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Erwin Westers posted an update 3 years ago
Does anyone know of have experience with preventing wireworm damage in potatoes on a nutritional/regenerative way? Experience from Suisse farmers shows that high dose of rock dust might be positive. They acclaim the effect to the high amount of Silica. Any thoughts anyone?
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What are the results of the sap analysis telling you?
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Patrick Fabian posted an update 3 years ago
Question for the group. Has anyone inter-seeded soybeans in between their corn rows? I am considering trying this concept up here. My idea was to plant grain corn @ 28000 on 30″ rows, then move over 15″ and plant beans using RTK to keep them spaced in between the rows. Is this a bad idea? if its not too out to lunch, any idea what we would use…
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Are you familiar with the intercropping research from Bob Wecker, and Jason Mauck’s intercropping?
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Are you hoping to get a harvest from the beans? I would guess 30 inch row spacing on the corn would shade them out later during grainfill, which is when you need the most N. A declining bean plant may release more N than a vigorous one, or it may not. If not expecting to harvest the beans, what about selecting a poke bean that can climb the… Read more
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Benny Thompson replied to the discussion Biomin and AEA chelated micronutrient solutions, others? in the forum Market Gardeners 3 years ago
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Coley Burgess replied to the discussion Causes of sticktights in pecans in the forum Fruit and Nuts 3 years ago
Causes of sticktights in pecans
My calcium level from the total soil analysis is 42,000ppm. The long term goal for the release of calcium from the soil is a very diverse cover crop, keep rotating animals, get the OM up to 4+ to get a healthy protozoa population, and monitor fungi and bacteria populations and ratios.
Short term solution is a healthy dose of foliar coral…
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John Kempf replied to the discussion Causes of sticktights in pecans in the forum Fruit and Nuts 3 years ago
Causes of sticktights in pecans
Great recommendations for Mn, Zn, and Mo, whoever made them. Spot on.
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