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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    October 16, 2012
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    It is very difficult for a plant to get too much phosphorus due to the fact that it is difficult for plants to absorb phosphorus in the first place. That said, you can offset the phosphorus some by adding more nitrogen fertilizer. However, I would recommend getting a soil test to know for certain what the soil is lacking or needs.

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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    December 5, 2012
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    These articles may help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/seeds/preventing-white-fluffy-fungus-on-seed-starting-soil.htm
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/hpgen/preventing-mold-in-the-soil-of-a-houseplant.htm

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  • Answered by
    AnnsGreeneHaus on
    December 5, 2012
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    Try sprinkling the top of the soil with cinnamon. Cinnamon is a natural funicide.

    Also, it might be caused by one of several things.

    Potting soild should be purchased by a "greenhouse" that grows their plant material. Buy the soil they grow in. All potting soils are NOT created equally! A commercial peatlite potting soil media should not have mold spores.

    Are you keeping the plant really wet? Sometimes this happens. Let the plant dry slightly between waterings.

    Is the top of the soil getting any light and/or air ventilation? No light and stagnant air will help mold grow.

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    AnnsGreeneHaus on
    June 3, 2013
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    You could have the space plowed with a tractor. You could also make raised beds. This link will offer several articles on tilling and gardening: http://www.google.com/cse?cx=012078378210706707791%3Af1h5n_k1r5e&ie=UTF-8&q=tilling+garden&oq=tilling+garden&gs_l=partner.3..0j0i5j0i8l5.60327.66350.0.76178.14.10.0.4.4.0.334.1379.1j7j0j1.9.0.gsnos%2Cn%3D13..0.0.6066j4021112j14..1ac.1.rbLbyR_pZnw#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=tilling%20garden&gsc.page=1

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  • Answered by
    AnnsGreeneHaus on
    July 24, 2013
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    If you haven't had your soil tested, that's the first thing I'd to. Contact your local agricultural extension office to ask about having your soil tested.

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    AnnsGreeneHaus on
    August 7, 2013
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    Taken from "Homegrown Goodness", to answer a question similar to yours:
    a mixture of clover, hairy vetch and some sort of grass would be great for over seeding the area (as a cover crop). If you can get a hold of large quantities of chipped trees (contact local tree trimming services/utility companies) and get them to dump the loads of chipped material, After it composts for about a year it is good to go...quite useful as mulch and soil amendment. You can spike the piles with some forest soil or compost to 'jump start' them

    Read more: http://alanbishop.proboards.com/thread/5365#ixzz2bJr95w2T

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    AnnsGreeneHaus on
    September 11, 2013
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    If there is no water standing on the aluminum sheeting, there should be no problem. If the sheeting isn't well drained, you could get pinholes from acidic fertilizer or soil. What is the depth of soil over the gravel? Personally, I feel that EPDM rubber (like roofs or pond liner) would be a longer-lived product than aluminum sheeting.

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