Category: Soil
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How to Raise Brix in Plants – Part 3
In our third post on How to Raise Brix we’ll talk about how plant spacing and the use of GMO varieties affects Brix levels. Let’s get at it! Leaf Canopy If the leaves of one plant are overlapping the leaves of another plant, that means their roots are also intermingling. If they overlap and grow…
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How to Raise Brix in Plants – Part 2
In How to Raise Brix Part 1 I shared three ways that you can raise the Brix level of your plants. Here are some more ways to improve the health and raise the Brix of your plants. These three things are things to avoid or fix 1) Salt Many products we use on our fields…
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How to Raise Brix in Plants – Part 1
“Insects only feed upon food that is considered unfit, nutritionally poor, dead, or dying. No Exceptions.” – Dr. Tom Dykstra “Insects are not competing with us. Their job is to eat [garbage].” – Dr. Tom Dykstra When farmers and gardeners learn that by testing a plant’s Brix level they can see how healthy the plant…
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The Six Best Doctors
We live in a time where people are sicker than ever at younger ages than ever. The world is spewing all kinds of advice for how to improve your health. In my opinion, most of the health advice out there is not helpful and even sometimes harmful. If/when you research health topics, use common sense…
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How and Why to Use a Refractometer to Test Your Plant’s Nutrient Levels
In this post we will tell about the health of plants. We’ll show you how you can test the nutrient levels of fruit, vegetables, and plants in general. You can do this test at home with simple, low cost tools. You can test produce from the grocery store, a farmer’s market, and/or your own garden.…
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To Till Or Not To Till
What is soil tillage and what are the effects of it on soil? What does Zero Till mean? And how do I know if I should till or not? What is Tillage? Tillage is “the manipulation of the soil into a desired condition by mechanical means.” (1) Tillage can happen in your flower pot, raised…
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A is for Air – How to Improve Your Soil Aerobic Zone
Improving The Soil Aerobic Zone With Calcium In this post I will teach you about the soil aerobic zone and how to improve and increase it with calcium. The Aerobic Zone The top layer of soil where plant feeder roots and microbes grow is called the Aerobic Zone. The aerobic zone can be anywhere from…
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C is for Carbon – The ABC’s of Soil Health
Some of the most famous fertile farm lands in the world are the black soils of the Canadian prairies, Terra Preta in South America and the farm land of Ukraine. The carbon in the soil is what makes it black. Carbon is a basic building block of all life on earth. How Does Carbon Get…