Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizers Deplete Soil Nitrogen‚ Organic nitrogen and carbon exist naturally in soils but in the 1920’s and 30’s, research showed that soluble nitrogen fertilizers actually depleted soil nitrogen. This story changed in the … [Read more...] about Why Soluble Fertilizers Wreck Your Soil
Soils
Do You Want To Add Lime Or Gypsum To Your Garden
Let's see if we can understand the main differences between lime and gypsum in the home garden. Lime: Lime is made up of a) calcium or b) calcium and magnesium and reduces the pH of soil (reduces acidity) It also has other properties that include: a) … [Read more...] about Do You Want To Add Lime Or Gypsum To Your Garden
Organic Fertilizer and Nutrient Components
Organic fertilizer is a bit of a funny concept (well, it's funny if you've been hanging around chemical farmers for a while) but here's what you need to know. Feed the Soil In the organic gardening world, we focus on feeding our soil and not our … [Read more...] about Organic Fertilizer and Nutrient Components
How To Measure Your Clay Soil Content
As always, this is a test built for the extremely low-budget gardener. It isn’t hard, it’s not rocket-science but it will give you a basic understanding of the extent of your clay soil issue. Go to your garden. Dig a small hole about 8-12 inches … [Read more...] about How To Measure Your Clay Soil Content
Options for Gardening on Clay Soils
Let’s look at the basic methods we have for gardening on clay soils - making them ready to garden on in productive and easy ways. Remember that all remedies are pretty much mechanical because what we’re trying to do is separate the tiny clay … [Read more...] about Options for Gardening on Clay Soils
Gypsum and Clay Soils
Let's look at the science of using gypsum to improve clay soils rather than the popular garden mythology. This demands a bit of attention but the bottom line is that it might work on your soil and it might not. It depends on your soil. Note from … [Read more...] about Gypsum and Clay Soils
