Awesome article and videos on soil life

[Great outdoors]

This is some pretty amazing new technology giving us some real insight into the underground world.

The Conversation UK: 'Cyborg soil' reveals the secret microbial metropolis beneath our feet.
https://theconversation.com/cyborg-...-microbial-metropolis-beneath-our-feet-164748

 

[Cvh]

Thank you for sharing, it's very informative!

 

[Douglas.Curtis]

Fascinating... Thanks!

 

[CosmicGiggle]

Brave New World, awesome find, thanks!

 

[St. Phatty]

One of the best classes I ever took was a 4 week class in hot composting, taught by a guy who was in the Soil Science department at Berkeley, then left to manage a large compost facility.

Learned loads about the general environment.

5/6 of our 8 cubic yard compost pile was converted into CO2, in about 4 weeks.

How much it shrank, was really interesting.

The teacher didn't want to admit that it shrank that much because his facility would be paying $$$$$$ for CO2 pollution if they admitted how much composting produces CO2.

 

[flylowgethigh]

One of the best classes I ever took was a 4 week class in hot composting, taught by a guy who was in the Soil Science department at Berkeley, then left to manage a large compost facility.

What is the Cliff notes version of "hot composting"??

I have a stream of chipped hardwood tree tops coming in, and am trying to compost them. Also a black 80 gallon tumbler in the afternoon sun, wet, loaded with leaves chips and urea, and being rotated.

 

[Microbeman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpRdnN8fySc&t=1s

 

[Microbeman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs5Yj6vQvaA&t=7s