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Monday, July 14, 2008
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Andy H
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Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia
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I was getting very frustrated at the slow growth of the 849 Reid and now I know the problem. The surface layer of soil looked good enough but there was some compaction issues so I carefully used a turning fork to break up the soil. To my surprise there was still lots of organic matter approximately 4 inches down that did not break down and is no doubt causing nitrogen defiency in this patch only. The result of 60 bags of leaves. Soooooo....after some careful consideration I added 3 lbs of blood meal watered in with humic acid. This will certainly alter the soil composition. I will keep the plant growing but the results will no doubt be disappointing. The soil, however, should be good next year! Live and learn.
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