EP126 The Soil Food Web in Practice with special guest Dr. Elaine Ingham

About this episode

In this episode, Shango Los interviews Dr. Elaine Ingham about the practical applications of the soil food web and its impact on plant health and resilience.

On this memorial episode of Shaping Fire, host Shango Los welcomes world-famous soil biologist Dr. Elaine Ingham to discuss using indigenous microorganisms to optimize plant resilience, choosing companion plants by their function, beneficial insects as both garden defense and food web antagonist, using soil food web biomimicry for indoor growing, increasing biological activity in coco coir pots and choosing the right compost tea for the correct use.

People in this episode

Host: Shango Los

Guest: Dr. Elaine Ingham

Topics covered

• soil biology
• indigenous microorganisms
• plant resilience
• companion plants
• beneficial insects
• soil food web
• indoor growing

Keywords

• soil food web
• indigenous microorganisms
• companion plants
• beneficial insects
• compost tea
• biomimicry
• coco coir

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shaping Fire

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