If your pond is having an algae problem, then you are most likely having an excess nitrogen issue. I don’t know how large your pond is or what organisms are in it, but issues like runoff or excess feeding are the usual...

if artificial nitrogenous fertilizers suddenly disappeared is inane. Clearly global populations have grown whenever agricultural innovations have permitted such spurts, and had innovative fertilizers not been introduced, the...

being discussed was planted in the 1950’s. Trees are fertilized in October since it takes 3 – 4 months for the nitrogen in the fertilizer to take effect. Charlie stressed the importance of fertilizing cherry trees to...

Little Gem and some other varieties a try. I also hope to put in some desert heirloom peas (shelling type) and some snap peas. We had great success with fava beans (which are great nitrogen fixers), so I’m definitely...

needed: early season pests are defoliators that make the crop look bad but don’t harm yield; and if not sprayed, natural preditors will get rid of later-season pests. Farmers, however, use nitrogen fertilizers because...

the beds a lot. We have had cool weather (even some snow). I am in Zone 3. This is our second year with the garden. We added a lot of compost to it this year. No fertilizer though.

of the United States where it can be grown successfully. Nitrogen fertilization is sometimes used on grass to boost quantity produced as well as protein content. Since all proteins use amino acids, which contain nitrogen, as...

I heard that it has something to do with not having enough calcium. My father in law usually tosses some powdered milk into his fertilizer for this reason. I’m trying it this year (a couple of tablespoons per plant), but it...

as instructed. Now: do I fertilize to get another decent crop? Just wait it out? Do the herbs in mixed pots like this compete too much with the lettuces for another flush of leaves? My lettuce gardening past involved many rows of...

mentioned it. Squash and fruit trees yes, but I don’t think it’s an issue with tomatoes. A tip for the OP, when your plants start to set fruit, hit it with a low nitrogen fertilizer (first nunber) , as in a 12-24-12....

is it rocket science placing the scraps into the bin. The bin needs a balance of nitrogen - which includes items such as grass, coffee ground and weeds – and a balance of carbon which are things like shredded newspaper...

yields at the expense of quality. Contrary to many people’s belief, organic farms can use certain fertilizers that qualify as natural. Lime, rock phosphate and animal manure are examples of natural fertilizers. Also legumes...

tails served by Spire veterans, with lots of muddled fresh fruit, herbs, unusual purees (like kalamansi, an intensely sour Southeast Asian citrus fruit). The bartenders were telling me about Oringer’s intention to bring...

Northwest Ohio...So about the same as you. The thing is I understand why my corn didn’t pop. I just planted it too early. But it’s my first year with peas...the ground is fertile...you can smell the manaure when...

-clover mix in a crop rotation, the clover fixes plenty of nitrogen for the grass so you get good protein level without supplemental fertilizer. There is a lot of land from Ohio to the Rocky Mountains (including much of the dairy...