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  • From: "Kathy Moore" <anichinimoore@hotmail.com>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Clay, compacted soils and Carrots
  • Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:15:25 -0500

I'm still interested in learning more including how to obtain some to try on my sand in Oklahoma.
Kathy Moore


From: Soilsecrets@aol.com
Reply-To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [Livingontheland] Clay, compacted soils and Carrots
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 12:23:35 EDT

I'm a native of New Mexico, I'm a sixth generation farmer, the Great Grand
Nephew of Geronimo and I own the largest growing operation of plant mutualistic
microorganisms in the industry. Now with that in mind, if allowed, I could
send you a photo of carrots that were grown on the worst of all crummy
clays typical of New Mexico's high desert region. Low to no measurable
indigenous humus content and very little organic matter to contribute a future
pipeline of humus formation. Yet without tilling or mixing compost and other
mechanical manipulations to this soil type, we were able to grow carrots that
looked more like baseball bats and they tasted wonderful. The trick was in
Restoring the Natural biology of the soil and to use a pure biologically viable
humus as the carrier of the inoculation of these mutualistic mycorrhizal
material with their helper bacteria. The soils found in and about the community of
Eldorado, New Mexico are high desert soils which have not seen the true
native ecotone of Oaks and grasslands for about 300 to 400 years and consequently
have not had a pipeline of organic biomass needed to replace the natural loss
of humus. This results in what is called locally caliche which is just bone
dry and compacted clay. Humus and microbes can easily fix this problem.
If you would like to see this photo of the amazing carrots, send me a personal
email.

Dr. Michael Martin Melendrez
Soil Secrets LLC
Los Lunas New Mexico
_soilsecrets@aol.com_ (mailto:soilsecrets@aol.com)


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