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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 239) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 239 By: John Ferguson A study published in the journal Plant Diseases (2023), researchers discovered that licorice leaf extract is a potent bactericide and fungicide. It does...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 238) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 238 By: John Ferguson A new study by the University of Bristol has found that artificial fertilizers limit pollination by changing how bumble bees sense flowers. They found...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 238) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 237 By: John Ferguson Back in January I joined several Facebook groups related to gardening. After reading numerous posts over the last few months, a very distinct pattern...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 236) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 236 By: John Ferguson With summer around the corner many of us have planted peppers in our gardens. A meta-analysis of the nutritional benefits of peppers found many reasons to...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 235) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 235 By: John Ferguson Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a new branch on the tree of life. They discovered a new supergroup of microbes that are...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 234) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 234 By: John Ferguson A recent study compared nitrogen (N) supplied to plants in an artificial form (ammonium sulfate) to nitrogen in an organic form (poultry litter, blood...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 233) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 233 By: John Ferguson A question I have been asked hundreds of times over the years is: “I have weeds in my (lawn, garden, flowerbed, etc.) where did they come from? There are...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 232) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 232 By: John Ferguson A growing problem in agriculture and gardening is the microplastics produced as plastic products degrade. The world produces 400 million tons of waste...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 231) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 231 By: John Ferguson Additional research keeps being published on the importance of trace and micronutrients in the soil and how it affects our lives. In this week’s journals...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 230) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 230 By: John Ferguson Jeff Lowenfels now has a series of podcasts on soil biology. Jeff is the author of several books every serious gardener should read and understand. Jeff...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 229) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 229 By: John Ferguson I normally do not talk about flowers directly since Brenda does such a great job. However, last week while at the farm I found a pleasant surprise growing...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 228) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 228 By: John Ferguson Last week we were talking about the importance of using our landscapes to help protect our pollinators and birds. This week I read an article on how...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 227) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 227 By: John Ferguson The Environmental Working Groups (EWG) guide to healthy eating has just been released for 2023. Yet again, strawberries top EWG’s Dirty Dozen list. 22...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 226) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 226 By: John Ferguson A question I often get asked is why do we want to plant native plants in our landscapes? There are many good reasons why we should use more native...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 225) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 225 By: John Ferguson As gardeners we often hear about and must deal with compaction. Compaction reduces oxygen entering the soil, reduces plant growth, reduces nutrient...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 224) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 224 By: John Ferguson More and more health professionals are talking about the importance of nutrient dense food. The Epoch Times newspaper (Mind and Body section), had a very...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 223) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 223 By: John Ferguson We continue to learn almost daily how microbes are directly related to health, from our soils to our digestive system. A new research paper has found that...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 222) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 222 By: John Ferguson With spring around the corner, I want to continue to talk about plant nutrition and go a little deeper into minerals and elements. I read an interesting...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 221) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 221 By: John Ferguson A question I often get asked is why do I recommend organic fertilizers? The short answer is they provide better results at a lower cost. They improve our...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 220) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 220 By: John Ferguson We often talk about the importance of growing more of our own food organically and re-mineralizing the soil. Many medical doctors are unaware of the...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 219) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 219 By: John Ferguson Many garden products contain PFAS that are extremely toxic compounds. On numerus occasions we have talked about the dangers of PFAS chemicals short for...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 218) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 218 By: John Ferguson Since I love soils I though I would share this with you. The heart of any successful gardening program is getting healthy soil as we have discussed...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 217) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 217 By: John Ferguson Many times, we have talked about the dangers of using sewage sludge (biosolids) or compost and fertilizers made from them, on our gardens. Many companies...
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John's Corner: Soil & Plants (Part 216) News from the Wonderful World of Soil & plants 216 By: John Ferguson A question I often get asked is “What is humus?” Simply – Humus is the most important part of a healthy fertile soil! Humus (humic substances) come...
