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Thursday, April 05, 2018
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Little Ketchup
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Grittyville, WA
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Hi again from Glenoma. Interesting result from the pots in front...
pot 1 sifted driveway dirt
pot 2 garden dirt
pot 3 sifted and fertilized driveway dirt.
Two seeds in the third pot rotted. I think the fertilizer activated the growth of some bad fungus or bacteria. This was a surprise. It's clear to me that for soil that is not sterile adding fertilizer might throw off whatever natural biological equilibrium (resource neutrality?) the soil is at. This soil is probably very depleted so it does need fertilizer but for good results I think the fertilizer can be added at about one or two weeks when the first or second leaf starts growing out. I think this is a game changer in my understanding of how to grow these in my own dirt.
Thanks again for the germ. box Cindy! I like it! It's working! Good results on peppers and tomatoes and lettuce and onions. And pumpkins too!
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