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RE: Garden Journal Update - Early May

2 months ago

It's always amazing to me that you are in winter and have so much growing. I hope the Meyer lemon turns around and does well.

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@riverflows81

2 months ago

I wish I knew what it was
Just got the pH tester in the mail @markone85

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@goldenoakfarm76

2 months ago

pH might help, but leaf testing would tell you exactly..

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@markone8567

2 months ago

There are those of us who read the posts :)
I don't sow kohlrabi, because I don't know how to deal with the white plant lice that attack it, otherwise I love kohlrabi. As for the Ph tester, if anyone has one. When you move the button all the way to the left, it tests fertility, the lowest scale. When it's in the middle, it measures soil moisture, which is the lowest scale. And when the button is all the way to the right, it measures pH, the middle scale
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@goldenoakfarm76

last month

https://advancingecoag.com/article/fertility-market-gardens/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&_kx=4xo_Gpwxl3Rdw5WzTZLF8WyTHczs7VLbSrqOlt90_ok.WdjHWJ

"Certain patterns appear repeatedly in intensive production systems:

* Phosphorus creeps ever upward from repeated compost and manure applications
* Potassium levels get high enough to interfere with calcium uptake
* Nitrogen becomes abundant and pairs with chronically low calcium
* Organic matter gets so high that nitrogen mineralizes faster than crops can use it

These conditions are closely tied to insect and disease pressure. Calcium is central to cell wall integrity and overall plant resilience. When nitrogen outpaces calcium, growth may look vigorous, but tissues remain soft and vulnerable to infection."

"Many growers don’t realize that excess fertility can be as big a problem as a lack of fertility.

This is especially true of market gardeners, who tend to apply compost routinely, regardless of their soil’s desperate cries for help, telling them to cut back."

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