Thank you for such a detailed response and will keep those points in mind. Will look into the rqs link as well.
Just discoved that in your 1st post in the next thread.
I really enjoy your simplicity with all that appears complex…
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Ofcourse!
You can bookmark posts too for easy reference. 
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Sure brother. Will do that. 
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Was quite late last night when I read ur reply last. Was re-reading am I’m surprised your using pepper and date plant as cover crops. I’m all the more curious to see how they’re growing out in the other journals.
Is it difficult for you to source? I think I can source some locally here for cheap and maybe send them to you. If there’s something else that you think maybe good from India as a cover-crop, will be glad to send them over. Just let me know.
Do you solely rely on the microbes from the organic soil you purchase or do you collect your own like knf imo and apply?
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The pepper and date plants are companion crops rather, and it wasn’t really a conscious decision, they voluntary grew from seeds from kitchenscraps I topdress with.
Happy little accidents as Bob Ross would say. 
I’m approaching everything in life as an experiment, because that’s what the entire universe seems to be. 
I just found a local source of Chamomille, but thank you very much for your offer!
Microbes don’t need to be added or purchased, they are already present in the soil, it’s just a matter of feeding them and continuing to topdress with organic material.
I know KNF and all that jazz is popular now and I see people getting good results.
I haven’t researched it yet but I’m all about minimal effort.
I tell people all the time to be more lazy.
So far it’s working out great for me.
We have been taught that working hard pays off, and that nothing comes easy.
If that is your belief then that will be your experience.
My belief is that the less I do, the better I feel and the better my results are, and this is my experience, and has been for years. I let nature do what she does best, with me interfering as little as possible. Nature always balances itself out, regardless of what we do as humans, we just gotta stop resisting and observe more, and look for patterns and how everything in existence is connected and useful.
So, I have discovered that topdressing with a wide diversity of organic matter (kitchenscraps, tree leaves, grass clippings, nettle, thistle, dandelion leaves, etc) is enough for the soil to be fertile and have all the minerals necessary.
Adding a little manure now and then is fine too, especially horse manure, it has a nitrogen to carbon ratio close to compost. Other manures tend to be too heavy on the nitrogen, which can be adjusted by adding more carbon like sawdust, woodchips, cardboard, … I’m hesitant to say paper because so much paper is mixed with plastic now, even teabags.
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I really like your perspective and approach towards gardening. It’s in the truest sense, allowing nature to do what she does best.
Regarding manure, would even rabit poop be high in nitrogen as well? I was just reading another post where apparently it doesn’t require composting and a wide range of nutrients are readily available for plants without much need of microbes. Your thoughts?
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I have no experience with it but that could very well be!
Also, we as humans are walking fertilizer machines.
Our urine is good fertilizer too (in moderation), and our excrement can be turned into humanure: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43672530-the-humanure-handbook
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