Soil Fertility and Fertilizers

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Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Soil nutrients, plant nutrition, soil testing and sampling, soil acidity, soil organic matter, green manures and cover crops, animal manures, fertilizer recommendations, fertilizer materials, etc.

Taking Care of Plant Nutrition in Your High Tunnel – Fertilizer and Nutrient Solution Mixing Tips

June 22, 2017 - From Issue: 630

By: Petrus Langenhoven

Developing and mixing your nutrient solution is one of several very important steps in the production process. Mistakes are easily made when fertilizers are mixed. Not only does this have [Read More…]

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Vegetable Crops – General

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Taking Care of Plant Nutrition in Your High Tunnel – Water Soluble Fertilizer Calculations

June 7, 2017 - From Issue: 629

By: Petrus Langenhoven

Every grower will have to do some basic calculations when mixing a nutrient solution. Understanding some of the calculations will help you to apply the correct concentration of a nutrient [Read More…]

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Taking Care of Plant Nutrition in Your High Tunnel – Water Hardness and the Removal of Unwanted Ions

May 25, 2017 - From Issue: 628

By: Petrus Langenhoven

It is essential, especially in hydroponics to start with a laboratory analysis of your source water. It is also important to do follow-up analysis throughout the year. Water quality can [Read More…]

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Taking Care of Plant Nutrition in Your High Tunnel – Water Alkalinity

May 9, 2017 - From Issue: 627

By: Petrus Langenhoven

In the past I have had many conversations with growers about plant nutrition in their high tunnels. A good plant nutrient management plan is an integral part of making a [Read More…]

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Soil Tests

March 15, 2017 - From Issue: 624

By: Wenjing Guan

Figure 1. Take soil samples at 6 inches deep

We can never emphasize too much the importance of conducting soil tests. Ideally, soil test should be conducted on a yearly basis. The reason soil testing is so important is [Read More…]

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A Case Study: What Cover Crops Could Achieve in High Tunnels in the Middle of Summer?

August 4, 2016 - From Issue: 618

By: Wenjing Guan

Figure 2. Cowpea was worked into the soil

We have grown strawberries from Aug, 2015 to May, 2016 in one of our high tunnels at Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center. After taking the strawberry plants out of the high [Read More…]

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How Much Nitrogen is Too Much for Pumpkins

June 8, 2016 - From Issue: 614

By: Wenjing Guan

We sometimes hear that excessive nitrogen could delay fruit set, stimulate excessive vine growth, and depress overall yield of pumpkins, but it is often unclear how much nitrogen is too [Read More…]

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Cucurbits
- Pumpkins

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Salt Accumulation for Vegetable Production in High Tunnels

May 10, 2016 - From Issue: 612

By: Wenjing Guan

In a recent visit to a high tunnel, we observed a severe salinity problem on tomatoes. Approximately one month after planting , most tomato plants in the affected area had [Read More…]

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Importance of Water and Soil Analysis for High Tunnel Growers

April 12, 2016 - From Issue: 610

By: Petrus Langenhoven

Census data showed that in 2014 Indiana (12 acres), Illinois (11 acres) and Kentucky (13 acres) dedicated a very small portion of their food crop acreage to production under protection.[Read More…]

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Effects of Nitrogen Fertilizers on Soil pH

April 11, 2016 - From Issue: 610

By: Wenjing Guan

Soil pH plays an important role in plant nutrition. However, we might not be familiar with how nitrogen fertilizers influence soil pH over time. This article explains how nitrogen fertilizers [Read More…]

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Soil Fertility and Fertilizers

Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Soil nutrients, plant nutrition, soil testing and sampling, soil acidity, soil organic matter, green manures and cover crops, animal manures, fertilizer recommendations, fertilizer materials, etc.

Taking Care of Plant Nutrition in Your High Tunnel – Fertilizer and Nutrient Solution Mixing Tips

Taking Care of Plant Nutrition in Your High Tunnel – Water Soluble Fertilizer Calculations

Taking Care of Plant Nutrition in Your High Tunnel – Water Hardness and the Removal of Unwanted Ions

Taking Care of Plant Nutrition in Your High Tunnel – Water Alkalinity

Soil Tests

A Case Study: What Cover Crops Could Achieve in High Tunnels in the Middle of Summer?

How Much Nitrogen is Too Much for Pumpkins

Salt Accumulation for Vegetable Production in High Tunnels

Importance of Water and Soil Analysis for High Tunnel Growers

Effects of Nitrogen Fertilizers on Soil pH

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