Plants tell you about their health #shorts

Name: Plants tell you about their health #shorts
Uploaded: 2023-02-15T17:08:44+00:00
Duration: 30 s
Channel: Richard Perkins
Description: Short YouTube video (shorts) in which the speaker advises observing plants directly to diagnose nutrient needs, expresses skepticism about routine soil…

15 Feb 2023 · 1 min

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Short YouTube video (shorts) in which the speaker advises observing plants directly to diagnose nutrient needs, expresses skepticism about routine soil tests, and promotes using high-fertility compost to feed the soil food web so plants stay healthy and disease-resistant.

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Plants will tell you what they need. If we observe plants, they will show you if there's deficiencies. And I've never been a big fan of soil tests because I'd rather watch the plants in front of me because they will tell you likewise. People have always said, oh, what about putting wood chips in your pathway? Doesn't that rob nitrogen from the bed? Look all around us. We don't see nitrogen robbing in our garden. We're growing in high fertility compost. We're feeding the soil food web and in turn, that makes healthy plants that thrive and don't get sick.