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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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