From: dan@djph.net   
      
   On 2023-05-05, Snag wrote:   
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   > [...]   
   >    I had my soil analyzed a couple of months ago , report was nitrogen   
   > deficiency - probably at least partly due to the heavy straw mulch I've   
   > been doing for weed/grass control . My go-to -girl at the co-op sez   
   > since I want to stay "organic" - limited chemicals because bees , 9   
   > hives now - I should use blood meal . That alone should make a big   
   > difference over last year . I have started using 13/13/13 on many   
   > recommendations because what I've been doing isn't maintaining the   
   > soil.   
      
   Maybe up your beans / peas / other legumes, and inoculate their rows   
   with rhizobia bacteria, so they can do better at fixing N down at   
   the root.  Just don't forget to leave the roots in the beds so as they   
   break down, the N is still plant-available next time.   
      
   Also I have read that annuals with long taproots can also help bring   
   "sequestered" elements closer to the surface for our more shallow-rooted   
   vegetables.  Granted, I've never tried this myself -- but more that I'm   
   doing a lot of reading in general, and have always wondered why "nature"   
   doesn't need us to constantly be feeding the forests/wetlands/etc.   
   (obviously, there is a bit of "we've also 'engineered' these plants for   
   generations to get traits that are probably the plant equivalent to   
   Pugs).   
      
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