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List of Bryant RedHawk's Epic Soil Series Threads

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women peeing outdoors

444 replies 6 18 19

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composting wood chips with chicken litter and fungi

250 replies 1 86 83

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Restoring soil structure and simple farming in a wet climate

116 replies 231 73

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All the Great Things about Wood Chips

222 replies 3 23 105

What we need to know about Soil

109 replies 2 3 29

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Most everything you need to know about Used Coffee Grounds

78 replies 2 2 45

the quest for super soil

130 replies 1 26 34

What the heck is Humus?

93 replies 1 37

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The Big Fat Thread of Dryland Farming Ideas!

76 replies 3 9 28

The urban myth about woodchips and nitrogen

55 replies 3 17

Improving clay soil on the cheap

159 replies 4 40

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A story of microbes, how they can accomplish seeming miracles and how to culture or buy them

147 replies 4 5 20

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To Till, or Not to Till, and WHY

80 replies 2 10 46

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Incredible, Amazing....Leaf Mold

114 replies 3 4 30

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Bacteria, Fungi and Nematodes Oh My!

63 replies 14 10

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repairing soil - my post barley experiment

28 replies 3 8

getting the biology we want into our soil

77 replies 1 2 26

Do weeds rob soil of nutrients?

72 replies 2 43

my personal quest for super soil

46 replies 41 14

Can Tilling be Sustainable?

41 replies 2 34

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HELP Sheep Sorrel/Rumex infestation in my edible garden!

17 replies 7

Permie alternative to NPK / Standard Fertilizer Mix

12 replies 4

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Experience with sheep wool pellets?

12 replies 1 1 6

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Ill after shoveling lots of wood chips

13 replies 3

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Trouble understanding how to design drainage ditches on sloping land

12 replies 1

mud dumped in garden beds

12 replies 1 4

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Potting soil involving biochar

28 replies 18 7

Is this a good plan for my super-clay soil...?

28 replies 2 8

Soil Test Help

19 replies 7 4

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Finding sea weed for your gardening needs

13 replies 1 1

soil

Unlimited Sawdust

7 replies 1 3

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Freshwater algae as a garden nutrient

10 replies 5

Soil Stabilization in “No Man’s Land” high winds

11 replies 1 2 1

Greensand: What is it?

10 replies 1 6

If a Flood Brought Sand to Your Field Could you Still Grow on it?

5 replies 1 2

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Heavy Clay Soil Amelioration

15 replies 9 1

Brush pile for garden bed creation

3 replies 3 4

Soil ph

6 replies 1

Next year’s garden

8 replies 2

Sandy soil missing key nutrients but don't want invasive

9 replies 2

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pH testing kit?

19 hours ago 2 replies

Method to determine pH after combining two soils? Is lime different than other alkaline additives?

1 day ago 8 replies 1

Greensand: What is it?

2 days ago 10 replies 1 6

Soil Connectivity – Why, How and using the results

2 days ago 5 replies 1

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Identifying Seed Pods

2 days ago 4 replies 3

Advice for "fixing" 15 acres of awful land

4 days ago 21 replies 2

greening the desert

The Big Fat Thread of Dryland Farming Ideas!

5 days ago 76 replies [ 1, 2 ] 3 9 28

Soil blocks

5 days ago 9 replies 10 1

Soil test - Too much NPK?

6 days ago 8 replies 2

Free regenerative soil webinar Apr 18,25,30 2025

1 week ago 0 replies 1

Railroad Soil Reclamation

1 week ago 5 replies 1 2

biochar

Potting soil involving biochar

1 week ago 28 replies 18 7

Permies Poll: What kind of soil do you have at your homestead?

1 week ago 5 5

Soil ph

1 week ago 6 replies 1

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All the Great Things about Wood Chips

2 weeks ago 222 replies [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ] 3 23 105

Non Salt Natural Soil Amendments

2 weeks ago 2 replies 2

projects

Restoring soil structure and simple farming in a wet climate

2 weeks ago 116 replies [ 1, 2, 3 < ... <8, 9, 10 ] 231 73

Paramagnetic Soil Amendments. Big List

2 weeks ago 1 reply 1

Dan Kittredge Yearly Soil Amendments As Close as I can figure.

2 weeks ago 0 replies 1

mulch

Experience with sheep wool pellets?

2 weeks ago 12 replies 1 1 6

soil

building soil on sand

2 weeks ago 92 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 2 3 5

HELP Sheep Sorrel/Rumex infestation in my edible garden!

2 weeks ago 17 replies 7

filtering roof runoff prior to going into pond

2 weeks ago 2 replies

Interpreting Soil Report / Action Steps

1 month ago 1 reply 1

raised bed soil

1 month ago 1 reply

Do Earthworms Work Through Clay?

1 month ago 14 replies 5

Is this a good plan for my super-clay soil...?

1 month ago 28 replies 2 8

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Zeolite

1 month ago 2 2 3

Low organic matter clay woodland - tree planting designed to increase organic matter under the topso

1 month ago 2 replies

Barn Lime

1 month ago 1 2 1

Soil Test Help

1 month ago 19 replies 7 4

Am I overthinking my raised bed spring rejuvenation? Best practices?

1 month ago 4 replies

propagation

how much lime to bring peat moss for potting soil to a more neutral ph?

1 month ago 6 replies

Permie alternative to NPK / Standard Fertilizer Mix

1 month ago 12 replies 4

BBC - Why Vermont farmers are using urine on their crops

1 month ago 3 replies 1

fruit trees

Soil or Root Zone Injection for Established Trees

2 months ago 6 replies 1 1

Unused Natural kitty litter to mix in garden

2 months ago 2 replies

Caliche

2 months ago 5 replies 1

Sandy soil missing key nutrients but don't want invasive

2 months ago 9 replies 2

Adding Easy Sand Joint Compound to Soil

2 months ago 3 replies 2

biochar

3 tiered soil amendments

2 months ago 1 reply 1

Why does ash alkalinize the soil, when wood chips do not?

2 months ago 4 replies 1

permaculture

Permaculture Potting Soil

2 months ago 20 replies 5 1

earthworks

Trouble understanding how to design drainage ditches on sloping land

2 months ago 12 replies 1
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