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Re: soil quality



Paula,
     Looking at the .au in your header, I take it you're just getting 
into the gardening season.  How has this same plot performed in the past 
and how have you treated it?  I'm no purist, but if you have the means, 
manure and compost will provide not only the necessary nutrients but also 
the humus necessary for a satisfactory soil texture.  Why would anyone 
advocate specifically artificial fertilizer?  If you're able, go first 
class, do it right, use compost.  During Spring seedbed preparation is a 
good time to work in a lot of organic matter.  Once you have an initial 
load of organic matter, future organic matter can be added as mulch and 
you can abandon most tillage for ever.  The earthworms will keep it 
stirred up for you.  Use of only artificial fertilizer will "mine" the 
organic matter and eventually you lose the water retaining properties of 
the soil.

rhg



>Hi all:
>I wonder if anyone can help me with this query.   Some recent tests on my 
>vegetable plot soil revealed very low "electrical conductivity" and I was 
>advised to use some artificial fertilizers.
>Can anyone advise of an organic fertilizer solution to this problem?   
>Please respond to my e-mail address as I can't log in often enough to 
>keep up with all newsgroup postings.   Thanks very much in advance for 
>any help.
>Paula
>





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