Selecting organic soil amendments for landscapes
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The composition of the soil on site, species of plants to be used and the contents of composts to be used are important factors to be considered when choosing the suitable organic soil amendments for landscapes. Limestone and compost are best for soils with pH below 5.0 and organic matter less than 6%, planted with plants thriving in mildly acid soils. Compost with pH near 6.2 without limestone is suitable for acid loving plants planted in soils with pH below 6.0 and organic matter less than 6%. Nonacid loving plants to be planted in soils with pH above 5.0 need compost with limestone.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1997
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It's good for what ails you
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Using compost in soil helps to lighten clay soil much more effectively than sand, it improves the water-holding capacity of sandy soils and compost also releases many nutrients slowly into the soil. Compost is much cheaper than buying fertilizers and its effects last for up to eight years. Weeds and diseases are suppressed by a top dressing of compost and it can also control vegetable pests such as striped cucumber beetle. If gardeners and farmers used more compost rather than chemical fertilizers then there might not be so many environmental problems.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1997
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Market strength in horticultural industries
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Nurseries and greenhouses that use a large amount of organic material are potential buyers of compost. Compost has the ability to make a good topsoil which can be maintained even after several harvests. Since good organic material is required by farmers who grow fruits and vegetables, it is necessary to maintain the standards for manufacture of mature and excellent quality compost for success in servicing them and the guidelines for usage have to be specified.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1995
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