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    Nothing is thriving

    Overly wet soil can cause a nutrient lockup, and plants will not take up any nutrients. The reason for this is because the nutrients that are in the soil is transferred from the soil to the the plants by water and if the plants are not taking in water, then they are not in nutrients. Once the...
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    how long does chicken poo have to age before it can be used in the garden?

    It depends on how you compost it. I use an Aerated Static Pile [ASP] and can have my compost [manures, yard waste, kitchen scrapes, wood chips] ready in about 6 months. Now if your just putting chicken manure in a bucket and letting it set without aerating [turning] it will take longer to become...
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    Hardware cloth and staples popping out

    You're using the wrong staples, what you need to use is fencing staples.
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    Tomatoes finishing slow question?

    You're welcome, a good fertilizer (Dry and or Liquid) will contain both Magnesium and Potassium along with other key nutrients plants need to survive and produce. Look for a fertilizer that has not only Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Calcium and Magnesium but also Sulfur and Iron. I also like to see...
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    Tomatoes finishing slow question?

    Here is a quote from Cornell University, "It takes six to eight weeks from the time of pollination until tomato fruit reach full maturity. The length of time depends on the variety grown and of course, the weather conditions. The optimum temperature for ripening tomatoes is 70 to 75F...
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    Question on potassium and sodium in gardening?

    I don't think Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda) contains Potassium, could you be thinking of Potassium Bicarbonate? Sodium Bicarbonate can overtime change soil pH (if enough is used) and can kill plants due to the salts.
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    3 Sisters Method question and adaptation question?

    Most of this post is a very long-winded post that has very little to do with what I said and that was, "As for Heirloom and Hybrid, there soil and nutrient requirements are nearly the same.". In the 40+ years of being in and around the agriculture industry I have grown thousands of crops, and I...
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    3 Sisters Method question and adaptation question?

    GMO or more correctly BE (Bioengineered) seeds/plants are next to imposable for a backyard gardener to get so their soil and nutrient requirements really don't apply here. As for Heirloom and Hybrid, there soil and nutrient requirements are nearly the same.
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    What's your favorite cover crop for small-scale gardens?

    What I would do is have a mix of edible and non-edible along with winter hardy and winter kill plants. You could try a mix of clovers, radishes, mustard, sweet alyssum, marigold, winter rye, peas, and sunflowers.
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    What's your favorite cover crop for small-scale gardens?

    What are you wanting out of your cover crop? Do you want it to improve soil texture, attract pollinators and beneficial insects, improve Microlife in the soil, add nutrients back to the soil? Also do you want a hardy or winter kill cover crop? I dislike using a "monocrop" cover crop, so I plant...
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    Homemade fertilizer question; wood ash...

    In some cases, the chlorophyl looks normal but when testing is done you can see that there is radiation present in others it can show a difference in color. The change in the color of the chlorophyl is what gives the Red Forest its color (to a point). As for what happens to the radiation after...
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    This is what a balanced layer feed with no treats delivers

    I understand what you're saying Ridgerunner but a commercial layer like the Hy-Line Brown and the Hy-Line Silver Brown average a weight of 4.65 to 5.50 pounds and average an egg size from medium for the Hy-Line Silver Brown to a large for the Hy-Line Brown on a recommended 16.5 to 17.0 percent...
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    This is what a balanced layer feed with no treats delivers

    Yes, they do feed a complete feed BUT they also feed the minimal amount of feed per bird and in most cases a minimal amount of protein (15 percent) for egg production.
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    Homemade fertilizer question; wood ash...

    Trees and plants in general can have resilient to the intense radiation and this can be seen at Chemobyl. A plant takes in radiation through its Leaves, Roots and Tissue and then the radiation is seen in the chlorophyl of the plant, although most plant has this ability some like the Sunflower...
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    Homemade fertilizer question; wood ash...

    Most likely it raised the pH of the soil to an unfavorable level of seed germination.
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