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Too Much Manure, Salt in Soils, and A Plant Threesome
FromPlantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors
Too Much Manure, Salt in Soils, and A Plant Threesome
FromPlantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Mar 12, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode C.L. and Ellen discuss research into growing plants in salty soils, aerating lawns with spiky shoes, and a plant that’s a three some. We end explaining why it’s possible to have too much manure in your soil. :47 Did You Know: From the world of Plant Science: salty soils 3:50 True or False: You can aerate your lawn by walking on it with golf shoes. 7:57 Eat/Drink/Grow: Lichen: The plant that’s a threesome? 14:44 Love Letters and Questions: Tim writes, “Is it possible to have too much manure in your garden soil?” Link to the article about salty soils and bacteria: https://news.byu.edu/intellect/byu-scientists-discover-way-to-make-crops-grow-in-salt-damaged-soil
Released:
Mar 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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