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Composting at Home
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1189-99
as leaves and food scraps, into a valuable fertilizer that can enrich soil and plants. Anything that ... their work. The resulting decomposed matter, which often ends up looking like fertile garden soil, is ... nutrients (particularly in sandy soils), and adding essential nutrients to any soil. Improving your soil is ...
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Hairy Vetch as a Cover Crop in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0131
habit: 3–7 feet Preferred soil pH: 5.5–7.5 Table 1. Rating the traits of cover crop hairy vetch. Drought ... tolerance Good Shade tolerance Good Low fertility tolerance Very good Winter survival Great variation in ... planting/termination dates and precipitation. Total nitrogen = 90–180 lb. of N per acre (not fertilizer replacement). ...
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Cereal Rye as a Cover Crop in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0114
establishment window: July 2–Nov. 1 Upright growth habit: 3–6 feet Preferred soil pH: 5.0–7.0 Table 1. Rating ... tolerance Good Low fertility tolerance Excellent Winter survival Expected Planting Drilled at ¾–1½ inches ... dependable than drilling or broadcasting with incorporation. Use a low seeding rate for areas with sandy soil ...
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Office Closed- July 4th!
https://hardin.osu.edu/news/office-closed-july-4th
a voicemail. Any other correspondence can be left in the mailbox located on the front of our building. We will ...
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Understanding Soil Microbes and Nutrient Recycling
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SAG-16
plant nutrients become food for the microbes in the soil. Soil organic matter (SOM) is basically all the ... the carbon and nitrogen cycles. Soil Organic Matter Nutrients The nutrients in the soil have a current ... active carbon recycle and release more nutrients for plant growth than soils that are biologically ...
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Growing Rhubarb in the Home Garden
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1631
preferably, overnight. Fertilization Work the following nutrients into the soil prior to planting crowns and ... harvest as nutrients in the soil may be depleted. Do not work fertilizer into soil for established ... soils, but grows best in fertile, loamy, well-drained soil that has good organic matter content. Careful ...
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Selecting, Storing, and Serving Ohio Peaches
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5525
Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2020. fdc.nal.usda.gov Revised ...
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Field Pea/Winter Pea as a Cover Crop in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0130
growth habit that can spread 2–4 feet Preferred soil pH: 6.0–7.0 Table 1. Rating the traits of cover crop ... field pea/winter pea. Drought tolerance Good Low fertility tolerance Very good Winter survival Varies ... precipitation. Biomass breaks down quickly. Total nitrogen = 90–150 lb. of N per acre (not fertilizer ...
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Statistics and Agricultural Research
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-40
Horticulture and Crop Science Steve Culman, Assistant Professor and Soil Fertility Specialist, School of ... experimenter (differences in soil texture, topography, soil compaction, rainfall, nutrient status, disease ... of other possible explanations for the yield increase (historical management differences, fertility ...
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Growing Muskmelons in the Garden
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1615
fertilizer nutrients per 1,000 square feet of plot space would be adequate: 1 pound of actual nitrogen, ... raise the soil pH to the range of 6.4 to 6.7. Pest Management Insect Management Adequate spacing between ... a warm season crop, adapted to average monthly temperatures of 65 to 75 degrees F, and needing ample soil ...