We have an amazing episode this week with Organic Alexa (http://www.organicalexa.com and @organic.alexa on Instagram) who works at Hypha Grown, a small batch, no-till organic commercial grow out of Northern Michigan. Alexa helps her team by understanding what the soil in their beds is doing on a microscopic level, which enables her to steer what she adds to the compost, teas and other inputs that they produce in-house.

Tonight we discussed:

1. Introduction to soil organisms such as bacteria, protozoa, nematodes, fungi, actinomycetes, amoebae, ciliates, flagellates, rotifers, tardigrades

2. Microbial necro-mass (dead microbes) and how a new study shows it makes up 50% of healthy soil mass

3. The differences in microbial life in Aerated Compost Teas, Compost Extracts and even aged, unaerated teas and how it can affect microorganism growth

4. Understanding the concepts of Soil Organic Matter (SOM), Particulate Organic Matter (POM and Mineral Associated Organic Matter (MAOM) and why MAOM's are so integral to long term success in organic gardening.

5. Anatomical differences between predatory nematodes and those that break down organic matter

6. Camp Compost and what it means for the regenerative community

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This week we get the chance to talk with Juice from Juice's Arthropods, who is a California based Arachnid aficionado and supplier of some of the coolest spider breeds, enclosures and supplies that you will find. You can checkout his site at http://www.juicesarthropods.com

We are hoping to get into the application of spiders in a living soil (no-till) garden and which species could offer a positive IPM presence.

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This week we are going to be talking about some resources available to you to help you succeed in your organic, natural garden. Not only talking practices and principles, but talking mindset, preparation and mental health in the garden.

We run through the following books recommended by Kevin:

-Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden

-Farmers of Forty Centuries: Organic Farming in China, Korea and Japan

and the following books recommened by Bryan:

-The Sound of Music and Plants

-The Cannabis Grow Bible

We answer the following questions:

Can you tell the difference between cannabis and hemp?

Homemade BT, BT explanation and how to use it

What is your favorite ferment for late flower and do I have time to start one now?

Help with Slugs in the garden eating vegetable seedlings

What is your "Unicorn" strain that you'll make or already made?

What's the easiest way to set up a black soldier fly larvae bin?

Any tips on controling PM (powdery mildew) in a green house?

What size beds do you recommend for starting up indoors? Do you soil horizons?

Are there any known beneficial companion plants that are annual for indoor?

If I'm using Promix as a cloning base, should I match the PH to what my moms are in?

What do you think about crystals in the soil?

Do you use a refractometer and pay attention to brix?

When springtails are jumping all over the place, are they happy or mad?

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