Sweet AND SOUR gardening
Although I’ve done thousands of soil tests, I’ve only occasionally performed a soil test on my home vegetable garden. And each time, the home soil test has shown very high phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). The diagnosis: lots of compost has been added.
Easily overdone
On a farm, nutrient budgets are important for ensuring sufficient nutrient availability without breaking the financial budget. In a home garden such economics are often disregarded. Applying a bucketful of compost per square metre will easily supply the amount of nutrients removed even in
