Guest guest Posted December 15, 2001 Report Share Posted December 15, 2001 This film gives perspective to the sad effects that haunt animals and people when soil fertility is allowed to drop. http://www.acresusa.com/videos/6289.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2002 Report Share Posted February 20, 2002 What soil amendments should an organic farmer use in KS,generally speaking when he is selling tomatoes for $1 per pound, fresh, locally & seasonally? I'm thinking nutritively and economically. I'm sure there's other factors to consider, however let's consider them later. I guess assume the worst about the soils current condition cause it has been farmed chemically for perhaps 50 years, and, previously for perhaps 75 years, organically. The last 6 years I farmed it organically with essentially no added soil amendments. We do have a few chickens providing manure for brambles, asparagus, and rhubarb. Best regards, Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2002 Report Share Posted February 20, 2002 --- In @y..., " dkemnitz2000 " <dkemnitz2000@y...> wrote: > What soil amendments should an organic farmer use in KS, Hi Dennis: No matter where a farm is, it helps to know what a soil test reveals about the soil. The CEC, the base saturation percentage, the ph and the percentage of organic matter are all helpful in deciding what to do. Soil fertility can even vary from one field to another on the same farm. If KS is Kansas, there was a wide variation in soil fertility from east to west in Kansas. The bison were found on the low yield grass in the west, not on the high yield grass in the east. The better soil in the west should be better able to recover from conventional farming than the soil in the east. Probably all farms would benefit from an increased level of organic matter in the soil. Chi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 Dennis, Sorry, I'm way behind in my posts! You really should have the soil tested and get some expert organic recommendations. It sounds like some minerals might very well be depleted considering the long history of chemical farming. Do you have a book like " The Non-Toxic Farming Handbook " by Phil wheeler & Ron Ward for guidance? I've been gardening on former farm land, mostly organically, for 20 years and still haven't figured it all out, but only the last three or so have I found some good sources of advice on my problems, so I'm making progress. Peace, Kris , gardening in northwest Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: dkemnitz2000 <dkemnitz2000@...> < > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 12:31 AM Subject: Re: soil fertility > What soil amendments should an organic farmer use in KS,generally > speaking when he is selling tomatoes for $1 per pound, fresh, locally > & seasonally? I'm thinking nutritively and economically. I'm sure > there's other factors to consider, however let's consider them later. > I guess assume the worst about the soils current condition cause it > has been farmed chemically for perhaps 50 years, and, previously for > perhaps 75 years, organically. The last 6 years I farmed it > organically with essentially no added soil amendments. We do have a > few chickens providing manure for brambles, asparagus, and rhubarb. > Best regards, Dennis > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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