Category: Soils & Plant Nutrients
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How Big Should Tomato Seedlings Be Before Transplanting?
Tomatoes are one of the most popular plants to grow among gardeners of all experience levels. However, you may wonder, how big should tomato seedlings be before transplanting? It is important to know this in order to help your tomato plants thrive. Under the right conditions, tomato plants will thrive and grow an abundance of
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Is Adding Lime To Soil For Tomatoes A Good Idea?
Are you wondering whether adding lime to soil for tomatoes is a good idea, or you could be messing up your soil by doing so? Lime is good for tomato plants, especially if your soil lacks calcium or is too acidic with a low pH. Lime can also help reduce nutrient deficiencies and improve water
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Does Adding Sand To Clay Soil Work?
Is it true that adding sand to clay soil makes it better, or is this just a traditional myth passed on from one generation to another? There’s no doubt working with heavy soil is a pain. Wrestling with this heavily compacted soil in your garden strains both your body and the plants. This soil sticks
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A Look At How To Add Potassium To Lawn
Let’s learn how to add potassium to the lawn as it’s an essential micronutrient that prevents diseases and promotes healthy growth. Your lawn requires a good amount of potassium, depending on the naturally present amount in the soil. If your soil is naturally low in potassium, you will need to supplement it with are potassium-rich
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A Guide On Planting Carrots In The Fall
Is planting carrots in the fall possible? Yes, it is, but it depends on where you grow your carrots or where you live. Gardeners in the south have the advantage of sowing carrots in the fall for winter harvest. Northern gardeners always start their carrots planting in midsummer to harvest them in the fall and
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How Many Cucumber Seeds Per Hole Should You Plant?
Growing cucumber is easy and fun, but how many cucumber seeds per hole should be planted to achieve the best crop? Cucumber seeds can be started indoors or sow them directly into your garden after the frost is over and the soil is warm enough. If you have never tried growing cucumbers from seed, you
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How To Add Calcium To Soil For Tomatoes
Every gardener needs to learn how to add calcium to soil for tomatoes to ensure they are healthy fruits free from disease that hinders growth. Have you noticed any small, water-filled patches at the bottom of the juicy red tomato that widened and turned into a dark patch? On touching, did you notice how they
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