Living Soil
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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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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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The Famous Calcium-Boron Connection
THE CALCIUM – BORON CONNECTION Soil Boron levels are seldom correct. Most of the world experiences Boron deficiency, however, there are notable exceptions. Woodland, Ca. is the largest in our area followed by small pockets such as in Butte City and Princeton Ca. where soil excesses are caused by groundwater high in Boron applied thru
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The Magic of Sulphur in the Soil
THE MAGIC OF SULFUR Our shared goal at Compost Solutions, Inc is to reduce synthetic inputs that negatively affect soil biology. One major obstacle is excess soil Magnesium because it effects how much Nitrogen is needed to grow your crop. Good soil Calcium levels mitigate this somewhat but it’s difficult to have good Calcium levels
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Grow Your Own Nutrient Rich Living Soil
How to GROW YOUR OWN Nutrient Rich Soil No matter whether you are a home garden enthusiast or a “for profit” grower, your first goal should be to create “biology rich” soil to improve and increase your end product. This is accomplished by gaining an understanding of what materials to avoid for your particular soil,
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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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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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“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