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+ | ===== Results ===== | ||
+ | ==== Planning ==== | ||
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+ | It has been fun to learn some of the principles of soil amendment. I understand better the complexity of soil chemistry and biology. And it has consumed a good bit of my free time during the slow winter time. So both are good. | ||
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+ | ==== Soil character | ||
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+ | The first clear indication of effects is that the soil appears and behaves differently. The sandy loam at the garden has a finer appearance. The clay soil at the farm doesn' | ||
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+ | ==== Sown seeds ==== | ||
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+ | We have an idea of what the soil can grow in the Fall City garden. I will write more here as we see the results. Now I'm considering only those I have direct sowed in the soil there. I evaluated how well the seeds I sowed directly in the garden did (sweet pea, radish, spinach, beet, carrot, turnip). Most germinated well and had healthier plants. Carrots were the only exception - I tried a different and untried way of seeding them - germination was poor. | ||
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+ | === Potatoes === | ||
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+ | === Peas === | ||
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+ | ==== Leaves ==== | ||
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+ | There may well be other factors, but few plants were affected by bugs this year. Leaves were lush and without holes. Maybe there were fewer bugs around - maybe the healthier plants were not as attractive to bugs. When I read that this can be expected with healthy plants, grown in remineralized soil, I was skeptical that improving soil mineral balance could make a difference. However, this may be the case in my own gardens. | ||
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+ | Speaking of leaves, here’s a [[garden: | ||
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+ | ==== Heat and light ==== | ||
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