Soil Preparation
The type of equipment used to prepare your garden will depend on the size of the garden, your physical ability, time, and budget. Options include hand digging with a spade or shovel, tilling with a power rotary ... [... more]
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Building Healthy Soil
Organic matter in the soil also ensures a continuous food source for soil organisms. As the organisms decompose the organic materials, they help maintain good soil structure, making the soil a more favorable place ... [... more]
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Soil Sampling For The Home Gardener
This web site explains how to obtain representative soil samples and to submit them for analysis to the Virginia Tech Soil Testing Laboratory. It is an easy-to-learn process that will benefit you, your landscape and ... [... more]
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Agricultural Management Practices And Soil Quality
Generally, a soil with a high water-holding capacity will provide more plant-available water, but soil texture also determines what portion of the soil water is available to plants. Clayey soils hold the most, sandy ... [... more]
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Soil Fertility Management
Dry weather during early fall followed by extensive rains has resulted in a number of small grain fields being planted without lime and fertilizer applications (and in many cases, soil samples were not taken). Also, ... [... more]
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Soil Nutrient Variability In Southern Piedmont Soils
When sampling soil, it is usually recommended that one collect a small amount of soil from a number of locations within a field, then mix the soil together in a pail for a good, representative sample. The reasoning ... [... more]
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Soil Test Note #1 - Explanation Of Soil Tests
The lime recommendations are for a single application that will last two to three years. After that time, you should have the soil retested. When you did not supply information on the Soil Sample Information Sheet ... [... more]
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Soil Test Note 20: Home Shrubs And Trees
Fertilization is not recommended for healthy shrubs and trees with good, generally green color (some cultivars normally have red, purple, or yellow colored leaves). The roots of shrubs and trees normally extend one to three times beyond the drip ... [... more]
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