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Re: [Homestead] Garden soil: it's much more than dirt

From: "Melody O." <melody AT crecon.com>
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Subject: Re: [Homestead] Garden soil: it's much more than dirt
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 21:34:05 -0700

At 08:02 AM 3/3/05 -0700, you wrote:
>The Push Is on for Good Clean Dirt
>By ANNE RAVER
<snip>
>But gardeners who are unaware of the chemistry of their soil can often make
>problems worse, Dr. Ribeiro said, for example by pouring on fast-acting
>synthetic fertilizers. The extra nitrogen in such treatments may green up
>plants, but, he said, it also "helps pathogens to increase rapidly."

This was a great article, Gene!

My only concern is what the above paragraph says: I am worried I will make
situations worse. Are there any soil chemistry type books available that
you all have read? It is a subject I would love to learn more about.

Best wishes,
Melody

[Homestead] Garden soil: it's much more than dirt, Gene GeRue, 03/03/2005
- Re: [Homestead] Garden soil: it's much more than dirt, Melody O., 03/03/2005
  - Re: [Homestead] Garden soil: it's much more than dirt, Gene GeRue, 03/04/2005
    - RE: [Homestead] Garden soil: it's much more than dirt, Warren F. Smith, 03/04/2005
- Re: [Homestead] Garden soil: it's much more than dirt, Melody O., 03/04/2005
  - Re: [Homestead] Garden soil: it's much more than dirt, Gene GeRue, 03/05/2005
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- Re: [Homestead] Garden soil: it's much more than dirt, Clansgian, 03/04/2005
  - Re: [Homestead] Garden soil: it's much more than dirt, Gene GeRue, 03/04/2005
    - Re: [Homestead] Garden soil: it's much more than dirt, Gene GeRue, 03/04/2005
- Re: [Homestead] Garden soil: it's much more than dirt, Clansgian, 03/04/2005
  - Re: [Homestead] Garden soil: it's much more than dirt, Melody O., 03/07/2005
- Re: [Homestead] Garden soil: it's much more than dirt, clhw, 03/07/2005