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By Doug
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 …
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By Doug
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 …
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By Doug
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 …
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By Doug
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 …
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By Doug
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 …
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By Doug
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 …