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Eliminating Nitrogen…

Eliminating Nitrogen As The “Go-To” Nutrient For Growth PROBLEM Excess leaf nitrogen. This is critical for more reasons than the cost of the material. This excess will be in the nitrate form and it requires plant energy to convert it to a usable amino acid. Additionally, nitrate-nitrogen in this form attracts insects and diseases that […]

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Mid-Season Cover Crop Update

MID-SEASON COVER CROP UPDATE It is obvious to the trained eye that many cover crop plantings are struggling due to a lack of Nitrogen. This nutrient need should  be addressed early by applying compost and or being prepared to add a small amount of actual Nitrogen if compost is not used. A maximum amount of […]

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Cover Crops Need Nitrogen

COVER CROPS NEED NITROGEN DILEMMA: How do growers compensate for the lack of nitrogen when planting a cover crop without compost? And, why do some walnut orchard soils that are very similar and with the same compost application rates exhibit differing Potash and or Phosphorous levels? Numerous walnut growers have been “cover cropping” with 4 […]

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Soil Grow, New Product Available from Compost Solutions, Inc.

SOIL GROW We have introduced a new product at Compost Solutions called Soil Grow. It’s a humified Protein that is an actual Humus. We’ve introduced this product with the aid of Mid West Biosystems, headquartered in Tampico, Ill. Its basic ingredients start out like compost but the similarity quickly ends there. It’s like making compost […]

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Growing Tomatoes with Compost Solutions, Inc

Testimonial for Compost Solutions, Inc’s Compost I want to share some results in my home garden using your compost. We did not intend this to be an experiment but it turned out that way.  During the first week of May, we planted Ace Tomatoes (that we started in your compost from seed) in a new […]

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