10791 GeriMiller Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:55:47 +0000 http://localhost:8888/myhgel/?p=55#comment-10791 Thank you for bringing up a great point Sven. Extension agents are definitely not exclusively advocating organic methods. In the area of pest management, they will promote an IPM (Integrated Pest Management) approach which, while is a move in the right direction, still includes synthetic chemicals in its options. It also has to do with level of CURRENT knowledge of the agent. Like anything, these professionals have to keep up to date with the newest methods, but that means organic as well. That, sadly as you discovered is not always the case. While they are still a wonderful resource, I also emphasize readers connect with their County's Master Gardeners. In their case they are required to complete a certain amount of continuing education hours each year and are, in my opinion, 'closer' to what's happening in their communities (be an informed consumer of info in this regard as well - skill varies in all things). Thank you for bringing up a great point Sven. Extension agents are definitely not exclusively advocating organic methods. In the area of pest management, they will promote an IPM (Integrated Pest Management) approach which, while is a move in the right direction, still includes synthetic chemicals in its options. It also has to do with level of CURRENT knowledge of the agent. Like anything, these professionals have to keep up to date with the newest methods, but that means organic as well. That, sadly as you discovered is not always the case. While they are still a wonderful resource, I also emphasize readers connect with their County’s Master Gardeners. In their case they are required to complete a certain amount of continuing education hours each year and are, in my opinion, ‘closer’ to what’s happening in their communities (be an informed consumer of info in this regard as well – skill varies in all things).

]]> By: Sven http://www.groedibles.com/2012/01/whats-in-a-teaspoon-of-soil-the-care-and-feeding-of-your-precious-soil-food-web/#comment-10760 Sven Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:12:52 +0000 http://localhost:8888/myhgel/?p=55#comment-10760 Regarding the first commenter and the response given... County Extension Agents are by no means up to date with their knowledge, nor are they necessarily for using organic principles. I was at a soils workshop in CT and the agent recommended using malorganite, which is manufactured from sewer sludge. First I gagged, then I approached him to ask him if what it was. I went further and asked him about all of the contaminants found in both sewer sludge and in municipal water sources. He was clueless. Regarding the first commenter and the response given… County Extension Agents are by no means up to date with their knowledge, nor are they necessarily for using organic principles.

I was at a soils workshop in CT and the agent recommended using malorganite, which is manufactured from sewer sludge. First I gagged, then I approached him to ask him if what it was. I went further and asked him about all of the contaminants found in both sewer sludge and in municipal water sources. He was clueless.

]]> By: Valerie ~ http://www.groedibles.com/2012/01/whats-in-a-teaspoon-of-soil-the-care-and-feeding-of-your-precious-soil-food-web/#comment-6176 Valerie ~ Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:39:43 +0000 http://localhost:8888/myhgel/?p=55#comment-6176 My impression is that our water supply and its contents are less impressive to our lives than what we eat of the foods that are offered in our area. Think of the chemical and physical aspects that include in our soil and grow our foods in. The chemistry and fertilizers that we put into the soil. What is our approach to enriching and keeping our soils clean? There is so much more that we should be learning about before we put this into our precious soils and thus our bodies. My impression is that our water supply and its contents are less impressive to our lives than what we eat of the foods that are offered in our area. Think of the chemical and physical aspects that include in our soil and grow our foods in. The chemistry and fertilizers that we put into the soil. What is our approach to enriching and keeping our soils clean? There is so much more that we should be learning about before we put this into our precious soils and thus our bodies.

]]> By: clifford E. Hebestreit http://www.groedibles.com/2012/01/whats-in-a-teaspoon-of-soil-the-care-and-feeding-of-your-precious-soil-food-web/#comment-3626 clifford E. Hebestreit Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:17:56 +0000 http://localhost:8888/myhgel/?p=55#comment-3626 City water has Estrogen, Chloride, fluoride. All are meant to kill living things. When ready for your tap, that stuff has not been eliminated. Collect rainwater-from a metal roof to drink, or shingle roof or pond for garden, is best. City will do, though. Book, 'Teaming With Microbes' will make you aware, and well-equipped to feed your soil food web, in less than a week. Deals on e-bay. City water has Estrogen, Chloride, fluoride. All are meant to kill living things. When ready for your tap, that stuff has not been eliminated. Collect rainwater-from a metal roof to drink, or shingle roof or pond for garden, is best. City will do, though. Book, ‘Teaming With Microbes’ will make you aware, and well-equipped to feed your soil food web, in less than a week. Deals on e-bay.

]]> By: GeriMiller http://www.groedibles.com/2012/01/whats-in-a-teaspoon-of-soil-the-care-and-feeding-of-your-precious-soil-food-web/#comment-3621 GeriMiller Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:24:01 +0000 http://localhost:8888/myhgel/?p=55#comment-3621 Your welcome! Sorry Kevin...can't speak to that. I would contact your county's Cooperative Extension agent and see if they can help you. If they don't know, perhaps they can direct you to a resource who can. Your welcome! Sorry Kevin…can’t speak to that. I would contact your county’s Cooperative Extension agent and see if they can help you. If they don’t know, perhaps they can direct you to a resource who can.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.groedibles.com/2012/01/whats-in-a-teaspoon-of-soil-the-care-and-feeding-of-your-precious-soil-food-web/#comment-3617 Kevin Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:35:27 +0000 http://localhost:8888/myhgel/?p=55#comment-3617 I'm interested in the effects of municipal water, treated with chloramines, on soil based life. Is it worth the time and expense to keep soil hydrated with RO water? Can chloramine accumulate over time in the subsoil? Thanks for the great article! I’m interested in the effects of municipal water, treated with chloramines, on soil based life. Is it worth the time and expense to keep soil hydrated with RO water? Can chloramine accumulate over time in the subsoil?
Thanks for the great article!

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