Microbiome Collection and Use - Easy Soil and Rice Method

Part 3: Join Restoration Ecologist Paul Morris as he teaches about the soil microbiome.

To enhance degraded soils, we came up with a simple method to collect, propagate, use and evaluate the microorganisms in soil samples. We wanted a simple way to collect and grow a diversity of microorganisms to enhance degraded soils and put them into our superbrew fertilizer. What we are trying to achieve is a full complement of all soil creatures to create a healthy soil microbiome, and in turn, this ecosystem will feed and protect our plants.

After trying several methods, we found that simply adding a small amount of soil from a healthy ecosystem to the top of rice gave the best result. Other methods, such as placing the rice in bags or containers in the forest, was effective but easily eaten by forest creatures!

Please note that the names given in the video are general examples of soil microbes and their functions, and given that there are thousands of species, colour is a general grouping of species.

0:15 Introduction
1:25 Why microbiomes are important
5:20 Forest collection: soil sampling
7:00 Rice culture: method
8:45 Results: Looking at what grew
12:20 Use in super brew fertilizer or the garden
13:50 Preservation for later use

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