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Hay bombing cruddy pasture for absolute abundance

Name: Hay bombing cruddy pasture for absolute abundance
Uploaded: 2023-12-19T17:30:22+00:00
Duration: 56 s
Channel: Justin Rhodes
Description: In this short video, the speaker walks through a land‑restoration demonstration on an acre‑and‑a‑half of cleared, steep ground that previously was…

19 Dec 2023 · 1 min

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In this short video, the speaker walks through a land‑restoration demonstration on an acre‑and‑a‑half of cleared, steep ground that previously was forest. The grass failed to re‑establish because the soil lacked the beneficial bacteria and fungi needed for healthy pasture. The speaker introduces the "hay bomb" method—originally described by Will Harris—as a way to inoculate the soil. By spreading fresh hay residue mixed with cattle manure, the organic matter provides food and habitat for microbes, accelerating the return of robust grass. The speaker explains the process, the rationale behind using hay and manure, and expresses confidence that the area will recover to a thriving pasture.

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Uh-oh, look at this bare ground. We just cleared this acre and a half. It's steep, the, uh, a year ago, and it did— as you can see, the grass did not come in that great. So this was forest, so it was fungal, and we need to establish the bacteria in the grasses. And the best way I can do that, I've learned, uh, Will Harris called it the hay bomb. Let me go show you the hay bomb. This is the residue of the hay explosion of what happens when you feed cows in one area hay. They waste hay, but there's no waste in hay. This is organic matter and it attracts this other organic matter, the manure. And this kind of place will come, it's inoculated and it will come back better than ever. There's today's hay ready to go and create another thriving grass where there was once forest.