Soil

  • The Role of Sulfate Sulfur in Crop Production

    The Role of Sulfate Sulfur in Crop Production

    What is the role of Sulfate Sulfur in Crop Production? Sulfate Sulfur (SO4-S) has two major roles in production agriculture. First Role: It’s the only form of the nutrient Sulfur that is available to the plant. As fertilizers have been scrubbed of the contaminant sulfur, it’s no longer a free component. It’s now seen as a

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  • Soil Health in Established Orchards

    Soil Health in Established Orchards

    SOIL HEALTH IN ESTABLISHED ORCHARDS The Need For Cover Crops Poor soil and personal health issues are quite similar in that they are caused largely by faulty fertilizer regimens, poor human  diet and personal habits– mainly self inflicted wounds, mostly preventable.  With soil it is choices in how we fertilize (diet), and failure to keep

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  • Wonder of the World- Photosynthesis

    Wonder of the World- Photosynthesis

    Photosynthesis Only because most people don’t understand Photosynthesis is it not listed as one of the wonders of the world. It takes CO2 from the atmosphere along with soil moisture and sunlight and creates energy in the chloroplasts of green leaves to form sugars. These plant sugars are the basis for all plant life. Let

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  • “Living Soil Will Keep Your Plants at Their  Best” 

    “Living Soil Will Keep Your Plants at Their Best” 

    “Living Soil Will Keep Your Plants at Their Best”  We Thank Joe Lamp’l for this Informative article explaining how Compost Solutions Inc. can provide you with LIVING SOIL Did you ever wonder why good, healthy soil smells so wonderful? You can thank actinomycetes (ac-ti-no-my-cetes) for that. But don’t worry about how to pronounce it. Just know

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