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Magnesium in Plants

March 1, 2021 by hsotr

Magnesium deficiency

Magnesium serves two roles affecting plants. One is improving plant health via the soil, and the other is improving plant health directly.

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Fruit, Nutrition, Plant Health, Soil, Vegetables

Iron in Plants

February 22, 2021 by hsotr

Iron deficiency in peaches

Did you know that plants need iron? No iron, no chlorophyll, and therefore no photosynthesis.

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Fruit, Herbs, Insect Pests, Nutrition, Ornamental Plants, Plant Health, Soil, Vegetables

Copper in Plants

February 15, 2021 by hsotr

Copper in Plants

Copper is of particular importance to cereal crops because of its role in reproductive growth and grain production.

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Field Crops, Plant Health, Soil, Vegetables

Cobalt in Plants

February 8, 2021 by hsotr

Cobalt in Plants

In recent years, it has come to light that cobalt is indeed an essential micronutrient for at least some plant species, particularly legumes.

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Animal Health, Field Crops, Nutrition, Plant Health, Seed Saving, Soil, Stewardship, Vegetables

Vegetable Guide—Updated

February 3, 2021 by hsotr

Vegetable Guide—Updated

We have revised and updated our free online vegetable guide just in time for the coming season. Look for a new section on companion planting.

Filed Under: The Garden Tagged With: Food, Insect Pests, Plant Health, Seed Saving, Soil, Vegetables

Chlorine in Plants

February 1, 2021 by hsotr

Chlorine in Plants

You may be surprised to know that chlorine is an important nutrient in plants. It plays a key role in splitting water to produce oxygen.

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Nutrition, Ornamental Plants, Plant Health, Soil, Vegetables, Water

How Does Organic No-Till Farming Work?

January 27, 2021 by hsotr

How Does Organic No-Till Work?

The primary goal of organic no-till is essentially the same as that of conventional no-till—to protect soil from erosion.

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Cover Crops, Draft Animals, Field Crops, Plant Health, Soil, Stewardship

Calcium in Plants

January 25, 2021 by hsotr

Blossom end rot

Plants depend on calcium to properly grow, photosynthesize, absorb nutrients, and resist stress.

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Fruit, Lawns, Nutrition, Plant Health, Soil, Vegetables, Water

Boron in Plants

January 18, 2021 by hsotr

Boron deficiency

To say that boron is important to plants would be the height of understatement. To put it more plainly, plants simply would not exist without boron. The reason boron is so crucial to plant health is that it is involved in ion exchange and the movement of other nutrients across cell membranes. Without boron, plants […]

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Field Crops, Fruit, Nutrition, Ornamental Plants, Pastures, Plant Health, Soil, Vegetables

Aluminum in Plants

January 11, 2021 by hsotr

Aluminum in Plants

Most people probably don’t think of aluminum as a key nutrient for field, garden, or orchard crops, and indeed scientists don’t consider it essential for plant growth. Nevertheless, it appears to have an important role in keeping pathogens in check. In particular, we know that aluminum helps prevent late blight in potatoes, and it appears […]

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Cover Crops, Field Crops, Fruit, Nutrition, Ornamental Plants, Plant Health, Soil, Vegetables

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