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Brief history of fertilizers

Jul 30th, 2008 by Patti | 1

Jumping on Sandy’s compost post, I thought I’d explore fertilizers a bit.
The end purpose of composting is to create nutritionally dense organic material to feed - or fertilize - the soil.
The definition of fertilize being: to make fertile, to enrich the soil by adding organic (or chemical) substances.
Agriculture has been around for 11,000 years [...]

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Soiled Again!

Jul 28th, 2008 by Sandy | 0

Plants don’t grow out of thin air – though it may seem like it. Clean air and plenty of sunshine are essential but a healthy soil is vital to a healthy plant. We tend to think of dirt or soil as lifeless – inanimate - but this couldn’t be furthest from the truth.
A healthy [...]

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