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Effects of Lime and Gypsum Application on Vegetable Yields and Nutrient Availability in Muck Soil
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0102
and subsequently increases pH, a major driver in nutrient availability. Managing pH in muck or organic ... beneficial for vegetable crops in organic soils made essential nutrients less available resulted in yields ... 14.9 15.9 2021 Beets 24.1 23.3 22.9 Conclusions This study demonstrated the importance of managing soil ...
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Hops Downy Mildew
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-49
Management Hops downy mildew is best managed by integrating resistant varieties, cultural practices, and ... manage hops downy mildew in susceptible and some moderately resistant cultivars. Begin applications as ... fall. Commercial growers can consult the Ohio Hop Disease Management Guide (Plant Pathology Series No. ...
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Cover Crop Fundamentals
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-142
spring, loss of soil from erosion is greatly reduced. 3. Fertility improvements —Legumes can add ... nutrients. 4. Suppress weeds —A dense stand of winter rye or other cover crop can suppress weeds by soil ... matter content of the soil. Overall, as the cost of fertilizer and herbicides continue to increase, the ...
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Chris Galbraith
https://agnr.osu.edu/people/chris-galbraith
in weed management, soil biology, market gardening, and other areas of commercial vegetable ... conducting research on electrical weed control in carrot and green bean production. Chris has a background ...
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Lawn Mowing
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5816
University Mowing, the controlled defoliation of turfgrass, is a cornerstone practice in lawn management ... subsequent interventions. Proper mowing practices are pivotal, regardless of fertilization, irrigation, or ... limited soil moisture can lead to signs of stress and increased risk of turfgrass loss in closely mowed ...
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Using Cover Crops to Convert to No-till
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SAG-11
conventional tilled to no-till. The corn crop benefits from tilled soils due to the release of nutrients from ... microbes to decompose the organic residues and releases nutrients. Every one percent soil organic matter ... soil fauna back into balance, and start to restore the nutrients lost by tillage. In those transition ...
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Horse Manure Management
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AGF-212
add nitrogen fertilizer to the manure/sawdust mix or to the soil. The added nitrogen can be used by ... soil nitrogen from the growing crops. The fertilizer should be added to the manure prior to spreading ... it on the soil. Another option is to work the fertilizer into the soil after the manure has been ...
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Lime and the Home Lawn
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-4026
nitrogen applied types of other nutrients present in the fertilizer soil type irrigation frequency ... originated from calcite-rich glacial deposits. When the soil pH drops below 6.0, a number of nutrients ... Applications of enough lime to raise the soil pH above 6.0 can increase the availability of these nutrients ...
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Forest Management
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-34-02
forest management? If you were to ask a forester to define forest management, he/she would probably tell ... you something like: "Forest management is the application of appropriate technical forestry ... management of a forest to achieve the owner's objectives." Stated more simply, forest management is ...
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Understanding Value in Lime
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-9
Maurice Watson, Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, The Ohio State University For many years we have ... 1,286 lbs/ton Product 2: has an ENP of 1,702 lbs/ton The cost of each product is $15/ton. If our soil ... our application rate. Buffer capacity (buffer pH) or cation exchange capacity of the soil best ...