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Diagnosing mineral deficiencies in cabbages: Part 1

Usually, farmers panic when they see a deficiency symptom in their cabbages and try to ask for outside help. Often those that they ask don't know and are too embarrassed to admit it; instead of saying they don't know, they offer up a diagnosis as a guess to try and save face.

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