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  • From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
  • To: c1fenner@comcast.net, livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] tastier snow peas
  • Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 12:14:57 -0600


Aged manure is low in nitrogen. The longer it sits outdoors or exposed to
the elements the more nitrogen and other nutrients leach out. Use it.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 5/7/2007 at 11:24 AM Catherine Fenner wrote:

>With this in mind, the old-timers always said to not use manure in pea
>growing areas. That goes to support the no-added-nitrogen suggestion.
>
>Catherine
>
>-----Original Message-----
> Peas do not need Nitrates of any kind, being as they are legumes and fix
>their own nitrogen into the soil.
> years ago I had started a pea in a pot, and it was doing fine till I
>watered it with some water with rapid Grow added to it, It dies really
>fast.
>
>Too much Nitrogen, though I didn't know that at the time.
>






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