2/ 3) pick target, e.g. 35 ppm 4) delta = 20 ppm 5) lbs / acre = ppm x 2 i.e. + 20 ppm = +40 lbs/acre buy fertilizer, spread on ground
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3/ might choose to "side dress" next to plants, instead of broadcast over, to avoid burning the plants.
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4/ and, anyway, rain or irrigation washes it into soil. Another option is "fertigation", where I get a $200 tank that goes between faucet +
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5/ sprinklers. Uses venturi effect, I assume, to suck some fertilizer into the water.
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6/ Long term, yes, I will be planting winter cover crops for N2 fixation + plowing them in. HOWEVER > https://twitter.com/BrowningMachine/status/745304869586632704 …
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7/ that does me little good for the crops currently planted and growing. WANT TO HARVEST GOOD CORN AND POTATOES THIS YEAR!
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8/ also, a lot of this "just do X, young man!" stuff that I read in permaculture corners of internet is CORRECT, but missing valid weighting
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9/ like, I can (and will!) absolutely use manure, cover crops, green fertilizer, etc. But over time. Also, before I do that, need to first
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10/ do rock removal. Back breaking (well, if you're in your mid 40s) but alternative is what I've got now: even after 10 tractor scoops
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11/ it was hard to use the seed planter to put corn in bc it kept hitting (continuously!) ping pong ball sized rocks. So that first.
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12/ probably by renting a Bobcat and a RockHound. Then a few dumptrucks of manure, etc.
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