1. How can I use compost? Updated: November 01, 2011
2. When and with what do I fertilize blueberries? Updated: October 06, 2011
3. Should I fertilize my trees during the summer; they are not looking good? I live in Colorado. Updated: September 20, 2011
4. How does one calculate the pounds of nitrogen in ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate? Updated: April 21, 2011
5. How can I get my soil tested? Updated: September 24, 2010
6. Will I benefit from having my soil tested? Updated: September 24, 2010
7. How much fertilizer should I put on my lawn? Updated: September 24, 2010
8. What is the current turn-around-time for a soil test submitted to the Colorado State University Soil Lab? Updated: September 24, 2010
9. Why should I take a soil sample? Updated: September 24, 2010
10. What is a recommended fertilizer for tomato plants in a home garden? I live in Colorado. Updated: June 25, 2010
11. How do I go about having the soil on my land tested? I live in Texas. Updated: February 24, 2010
12. Can poultry litter be spread on my garden? What is the recommended rate for application? Updated: February 18, 2010
13. Why is it important to plant crops according to their soil pH preferences? Which vegetables prefer to grow in acidic soil, and which prefer alkaline soil? Updated: January 25, 2010
14. How should pastures be fertilized? Updated: June 02, 2009
15. In soils with high levels of calcium carbonate and low levels of gypsum, what soil amendment may be used to provide better soil tilth? I live in New Mexico. Updated: August 07, 2008
16. We heat our Minnesota home with a corn-burning stove, which burns dried corn cobs at a very hot temperature so that all is left is a little brick of ash each day. The guy who sold us the stove said that the ash was full of nitrogen and makes great lawn fertilizer. I was wondering if that's true. Updated: May 15, 2008
17. What does fish emulsion do and can it be used in container plantings? Updated: April 22, 2008
18. I chop my vegetable vines, leaves, peelings, etc., and leave them in the garden. I pull a little soil over them and till everything in by late fall. Is this an acceptable practice to use instead of a compost pile? Updated: March 07, 2008
19. I need to know how to raise the soil pH under large Ponderosa pine trees. Updated: March 04, 2008
20. We had our soil tested at our local Minnesota Extension office. Our fertilizer recommendation was 15-0-30. I am having trouble finding fertilizer that is anywhere close to that NPK ratio. What would you suggest? Also, how late in the fall can I fertilize shrubs and lawns? Updated: February 20, 2008
21. What are some organic fertilizers for new lawns? Updated: January 08, 2008
22. I just got soil sample results back from the Extension office for my blueberries. I have two patches, one of which came in "looking good" at 5.0 pH and the other on the low end of what is recommended at 4.2 pH. In the soil recommendations, they didn't recommend lime. I am a bit worried about the 4.2 pH; will my blueberries be OK at that low of a pH? Updated: January 07, 2008
23. Do I need to use a lawn fertilizer containing potassium? Updated: January 07, 2008
24. Do I need to apply lawn fertilizers with micronutrients? Updated: January 07, 2008
25. Why does my St. Augustine lawn turn yellow? Updated: January 07, 2008
26. What is the best fertility recommendation for my yard? Updated: January 07, 2008
27. What sources of calcium can be used by organic gardeners? Updated: January 07, 2008
28. Is there an organic source of potassium for my vegetable garden? Updated: January 07, 2008
29. Is there an organic source of phosphorus for my vegetable garden? Updated: January 07, 2008
30. How much manure should be added to a vegetable garden? Updated: January 07, 2008

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