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<blockquote data-quote="WTM" data-source="post: 4947118" data-attributes="member: 6230"><p>i made a tool to crimp it down at flowering. it breaks the stem and kills the plants. in a raised bed id just cut it at the base, kind of rake it in and plant thru it. the natural way to soil building is top down, that is it will decompose and feed the soil from the top to bottom without having to till it in.</p><p></p><p>here is the way i do the bigger gardens:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.tndeer.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=345084&hilit=crops" target="_blank">viewtopic.php?f=39&t=345084&hilit=crops</a></p><p></p><p>here is a topic on nitrogen and planting rates for soil balance:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.tndeer.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=350485&p=4472432&hilit=crops#p4472432" target="_blank">viewtopic.php?f=39&t=350485&p=4472432&hilit=crops#p4472432</a></p><p></p><p>the advantage of all this? i use zero synthetic fertilizer now and the only organic fertilizer that i use is tomato tone and fish emulsion for tomatoes, squash, cukes, peppers. this year i used zero insecticide, didnt have to. i think synthetic fertilizers kind of attract bugs by making the plants more bitter. i did use some neem oil for aphids on tomatoes.</p><p></p><p>yield was good. i filled up the freezer and gave a lot of stuff away to folks that wanted some food.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WTM, post: 4947118, member: 6230"] i made a tool to crimp it down at flowering. it breaks the stem and kills the plants. in a raised bed id just cut it at the base, kind of rake it in and plant thru it. the natural way to soil building is top down, that is it will decompose and feed the soil from the top to bottom without having to till it in. here is the way i do the bigger gardens: [url=http://www.tndeer.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=345084&hilit=crops]viewtopic.php?f=39&t=345084&hilit=crops[/url] here is a topic on nitrogen and planting rates for soil balance: [url=http://www.tndeer.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=350485&p=4472432&hilit=crops#p4472432]viewtopic.php?f=39&t=350485&p=4472432&hilit=crops#p4472432[/url] the advantage of all this? i use zero synthetic fertilizer now and the only organic fertilizer that i use is tomato tone and fish emulsion for tomatoes, squash, cukes, peppers. this year i used zero insecticide, didnt have to. i think synthetic fertilizers kind of attract bugs by making the plants more bitter. i did use some neem oil for aphids on tomatoes. yield was good. i filled up the freezer and gave a lot of stuff away to folks that wanted some food. [/QUOTE]
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