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To: Black Agnes

awesome!

I guess newspaper and boxes are made from trees, providing organic material...


88 posted on 05/09/2016 9:50:21 AM PDT by Hardens Hollow (Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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To: Hardens Hollow

http://www.therealgardener.com/blog/building-soil/till-tool-clay-soil-daikon-radishes


93 posted on 05/09/2016 1:52:13 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Hardens Hollow

To begin with, I take one of the hand held sprinkler thingies sold for use with ‘weed’n’feed’ stuff. I fill it with limestone (the size of BBs) and mix in a couple big spoonfuls of azomite. I sprinkle that, as best as I can, over the area. We have very acid soil and some things, like corn, don’t really like acid soil. The azomite replaces any minerals that might be needed.

Once I transplant or the seeds sprout, I water with this:

http://theurbanfarm.com/legr1.html

It’s got the microbe stuff.

Another tip, if you plant any kind of legumes be sure to seed the soil with the appropriate probiotics. Some companies sell mixes that work for all legumes, some sell specific ones for specific purposes. I noticed a huge difference in production when I started adding this stuff to the soil around my legumes. My garden areas were all ‘new’ and hadn’t had anything grown in them, other than grass.

Ex:

http://www.johnnyseeds.com/search.aspx?searchterm=innoculant&isusersearch=1

http://parkseed.com/natures-aid-yield-booster-for-peas-beans-limas-and-vetch/p/06209/

https://www.jungseed.com/P/51278/Granular+Inoculant+2.3+Ounce

https://www.jungseed.com/P/51277/Inoculant+Granular+Easy+To+Use


95 posted on 05/09/2016 2:01:19 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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