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Ants
in your strawberry patch can be very destructive. I don't mind a few
taking on a snack but when over half of the strawberries I picked had
large ant holes then it was time to take action. My harvest had gone
from 3 pounds of strawberries a day down to maybe a pound and one-half.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Picture
on left is what I was seeing on a large majority of my strawberries.
Large holes and ants. It is sickening to see that berry wasted on ants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I
tried onion water as a deterrent but it did nothing. So then I
remembered my cabbage plant that had an ant mound under neath it.
Soap. I applied soapy water to the root area and the ants vacated the
cabbage roots, so I decided to try my soap solution. I am not big on
killing everthing that bothers my garden, I would rather chase it away
or use other insects to fight off the issues. Suggestions of hot water,
dish detergent as soap, vinegar, sugar with cinnamon or grits were
solutions for killing the ants. I really didn't want them dead I just
wanted them to find a different food source. NOTE: even if suggested
NEVER use dish detergent, it is not good for the garden. Use only
organic soaps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Earlier
in the year(in the winter) I was preparing organic pest solutions and
one of those was soap water. I purchased an organic bar of soap from
the Dollar Store, Yardley oatmeal and Almond, slivered the soap and put
it in a gallon of saved rain water and let it soak, shaking it up every
week of so. I intended to dilute one to one but have since found out it
will go much farther than a one to one mix.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I
found that I could add about 2 cups of soap water to every two gallons
of rain water for a great pest solution. I then went into my strawberry
patch in the morning and started to pick my berries. Every time I was a
berry covered or bitten by ant I gave the plant a douse of soap water.
I took about 8 gallons of soap solution to finish the patch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In
the evening of the same day I went out to see if it was working and It
was. Some of the ant mound that I identified and gone away, the ants
just moved out. I still found some ant chewing away on my strawberries
so I either missed that area or they need another douse. Now I was up
to 12 gallons of soap solution and the gallon of soap solution I had
stared with was still going strong (plenty left).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The
second morning I went out to pick strawberries and voila most of the
strawberries I pick were good to go and those that were still bothered
by ant got another douse of soap solution.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I was happy with the results. Soap is the remedy for my ant problem.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Other
solutions suggest prevention by putting charcoal dust around the
perimeter of the patch but since I didn't want to confine my ant I
wanted to chase them away I will use a perimeter solution once I think
my ant have vacated my patch for good, maybe preventing the same problem
for next year.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This
colander should have been full to the brim with berries, over half of
my berries were destroyed by ants. This is the picture on the first day
before soap solution.</span></div>
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This colander (right) is the berries I picked the day after the soap solution. Much better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My patch of strawberries is in the background. For how I plant and maintain my strawberry patch see <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/diyorganicgarden/vegetable-plants/strawberries/plantstrawberries">PLANT STRAWBERRIES.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Go to for more information on <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/diyorganicgarden/vegetable-plants/strawberries">Strawberry types and general information</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><b>STRAWBERRY SOLUTION RECIPE:</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Prepare soap solution:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I bar organic soap(oatmeal, almond, lavendar, mint) unscented is good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1 gallon rain water, or spring water, just don't use city tap water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Shave
the soap bar into small piece and put in 1 gallon of water. I use a
gallon milk jug. Let sit for at least two days and shake to desolve the
soap shaving.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Divide
gallon soap into two 5 gallon buckets and fill with rain water. Stir
thoroughly. Pour soap solution in a pour can, I use a 2 gallon
sprinkler can with the sprinkler nozzle off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Pour
this solution around the base of the strawberries and on any trouble
areas with ants. I sprinkles down the paths of my strawberries the
first day and then just applied to missed area or on areas still
experiencing ants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I put remaining amount of soap solution back into one gallon milk jugs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I plant my strawberries using the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/diyorganicgarden/vegetable-plants/strawberries">Matted Row System</a>.</span> <span style="font-size: small;"> I bought Earliglow June bearing strawberries about 8 years ago and started them in a tiered system. <br />
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I could never figure out how to manage the runners and so the weeds took
over and I had to clean out the spot and start over. Luckily the
strawberry plants were still there so I did not have to buy more. I
simply had to reorganize the beds into something I could manage.<br />
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To the left is a picture of how over grown it had become with weeds.<br />
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To the right is a picture with it cleaned out but still having some
trees roots that need digging. I dug all the tree roots out and then
replanted my strawberries in row about 5 foot apart.<br />
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To the left is my cleaned out patch with strawberries about 5 foot apart
giving me ample space with walking and picking strawberries. I laid
down two pieces of newspaper over lapping with a hole cut to slip the
strawberry plant through and then covered with about 6 inches of
shredded paper. This mulch process will suppress most of the weeds,
decompose to always add additional organic matter(fertilizer to my
plants).<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I
now will take my runners from the strawberries and add to the left side
of my rows thus growing the row left. As the original row dies (in
about 3 years) that will create the new path for picking. When the
newly created rows meet the "old row" I will start planting my runners
to the right going back to the original row position. This will go back
and forth in a 6 to 10 years cycle giving me new plants to replace the
old and keeping the strawberry patch fresh.<br />
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To the right are new rows of strawberries I have created by cutting some
of the runners last year to grow a new larger patch of strawberries,
this time using straw and news paper under the straw as a mulch and weed
bearer. <br />
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The planters you see in the front of my strawberries also contain
strawberry plants. These are there just in case we move, then I have
strawberry plant ready to trans port at anytime. Some of my planter
have asparagus (this is an experiment) in growing asparagus in
containers.<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>If
you have purchased bare root strawberries (plants not in a pot) the
roots will be long and stringy. Dig a wide, 3 inch deep hole and spread
the roots out and cover up to the crown. This will bring dirt up to
just below the leaves of the strawberry, and cover. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>I am harvesting about 1 to 3 lbs of strawberries per day from an estimated 4 dozen plants . In the Louisiana, MO area? Stop by the Garden and buy some. Very tasty. <br /></span></span></span></div>
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you have purchased strawberries in a pot, dig a hole the size and depth
of your pot and place in the ground matching the soil depth and cover.</span></span></span>Artistreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166535811245648121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666207429581631591.post-4746559035552100412013-06-03T09:18:00.001-07:002013-06-03T09:18:28.393-07:00"How To" Organic Gardening: STRAWBERRIES<a href="http://howtoorganicgardening.blogspot.com/2013/06/strawberries.html?spref=bl">"How To" Organic Gardening: STRAWBERRIES</a>: Growing Strawberries Information taken from: http://urbanext.illinois.edu/strawberries/growing.cfm WEBSITE: DIY ORGANIC GARDEN Typ...Artistreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166535811245648121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666207429581631591.post-87759812335599580182013-06-03T03:00:00.000-07:002013-06-03T03:00:09.125-07:00STRAWBERRIES<table cellspacing="0" class="sites-layout-hbox"><tbody>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="TOC-Information-taken-from:-http:-urbanext.illinois.edu-strawberries-growing.cfm"></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">Information taken from: http://urbanext.illinois.edu/strawberries/growing.cfm </span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small;">June bearing(this is what I have) or spring bearing, everbearing and day neutral are the three
types of strawberries grown in Illinois.
Fruits of day neutral plants and everbearers are usually smaller than
June-bearers fruit.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">June bearing strawberries produce a crop during
a two-to-three week period
in the spring. June-bearers produce flowers, fruits and runners. They
are
classified into early, mid-season and late varieties. Mine start
produceing the last weeks of May and continue until Mid June with
sporadic berries after that.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">Everbearing strawberries produce three periods of flowers and fruit during the
spring, summer and fall. Everbearers do not produce many runners.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">Day neutral strawberries will produce fruit throughout the growing season.
These strawberries produce just a few runners.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">Everbearing and day neutral strawberries are great for gardeners who have
limited space. They can be grown in terraced beds, barrels or pyramids. They
can also be used as an edging plant or a groundcover.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Plant strawberries as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring. This
is usually in March or April allowing the plants to become well established
before the hot weather arrives. Do not work the soil if it is wet. Wait a few
days until it dries.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="TOC-Try-to-plant-strawberries-on-a-cloudy-day-or-during-the-late-afternoon.-Set-the-strawberry-plant-in-the-soil-so-that-the-soil-is-just-covering-the-tops-of-the-roots.-Do-not-cover-the-crown."></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Try to plant strawberries on a cloudy day or during the late afternoon. Set
the strawberry plant in the soil so that the soil is just covering the tops of
the roots. Do not cover the crown.</span></span></h3>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="TOC-Matted-Row-Systems"></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Matted
Row Systems</span></span></b></span></span></span></h3>
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">This system is the best for growing June-bearing cultivars. In this system,
the strawberry plants should be set eighteen to thirty inches apart in rows
three to four feet apart. Daughter plants are allowed to root freely to become
a matted row no wider than two feet. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I use the matted row system. <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/diyorganicgarden/vegetable-plants/strawberries/plantstrawberries">See my Strawberries for how this is done.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This system limits the number of daughter plants that grow from a mother
plant. The mother plants are set eighteen to thirty inches apart in rows three
to four feet apart. The daughter plants are spaced to root no closer than four
inches apart. All other runners are pulled or cut from the mother plants. Even
though more care is needed under this system, advantages include higher yields,
larger berries and fewer disease problems.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">After four or five weeks, the plants will produce runners and new daughter
plants.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hill System</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">This is the best system for growing day-neutral and
everbearing strawberries. In this system all the runners are removed so only
the original mother plant remains. Removing the runners causes the mother plant
to develop more crowns and flower stalks. Multiple rows are arranged in groups
of two, three or four plants with a two foot walkway between each group of
rows. Plants are set about one foot apart in multiple rows. During the first
two or three weeks of growth, the planting should be weeded; then the bed
should be mulched</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><span style="font-size: small;">When purchasing strawberries by the pound, one-and-a-half
pounds equal one quart. This will yield about four cups of sliced strawberries.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> RECIPES</span></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>The <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/diyorganicgarden/vegetable-plants/goog_1234974568" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Illinois has some good recipes</a></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">PEST MANAGEMENT, HELPFUL RESOURCES</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="font-size: large;">WEBSITE: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/diyorganicgarden/my-store" target="_blank">DIY ORGANIC GARDEN</a></span></span></div>
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Farming</span></u></a></div>
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<span class="text45049font11">(Canadian
Organic Growers, 2005)</span><span class="text45049font10"> </span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span class="text45049font12">Covers
the essential topics of organic farming, from soil building and planting to
weed and pest management, certification, and marketing strategies. Also
includes a one-year membership with the Canadian Organic Growers network.</span></div>
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<span class="text45049font14">By
Eliot Coleman </span></div>
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<span class="text45049font14">(Chelsea
Green Publishing, 1989) </span></div>
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Although some details have been improved upon by others, this sets the
standard for meticulous, well-planned small-scale organic vegetable production</span></span><br />
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<span class="text45049font20">By Karl
Schwenke </span></div>
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<span class="text45049font20">(Storey
Publishing, 1991) </span></div>
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<span class="text45049font20">A good
introduction to the pitfalls and potential of making a living from the land. </span><span class="text45049font21"> </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="text45054anc"></a><span class="text45054font5">Cover crops and crop rotations</span><span class="text45054font6"> </span></div>
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<span class="text45054font15">(Northeast
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<span class="text45054font17">The </span><span class="text45054font17">NEON</span><span class="text45054font17"> project gathered 12 experienced organic vegetable
farmers, put them in a room and produced this stunning chart outlining
real-life, practical 4- and 5-year crop rotation sequences with multiple
variations. A real head-scratcher, in the best possible way. (free
download, . PDF format)This is a good one to look at.</span></div>
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<span class="text39571font6">By Steve Gilman </span></div>
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<span class="text39571font6">(NOFA
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Croplands" </span></a></div>
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2003) </span></div>
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bulletin discussing the basics of weed ecology, cropping system design to
minimize weed pressure and alternative weed management methods such as
flameweeding and weeder geese. </span></div>
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<a href="https://attra.ncat.org/pest.html" target="_blank"><span class="text39613font12">ATTRA's Pest Management Resources Page</span></a><span class="text39613font11"> </span></div>
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<span class="text39613font11">Includes
many valuable short publications on specific disease management issues,
including "Organic Control of White Mold on Soybeans," "Notes on
Compost Teas," "Use of Baking Soda as a Fungicide," "Downy
Mildew Control in Cucurbits," and "Organic Alternatives for Late
Blight Control on Potatoes." A longer, more general ATTRA publication is
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<a href="http://www.biocontrol.entomology.cornell.edu/" target="_blank"><span class="text39613font8">Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in NorthAmerica</span></a><br />
<span class="text39613font9">(</span><span class="text39613font9">Cornell</span><span class="text39613font9"> </span><span class="text39613font9">University</span><span class="text39613font9">, 2007) </span></div>
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<span class="text39613font9">A
comprehensive guide to biocontrol and IPM, offering individual pages on over
100 natural enemies of insect, disease and weed pests. (free online resource) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><b>Pest Management part 2, </b><b>TSP</b><b> part 11</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">WEBSITE: <a href="http://goo.gl/5rZcH" target="_blank">DIY ORGANIC GARDENING</a></span></b></span></div>
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Well balanced/managed soils and healthy crops can stand up
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In part one we spoke of having flowering plants to attract
beneficial insects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also need to
plant the grounds of the land with perennial type of flowers the will start
flowering as soon as possible in the region we live in and will continue all
year or until first frost.</div>
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Make a chart of the flowering, trees, shrubs and flowers you
have in the immediate area of your garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You will need name of flowering plant, when it starts to flower and when
the flowers cease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once the chart is done
you can see the holes you need to fill in to complete the flowering cycle of
your garden/farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People living on 5
acres or more will use the flowering vegetation directly connected to their
property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those of use that live in
Urban or City areas will consider the flowering vegetation within one to two
block radius of our garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you have
neighbors putting in gardens then consider moving your parameter closer to your
garden as your neighbor may get more benefit from the flowering shrubs in their
back yard than you will.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Urban/City
area it is a guessing game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do the best
you can to put the beneficial plants in your own yard, maybe even your neighbor
wouldn’t mind if you cultivate an area of their yard if you promise to keep
weeded etc.</div>
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Find innovative ways to solve the
situations.<b> </b><span class="text45860font1">Washington</span><span class="text45860font1"> growers Eric and Deanna Strandberg transitioned their 400
acres of apple and pear orchards to organic in part because they noticed that
the conventional way of dealing with pests by spraying often just created more
pest problems, requiring more spraying. Organic pest management, in contrast,
seeks to protect beneficial organisms for the services they can provide. </span></div>
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<span class="text45860font1">In their
first transition year, Eric asked neighboring householders with fruit trees if
he could put crumpled up newspapers in the crotches of their trees to catch
earwigs, which feed on the eggs of the pear psylla, the worst pear pest
worldwide.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The earwigs ue the newspaper
during the day for a home and come out at night to eat the psylla..<a href="http://newfarm.rodaleinstitute.org/casestudies/pinecreek/lotter.shtml" target="_blank">Case study by Rodale Institute. </a></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“<span class="text43579font2">Organic farmers have long maintained that synthetic
fertilizers and pesticides make pest problems worse. Recent research has begun
to support those observations. Plant susceptibility to insect feeding has been
linked to high plant nitrogen levels, which in turn are related to the high
soluble fertilizer inputs typical of non-organic agriculture. Free amino acids,
again associated with high N applications, have also been reported to increase
pest attacks. Compost-fed plants have lower soluble nitrogen levels and are
thus less attractive to pests.” Rodale Institute.</span></div>
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<span class="text846font4">“Systemic
acquired resistance:</span><span class="text846font3"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Do plants have immune systems?</b> Some scientists think the answer is
yes. The term "systemic acquired resistance" refers to physiological
changes that occur in plants in response to initial insect feeding or disease
infection. These changes can help the plants stop the infection or slow insect
reproduction rates. There's even evidence that crop plants under insect attack
emit volatile scent signals to protect themselves or to communicate with insect
enemies of the attackers. </span></div>
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<span class="text846font3">Plant
immune responses may also increase crops' nutritional value.
Researchers in </span><span class="text846font3">California</span><span class="text846font3"> have found that <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">unsprayed
organic fruits produce higher levels of antioxidants</b></span><span class="text846font5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">—</b></span><span class="text846font3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">prized by
health-conscious consumers</b></span><span class="text846font5">—</span><span class="text846font3">in response to insect and pathogen attacks.” Rodale Institute</span></div>
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Biodiversity has proven to be the best pest protection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Creating environments for beneficals to live,
selecting crops appropriate to your area and staying away from synthetic pesticides
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<span class="text43599font6">•</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt;"> </span><span class="text43599font2">Select plants for their attractiveness to beneficial
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<span class="text43599font6">•</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt;"> </span><span class="text43599font2">Choose plants with an early and long bloom period </span></div>
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<span class="text43599font6">•</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt;"> </span><span class="text43599font2">Select plants with low potential to host crop viruses or
attract pest species </span></div>
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<span class="text43599font6">•</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt;"> </span><span class="text43599font2">Choose plants with low potential to become weeds </span></div>
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<span class="text43599font6">•</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt;"> </span><span class="text43599font2">Consider low seed cost and easy establishment </span></div>
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<span class="text43599font2">Many
members of the Umbelliferae (coriander, dill, Queen Anne's lace), Compositae
(goldenrod, yarrow, sunflower), Brassicaceae (sweet alyssum, wild mustard) and
Leguminosae (sweet clover, alfalfa) plant families offer good floral resources
for beneficial insects. </span></div>
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<span class="text43599font2">Among </span><span class="text43599font2">California</span><span class="text43599font2"> vegetable growers, a popular insectary plant mixture is
sweet alyssum, coriander, buckwheat and a cereal grain. (The cereal acts as a
windbreak and as a host for alternate prey of the beneficials.) “ Rodale
institute</span></div>
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Pest management in Organic Systems
requires a leap of faith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, it is
not surprising that soil health and conservation management are the main
ingredients to managing pests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not all
bugs and organisms are problems with crops and the more a person enhances their
environment the more beneficial bugs and organisms move in to help the
gardener/farmer with pest control.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even
chemical herbicides will not totally eliminate the destruction of enemies to
your money crop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></div>
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Consider nature without the intervention of man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The prairie grasses, grains and fruit tress fared well in the world before man started manipulating the environment for
his own needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Organic methods simply
advocate a return to nature; mimicking a natural environment for the benefit of
your crop and in turn creates an environment that helps greenhouse gases,
nutrition, pest management and the pocket book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a
<span style="font-size: large;">Win Win.</span></div>
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One of the easiest ways to start off the process is to add
winter cover crops to your garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
crops nourish your garden/fields, and can create over winter habitat for
beneficial insects and animals.</div>
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As with weed management, identifying the pest is the first
step.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once you have identified the pest (destructive bug),
identify it’s enemy (beneficial insect) and what the habitat is of the
beneficial insect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add the beneficial
habitat and watch for the results.</div>
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Many parts of the nation have aphid problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you do, then identify the predator that eats them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One such predator is the
lady bug beetle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can buy a source of
lady bugs or encourage them to stay year after year by creating habitat for
them to stay in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ladybugs like woody
areas, sticks, tall stands of grass or maybe that winter rye you just planted
for a cover crop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tall ornamental
grasses, instead of cutting them back for the winter leave them alone to create
a safe haven for your over wintering bugs.</div>
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<a href="http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/lacewings/lacewings.htm" target="_blank">Lacewing</a> are similar to lady bugs in what they devour and
over winter in similar ways. Lacewings like Asters, cosmos, sunflowers,
flowering dill and cilantro.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopidae" target="_blank">Lacewings</a>
also dine on aphids and other small larva.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Insects like ladybug and lacewings enjoy a snack of pollen related
flowers that are small, flowers with small to no petal area with large pollen
areas like the sunflower.</div>
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Wasps are another great garden guest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The parasitic wasp will lay their eggs in
larva and insects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The eggs hatch and
eat the larva from the inside out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
you can keep a mud available to the mud dauber wasp they catch insects to feed
to their young. Other wasp types like the small flowers.</div>
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Colorado State
University, extension, <a href="http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05550.html" target="_blank">beneficialinsects and other arthrodos.</a></div>
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Smaller flowers such as the alysum attract smaller insects
such as syrphid flies to pollinate crops and are planted in rows around
lettuces to help control aphids <a href="http://pinterest.com/mywebinfo/nop-pest-control/" target="_blank">see cover crop alyssum</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">.
</span>In the picture are 3 rows of flowers to every 20 rows of lettuce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Syrphid flies plant one or two eggs per
plant, so they inoculate a large field of lettuce with aphid eating helpers.</div>
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Greater diversity of a complex landscape, higher percent of
woody or herbaceious plants support a greater number of spiders…says carol
O’meara of Colorado State University</div>
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Wheat fields in Germany
with mulch created a habitat for spiders which reduced the cereal aphid
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Spider are a great advantage to your crops and you can also change pest behavior, called spider caused
abandonment, which causes cucumber beetles, Japanese beetles, moth and
butterfly larva, leaf hoppers, plant hoppers to abandon that plant if they
detect spiders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spiders kill more
insects than then consume.</div>
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You will have more pests in un managed weedy areas but
managed hedge rows and native perennials will inhabit more beneficial insects.
Native annual and native perennial are more than likely to host beneficial
insects where un managed weeds may be invasive weeds that attract pests.</div>
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See it in action on<a href="http://pinterest.com/mywebinfo/nop-pest-control/" target="_blank"> Pinterest.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/mywebinfo/nop-pest-control/" target="_blank"> </a>
</span>Here I am creating a pictorial of plants and their benefits and how farmers are incorporating these plants into their crops or creating hedge rows to harbor the beneficials </div>
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There are tools available to predict flowering periods of
native<a href="http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/library/linkview.asp?linknum=4335&subject=139" target="_blank"> insectary plants in Missouri</a></div>
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or a <a href="http://extension.missouri.edu/sare/resources/nativepollinators/nativeplants.pdf" target="_blank">.pdf file to download (44 pages)</a><a href="http://extension.missouri.edu/sare/resources/nativepollinators/nativeplants.pdf"></a></div>
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Do a search on <i>(State) native insectary plants</i> for your
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Pest management will continue in Part Two. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Pre-emergent
cultivation/ blind cultivation.</b></div>
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“<span class="text15469font5">The point of blind cultivation
is to stir the top half inch of soil, adding air and causing the millions of
tiny germinating weed seeds to dry out and die. The larger crop seeds are below
the level of the cultivation and remain undamaged. Weed seedlings are at their
most vulnerable at this stage. Effective blind cultivation will give you the
biggest possible crop/weed size differential.” Rodale Institute</span></div>
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Other methods, such as timing can reduce weeds such as “<a href="http://www.newfarm.org/features/1003/ohio%20farmer/index.shtml" target="_blank"><span class="text42442font1">Ohio</span></a><span class="text42442font1"><a href="http://www.newfarm.org/features/1003/ohio%20farmer/index.shtml" target="_blank"> organic grain farmer Dean McIlvaine</a> waits until May or
even early June to put in his corn crop. At this time the soils are warmer and
plants grow more quickly, out-competing weeds. A delayed planting also gives
McIlvaine time to make an extra trip with a disk or field cultivator to kill
more germinating weeds.”</span></div>
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<span class="text16199font3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vegetative and synthetic mulches</b></span><span class="text16199font4"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></div>
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“<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null"><span class="text16199font5">Mulches</span></a><span class="text16199font6"> can be very
effective at controlling weeds. Mulch changes the environment around the soil
surface, making it difficult for weed seeds to germinate and grow. Vegetative
mulches, such as rye straw, can also suppress weeds by allelopathy. Research shows
that rye mulch can reduce weed seed germination by 75 to 95% while leaving
large-seeded crops such as corn, peas, cucumbers or beans unaffected.
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<span class="text16199font6">Natural
or non-synthetic mulches such as straw or leaves can have the additional
benefit of boosting soil organic matter over time, and even adding fertility.
Be careful whenever you import mulch (or compost) materials such as leaves,
loose straw or grass clippings that you avoid potential contaminants or debris.
Avoid glossy inks from newspaper inserts and magazine waste. </span></div>
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<span class="text16199font6">"Living
mulches" are cover crops of clover, grasses or other species used to
suppress weeds in orchards and some other types of cropping systems. These can
be mowed regularly or seasonally to maintain the stand.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taken from Rodale Institute Organic Transition</span></div>
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<span class="text17762font3">“Livestock:</span><span class="text17762font2"> Intensive rotational grazing is widely recognized for its
effectiveness in limiting perennial weeds in pasture. But in some specialized
systems, farmers have developed additional ways to use livestock for weed
management. Chickens confined to small pens and rotated through fields have
been shown to be effective at eradicating yellow nutsedge. Geese preferentially
eat grasses, and so can be used to weed strawberry fields without damaging the
crop. Some tree-crop farmers use sheep to graze the alleys between rows of
trees or coffee bushes.” Organic transition, Rodale Institute </span></div>
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<span class="text17685font5">Research at the Rodale Institute,
moreover, “has shown that organic crops actually have a greater ability to
tolerate weeds than non-organically managed crops do. In almost 30 years of
side-by-side trials, our organic plots have consistently yielded as well as our
non-organic plots, even though the organic plots usually have heavier weed
pressure. It may be that the organic crops suffer less competition from weeds
because soil quality is better, making nutrient and water resources more plentiful.”</span></div>
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rotation, sanitation, seed variety) Mechanical or physical (exclusion,
beneficial insect habitat, lurs, traps, repellants, mulches, flame)</li>
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did not work and it must be documented to prove they were
ineffective.</div>
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and rotation cycles are needed to control the problems.</div>
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A good video put out by ATTRA not only addresses crop
rotation but weed control in doing it. Youtube video<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://youtu.be/Bao8GxgTfPg" target="_blank">Organic Crop Rotation: Conservation Benefits </a></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">WEED MANAGEMENT, PART 1, TSP PART 8</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="font-size: large;">WEBSITE: DIY ORGANIC GARDEN</span></span></div>
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Weed and pest management if always of major concern to all
gardeners/farmers/ranchers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Organic
Gardeners and prohibited from using synthetic mean of destroying pests and weed
so other methods are developed to reduce or control weeds and pests.</div>
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.The code governing weed and pest control is 205.206.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To review; these regulations are in the Code
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<h2>
<span style="background-color: cyan;"><a href="http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=f614d2efdbce279afe217bcd9deb53fc&rgn=div8&view=text&node=7:3.1.1.9.32.3.354.7&idno=7" target="_blank">§ 205.206 </a> Crop pest, weed, and disease management
practice standard.</span></h2>
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</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(a) The producer must use management practices to prevent crop pests, weeds,
and diseases including but not limited to:</span><br />
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</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(1) Crop rotation and soil and crop nutrient management practices, as
provided for in §§ 205.203 and 205.205;</span><br />
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</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(2) Sanitation measures to remove disease vectors, weed seeds, and habitat
for pest organisms; and</span><br />
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</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(3) Cultural practices that enhance crop health, including selection of
plant species and varieties with regard to suitability to site-specific
conditions and resistance to prevalent pests, weeds, and diseases.</span><br />
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</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(b) Pest problems may be controlled through
mechanical or physical methods including but not limited to:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;">
</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(1) Augmentation or introduction of predators or parasites of the pest
species;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;">
</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(2) Development of habitat for natural enemies of pests;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;">
</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(3) Nonsynthetic controls such as lures, traps, and repellents.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;">
</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(c) Weed problems may be controlled through:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;">
</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(1) Mulching with fully biodegradable materials;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;">
</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(2) Mowing;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;">
</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(3) Livestock grazing;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;">
</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(4) Hand weeding and mechanical cultivation;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;">
</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(5) Flame, heat, or electrical means; or</span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;">
</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(6) Plastic or other synthetic mulches: <i>Provided,</i> That, they are
removed from the field at the end of the growing or harvest season.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;">
</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(d) Disease problems may be controlled through:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;">
</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(1) Management practices which suppress the spread of disease organisms; or</span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;">
</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(2) Application of nonsynthetic biological, botanical, or mineral inputs.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;">
</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(e) When the practices provided for in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this
section are insufficient to prevent or control crop pests, weeds, and diseases,
a biological or botanical substance or a substance included on the National
List of synthetic substances allowed for use in organic crop production may be
applied to prevent, suppress, or control pests, weeds, or diseases: <i>Provided,</i>
That, the conditions for using the substance are documented in the organic
system plan.</span><br />
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</span><span style="background-color: cyan;">(f) The producer must not use lumber treated with arsenate or other
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Diseases).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Design the crop sequence to
break pest life cycles and/or to allow for the use of a variety of control
methods. Remove susceptible crops and alternate host crops from the rotation
for the period of time needed to break the life cycle of the targeted pest.</span></span></div>
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varieties, listed in appropriate university publications or other approved sources,
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This simply mean that planting the same “family” of crops in
the same place year after year will promote additional pests and weeds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By creating a “new environment” through crop
rotation weeds can be suppressed and controlled. </div>
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<span class="text15494font1">“Reducing
the weed seed bank in your soil is important. Some weeds can produce as many as
100,000 seeds per plant, with the seed remaining viable for 40 years or more.</span><span class="text15494font2">”</span></div>
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<span class="text15494font3">From:</span><span class="text15494font4"> </span><a href="http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/7250.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="text15494font5">Weed Management for Organic Crops</span></a><span class="text15494font3"><a href="http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/7250.pdf" target="_blank"> </a>(.pdf file) (</span><span class="text15494font3">University</span><span class="text15494font3"> of </span><span class="text15494font3">California</span><span class="text15494font3">, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2000).</span></div>
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<span class="text15494font3">It was
found that the common field mouse can consume over 40% of the weed seeds
produced in a field and by provide a habitat for these natural creatures you
have an natural predator working 24/7 on reducing your weed problem.</span></div>
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<span class="text17759font1">“</span><span class="text17759font1">Iowa</span><span class="text17759font1"> </span><span class="text17759font1">State</span><span class="text17759font1"> </span><span class="text17759font1">University</span><span class="text17759font1"> researchers have found that weed predation by field mice
can reduce weed seed populations by 40% in just one night. Maintaining unmown,
biodiverse borders around your fields provides habitat for the mice and
provides you with some free weed-control service. </span></div>
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The first thing is to identify your
weeds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An essential part of reducing
your weeds come from identification, how they grow, what they need to grow, how
they propagate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Identify your weeds and
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801483344/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0801483344&linkCode=as2&tag=halloweenchri-20" target="_blank"><span class="text17652font3"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Weedsof the Northeast</span></span><span class="text17652font4">, </span></a><span class="text17652font5"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801483344/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0801483344&linkCode=as2&tag=halloweenchri-20" target="_blank">by Richard Uva</a>, Joseph Neal and Joseph DiTomaso (Cornell
University Press, 1997). </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006JPIS1I/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006JPIS1I&linkCode=as2&tag=halloweenchri-20" target="_blank"><span class="text17652font6">Weeds of the West</span></a><span class="text17652font7"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006JPIS1I/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006JPIS1I&linkCode=as2&tag=halloweenchri-20" target="_blank">,</a> </span><span class="text17652font5">by Tom Whitson (Western Society of Weed Science, 2000). </span></div>
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<span class="text17652font8">Common Weed Seedlings of the North Central States</span><span class="text17652font4"> </span><span class="text17652font5">(North Central Regional
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relevant nationwide are </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0486205045/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0486205045&linkCode=as2&tag=halloweenchri-20" target="_blank"><span class="text17627font6">Common Weeds of the United States</span></a><span class="text17627font5">, originally published by the USDA in 1970</span><br />
<span class="text17627font5"> </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0486230511/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0486230511&linkCode=as2&tag=halloweenchri-20" target="_blank"><span class="text17627font7">All About Weeds</span></a><span class="text17627font5">, by
Edwin Rollin Spencer (both available from Dover Press). See the box at right
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bulletins. Those that focus on weed seedling identification are particularly
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<a href="http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/weeds_intro.html" target="_blank"><span class="text17627font8">UC Davis Weed ID Photo Gallery</span></a><span class="text17627font9"> </span></div>
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<span style="background: aqua; mso-highlight: aqua;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">WEB<span style="font-size: large;"> SITE: <a href="http://goo.gl/Qxdk7" target="_blank">DIY ORGANIC GARDEN</a></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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We have investigated rotating crops and their value now we
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Planting crops that you kill either by “winter kill” or
deliberate kill can add great value to weed control, moisture control and
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Cover crops that are planted with the intent to leave on the
ground give a Gardner all three
advantage of rotating crops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Winter kill
cover crops can be rotated under in the Spring or left in the field with the
intended cash crop planted without tilling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is a new method in farming primarily developed by the Rodale
institute and they call it organic <a href="http://rodaleinstitute.org/our-work/organic-no-till/" target="_blank">NO-till. </a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></div>
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A cover crop is planted in the fall or early spring with the
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“No-till farming techniques have gained great popularity
over the past two decades as growers seek new ways to protect and conserve
their soil and save time and money. No-till production allows farmers to save
all three because it reduces or eliminates the need to till fields for planting
or weed cultivation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the key
elements of our organic no-till research is a front-mounted cover-crop roller
that knocks down a weed-suppressing mat that can be planted through all in one
quick pass.” Say Jeff Moyer, Rodale Institute</div>
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This is a picture of the Roller at work at the Rodale Institute and they also have <a href="http://rodaleinstitute.org/our-work/organic-no-till/no-till-rollercrimper-plans/" target="_blank">plans for creating your own. </a><br />
Sometimes a planter is on the back of the tractors so that rolling and planting are done in one sweep saving bio fuel and time. </div>
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months earlier with soybean planted. This inhibits the growth of weeds, keeps in the moisture and provide nutrients. Farmers have report high yields in drought years using this method when neighboring farmers were loosing crops to the drought. </span>Courtesy of the <a href="http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/ia/home/?cid=nrcs142p2_008570" target="_blank">NRCS, cover crops</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="font-size: large;">Crop Rotation Example1 part six TSP</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">WEBSITE: <a href="http://goo.gl/CTpJI" target="_blank">DIY ORGANIC GARDEN</a></span> </span></span></div>
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.NPK -Even if all of
these are present in adequate amounts plants sill need other nutrients to
develop into healthy plants and produce healthy vegetable/fruits.</div>
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Lets take tomatoes for an example:</div>
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Tomatoes need: NPK,
calcium, magnesium, sulfur, iron zinc, boron and copper</div>
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Ca = calcium</div>
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Mg=magnesium</div>
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B=boron</div>
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Zn=zinc</div>
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Fe=iron</div>
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Cu=copper</div>
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W=tungsten</div>
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S=sulfur</div>
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N=nitrogen</div>
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P=phosphorus</div>
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K= Potasium</div>
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PH for most garden needs to be between 5.5 and 7; somewhat
acidic but not too much; 7 is neutral below 7 is considered acidic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Above 7 denote alkaline and the higher the
more alkaline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Soil PH determines the
chemical processes that take place and specifically affect the ability of pail
to absorb nutrients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The more balanced
or neutral your soil PH is the better your plants can take up the nutrients they
need.</div>
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Adding the micronutrients or trace nutrients needed are a
little more difficult than NPK which are
considered the macronutrients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Apparently no studies have been done on which plants add most of these
trace nutrients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Low PH is usually an
indication that the trace nutrients are in low quantities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PH of tomatoes needs to be between 6.0 and
7.0.</div>
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For this year if you have not done cover cropping or crop
rotation the following is some aids for adding the trace nutrients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the future you will save time, money and
labor to start a regiment of rotating your crops or adding cover crops.</div>
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For calcium add dolomite or gypsum or limestone to raise the
PH levels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Egg shells and Milk can also
be added around the plants.</div>
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For magnesium add one tablespoon on Epson salts per gallon
of water and use as a foliar spray before the tomatoes flower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I spray my tomatoes about once every two
weeks if I see they need it during the growing season making sure I spray at
dusk so foliage is dry before the sun comes out the next day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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For Iron add lime or blood meal</div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbol_%28chemical_element%29" target="_blank"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>TABLE of elements </a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbol_%28chemical_element%29"></a></div>
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Tomatoes need a minimum of seven other nutrients and
minerals, in smaller amounts, to grow robust and healthy. Since all plants
obtain their nutrients from the soil they are planted in, the preparation is
essential to providing tomatoes with proper amounts. These
"micronutrients" consist of calcium, magnesium, sulfur, iron, zinc,
boron, and copper. Most of these are needed in very small amounts. Both
overfeeding and starving your plants of these secondary compounds will result
in highly undesirable effects.</div>
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Rotating crops for Tomatoes example:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the numbers for deletion nutrient comes for
the Crop calculator I shared with you in Blog 5 or you an refer to a chart I
made of the vegetable I have in my garden using that chart on my web site under
<a href="http://goo.gl/5rZcH" target="_blank">NOP</a> .<a href="http://goo.gl/Ah9XN" target="_blank">. Charts </a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://goo.gl/VHktL" target="_blank">Vegetable depletion</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://goo.gl/VHktL" target="_blank"> </a> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">ROTATION
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">tomato</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">2012</span></div>
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0.1535</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">0.0283</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">pumpkins</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">0.2412</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">cowpeas</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">winter
2014</span></div>
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N</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">W, TS, B</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">B=harbors
beneficial insects</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">SS=Open
sub soil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">W=weed
suppress</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">TS=
mellow top soil</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">NR=takes
up and hold soilable soil</span></div>
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<td style="border: none;" width="73"><br /></td>
<td style="border: none;" width="12"><br /></td>
<td style="border: none;" width="64"><br /></td>
<td style="border: none;" width="77"><br /></td>
<td style="border: none;" width="64"><br /></td>
<td style="border: none;" width="70"><br /></td>
<td style="border: none;" width="64"><br /></td>
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A rotation schedule needs to be made for each vegetable you
plant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the very least do not plant
the same vegetable in the same spot year after year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even with a small garden rotate out you
vegetable and try a winter kill crop for adding more nutrient.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This charting take a little time but once
done very easy to continue.</div>
Artistreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166535811245648121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666207429581631591.post-91832366473480811122013-04-09T17:22:00.001-07:002013-04-09T17:22:07.664-07:00"How To" Organic Gardening: CROP ROTATION, TSP PART 5<a href="http://howtoorganicgardening.blogspot.com/2013/04/crop-rotation-tsp-part-5.html?spref=bl">"How To" Organic Gardening: CROP ROTATION, TSP PART 5</a>: CROP ROTATION FOR SOIL HEALTH WEBSITE: DIY ORGANIC GARDENING Most people see or know that your average farmer will plant a y...Artistreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166535811245648121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666207429581631591.post-80788466517880934672013-04-09T15:35:00.000-07:002013-04-09T15:35:21.548-07:00CROP ROTATION, TSP PART 5<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">CROP
ROTATION FOR SOIL HEALTH</span></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
WEBSITE: <a href="http://goo.gl/CTpJI" target="_blank">DIY ORGANIC GARDENING</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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Most people see or know that your average farmer will plant a
year of corn in then a year or soybeans and then maybe rotate back to corm or
in some years grow sorghum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WHY?</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://goo.gl/XJz1W" target="_blank">Soil Health </a></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The easiest way for any gardener/farmer/rancher to maintain
soil health is to rotate practices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Weather that practice means rotating crops or rotating animals into and
out of pastures to maintain good healthy soil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is being proven through scientific studies that the healthier the
soil:</div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">the
healthier the crop</li>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in;">more
vitamins</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in;">tastier</li>
</ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">greater
amounts of beneficial organism and bugs</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">less
pests and disease</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">less
erosion</li>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in;">no
more dust bowls</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in;">top
soil washing into streams</li>
</ul>
</ul>
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Many factors play into SOIL HEALTH.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sound conservation practices give us good
soil health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
THE KEY:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What you take
out of the soil you MUST put back; and build on bringing MORE to the soil than
you take.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
So what do I take out when I plant one thing and what do I
do to put it back?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In terms of NOP this
would fall under the heading of:</div>
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<h2>
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">§ 205.205 Crop
rotation practice standard.
http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=d61cd233ec0207a30cc0ef08f4251018&rgn=div8&view=text&node=7:3.1.1.9.32.3.354.6&idno=7</span></h2>
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">The producer must implement
a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">crop rotation including but not
limited to sod, cover crops, green manure crops, and catch crops</b> that
provide the following functions that are applicable to the operation:</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(a) Maintain or improve
soil organic matter content;</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(b) Provide for pest
management in annual and perennial crops;</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(c) Manage deficient or
excess plant nutrients; and</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(d) Provide erosion
control.</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">This
standard has several Guidance tools to achieve the CROP ROTATION GOALS.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">We are
looking at:</span></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">Compost and vermicompost in
Organic Crop Production 5021</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">Processed animal manure in
Organic Crop Production 5006</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">Allowance of green waste in
Organic Crop Production 5016</span></li>
</ul>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"> Combined
with:</span></span></span></b></div>
<h2>
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">§ 205.203 Soil
fertility and crop nutrient management practice standard.</span></h2>
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(a) The producer must
select and implement tillage and cultivation practices that maintain or improve
the physical, chemical, and biological condition of soil and minimize soil
erosion.</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(b) The producer must
manage crop nutrients and soil fertility through rotations, cover crops, and
the application of plant and animal materials.</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(c) The producer must
manage plant and animal materials to maintain or improve soil organic matter
content in a manner that does not contribute to contamination of crops, soil,
or water by plant nutrients, pathogenic organisms, heavy metals, or residues of
prohibited substances. Animal and plant materials include:</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(1) Raw animal manure,
which must be composted unless it is:</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(i) Applied to land used
for a crop not intended for human consumption;</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(ii) Incorporated into the
soil not less than 120 days prior to the harvest of a product whose edible
portion has direct contact with the soil surface or soil particles; or</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(iii) Incorporated into the
soil not less than 90 days prior to the harvest of a product whose edible
portion does not have direct contact with the soil surface or soil particles;</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(2) Composted plant and
animal materials produced though a process that:</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(i) Established an initial
C:N ratio of between 25:1 and 40:1; and</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(ii) Maintained a
temperature of between 131 °F and 170 °F for 3 days using an in-vessel or
static aerated pile system; or</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(iii) Maintained a
temperature of between 131 °F and 170 °F for 15 days using a windrow composting
system, during which period, the materials must be turned a minimum of five
times.</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(3) Uncomposted plant
materials.</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(d) A producer may manage
crop nutrients and soil fertility to maintain or improve soil organic matter
content in a manner that does not contribute to contamination of crops, soil,
or water by plant nutrients, pathogenic organisms, heavy metals, or residues of
prohibited substances by applying:</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(1) A crop nutrient or soil
amendment included on the National List of synthetic substances allowed for use
in organic crop production;</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(2) A mined substance of
low solubility;</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(3) A mined substance of
high solubility: <i>Provided,</i> That, the substance is used in compliance
with the conditions established on the National List of nonsynthetic materials
prohibited for crop production;</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(4) Ash obtained from the
burning of a plant or animal material, except as prohibited in paragraph (e) of
this section: <i>Provided,</i> That, the material burned has not been treated
or combined with a prohibited substance or the ash is not included on the
National List of nonsynthetic substances prohibited for use in organic crop
production; and</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(5) A plant or animal
material that has been chemically altered by a manufacturing process: <i>Provided,</i>
That, the material is included on the National List of synthetic substances
allowed for use in organic crop production established in § 205.601.</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(e) The producer must not
use:</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(1) Any fertilizer or composted
plant and animal material that contains a synthetic substance not included on
the National List of synthetic substances allowed for use in organic crop
production;</span><br />
<span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">(2) Sewage sludge
(biosolids) as defined in 40 </span><span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">CFR</span><span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;"> part 503; and (3) Burning as a means of disposal for
crop residues produced on the operation: <i>Except,</i> That, burning may be
used to suppress the spread of disease or to stimulate seed germination.</span><br />
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Basically both of these are saying that YOU the
gardener/farmer have to know your own soil, do your own soil tests and
continually test and document that testing as well as document the processes
you take.</div>
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The way to do this is to know your soil and know what you are putting in and
taking out of your soil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All plants need
NPK, Nitrogen, Phosphorus and potassium<br />
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Enough research has been done on
<a href="http://goo.gl/Qxdk7" target="_blank">COVER CROPS</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>to
determine the values of NPK that these crops
add to your soil.</div>
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Nutrient content of crops<a href="http://plants.usda.gov/npk/main"></a> <a href="http://plants.usda.gov/npk/main" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">crop calculator</b></a> you can check off the
crop you are planting and gain insight into how much NPK
will be removed at harvest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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As an example: corn is a heavy
feeder of Nitrogen so rotating in a crop after the harvest of legumes that
supplies heavy nitrogen is recommended.</div>
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For most small gardeners rotating
in a variety at different time will start to give you a balance of NPK
and other trace nutrients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I have recreated a <a href="http://goo.gl/XJz1W" target="_blank">Chart</a>page that directs you to the chart you need.</div>
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I set up a tables to help with that planning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See next blog for additional examples and
table for rotating crops</div>
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Helpful websites</div>
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<a href="http://rodaleinstitute.org/2012/growing-vegetables-with-cover-crop-mulch/" target="_blank">Growing vegetable with cover crop mulch </a></div>
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Artistreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166535811245648121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666207429581631591.post-58684526064601576712013-04-08T20:25:00.001-07:002013-04-08T20:25:02.355-07:00"How To" Organic Gardening: REPLANT SEEDLINGS, PART 4 TSP<a href="http://howtoorganicgardening.blogspot.com/2013/04/replant-seedlings-part-4-tsp.html?spref=bl">"How To" Organic Gardening: REPLANT SEEDLINGS, PART 4 TSP</a>: PLANTING SEEDS FOR SEEDLINGS OR STARTS WEBSITE: DIY ORG ANIC GARDEN The same NOP practice 205.204 Seeds and planting stock applies ...Artistreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166535811245648121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666207429581631591.post-15052570007211449502013-04-05T03:30:00.000-07:002013-04-05T03:30:06.498-07:00REPLANT SEEDLINGS, PART 4 TSP<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% aqua;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><b>PLANTING SEEDS FOR SEEDLINGS OR STARTS</b></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% aqua;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><b>WEBSITE: <a href="http://goo.gl/90EvO" target="_blank">DIY ORG<span style="font-size: x-large;">ANIC GARDEN</span></a> </b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> The same NOP practice 205.204 <u>Seeds and planting stock</u>
applies to starting seedlings .<span> </span>The soil must be
<b>organic potting mix.</b><span> </span>The Miracle Grow
potting mix with additives <span style="font-size: small;">can NOT be used</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">In 2011<span> </span>I planted in <a href="http://youtu.be/JYB-awcoDRU" target="_blank">paper tubes and made a video</a> depicting the application of this method of <span></span>Organic vegetable planters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I used these paper tube planters seedlings and planted the
plants directly into the soil without removing the paper tubes; worked out
perfectly.<span> </span>In 2012 I decided to sell
seedlings at the Farmers Market and started by seedling inside under grow
lights.<span> </span>Spurred on by the “inside” mess
Jr finally constructed by greenhouse and it was ready for use by April
2012.<span> </span>I moved my inside plants to the
greenhouse in April.<span> </span>Spring started early
last year so I had some of the seedlings replanted before the greenhouse was
finished and they sat outside on the front stoop for about a month.<span> </span>This was not the best conditions for my
seedlings and some died.<span> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-53JPwQ0Nmvc/UVttIbwgL1I/AAAAAAAAAKA/BzGm2Uj9onY/s1600/PLTPapBox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-53JPwQ0Nmvc/UVttIbwgL1I/AAAAAAAAAKA/BzGm2Uj9onY/s1600/PLTPapBox.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I replanted my seedlings into origami paper boxes made for
newsprint that measured approximately 1 ½ inches square and 3 ½ tall.<span> </span>My paper tube would fit inside the paper box
nicely so all my plants were transplanted into this next size planter.<span> </span>I discovered that these were not big enough
as my seedlings needed constant watering and did not seem to have enough “root”
space.<span> </span>This size was good for my own
garden as I could take them very easily to the garden without spilling and
potting soil and the buried very easily as compared to 2011 that was paper tube
only and often time the potting soil would become dislodged from the planter
which made for messier planting.<span> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HSjlUBd_L_Q/UVtrmhVxOCI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/ElWf9gwErhw/s1600/GROkrsCab2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HSjlUBd_L_Q/UVtrmhVxOCI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/ElWf9gwErhw/s1600/GROkrsCab2013.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In 2012 when I discovered that I should have transplanted
into something larger I again replanted my seedling into a 2 ½ sq. by 4 inch
tall container which worked out very well for the Farmers Market, allowed the
plants to grow bigger and hardier and last longer than the smaller
containers.<span> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">This year in 2013 I am planting the tomatoes straight into
the bigger containers and all other plants like broccoli, brussel sprouts etc
into the 1 ½” squares.<span> </span>These sizes are
working out perfectly and so I have cut my replanting time by half and the
effort making paper boxes by more that half.<span>
</span>I also found a YouTube video on how to make seed tapes and this winter
put all my small seeds on seed tapes to help facilitate the planting.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">See the <a href="http://youtu.be/JYB-awcoDRU" target="_blank">video</a> or <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/diyorganicgarden/diy/making-plant-starters" target="">writt<span style="font-size: small;">en</span> instructions</a> for starting seedling in tubes. See <a href="http://youtu.be/Fo-mcoj6pds" target="_blank">video</a> or<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/diyorganicgarden/nop/goog_1831287789"> written instru</a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/diyorganicgarden/diy/plant-boxes" target="">ctions</a> for transplanting <span style="font-size: small;">seedlings.</span></span><span> </span>To comply with NOP regulations <span style="font-size: small;">u</span>se only <b>organic</b> <b>potting MIX</b> or use only <b>potting
MIX</b> with no additives.<span> </span>I use
Fertilome which is spaghmum peat moss with perlite.<span> </span>I discovered, too late that a better mix
would have been my Fertilome plus about 1/5 organic mulch, some calcium,
(gypsum), maybe some green sand and fish meal, bone meal or rock dust.<span> </span>I will try that next year.<span> </span>See complete instruction in the videos listed
or go to my web page for written instructions and pictures.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: small;"> <span class="text1900font3">“The goal
is a well-drained, pathogen-free medium with sufficient fertility to give young
plants a strong start. Most recipes start with a base of compost, peat moss,
sand, perlite or vermiculite and then add smaller amounts of bone meal, blood meal,
alfalfa meal or greensand. Some growers also use lime or phosphate rock. “
Rodale Institute</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="text1900font3"><span style="font-size: small;">See video for <span style="font-size: small;">my <a href="http://youtu.be/e6Tm_EoTk-8" target="_blank">greenhouse 2013 starts</a></span></span> </span></span></div>
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Artistreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166535811245648121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666207429581631591.post-34673833666794042013-04-04T03:30:00.000-07:002013-04-04T03:30:01.212-07:00Replanting Seedlings-part four TSP<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"><span> </span>PLANTING SEEDS FOR SEEDLINGS OR STARTS</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">part four TSP </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">website:<a href="http://goo.gl/90EvO" target="_blank"> DIY Organic Garden</a></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>look for the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NOP</b> series</div>
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The same NOP practice 205.204 Seeds and planting stock
that applies for buying seeds for crops applies to starting seedlings see <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/diyorganicgarden/nop/seeds" target="_blank">SEEDS</a>
for those details<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The soil must be
organic potting mix.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Miracle Grow
potting mix with additives should be avoided.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
In 2011<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I planted in
tubes and <a href="http://youtu.be/JYB-awcoDRU" target="_blank">made a video depicting the application of this method</a>. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I used these paper tube planters seedlings and planted the
plants directly into the soil without removing the paper tubes; worked out
perfectly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2012 I decided to sell
seedlings at the Farmers Market and started by seedling inside under grow
lights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spurred on by the “inside” mess
Jr finally constructed by greenhouse and it was ready for use by April
2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I moved my inside plants to the
greenhouse in April.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spring started
early last year so I had some of the seedlings replanted before the greenhouse
was finished and they sat outside on the front stoop for about a month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was not the best conditions for my
seedlings and some died.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I replanted my seedlings into origami paper boxes made with newsprint that measured approximately 1 ½ inches square and 3 ½ tall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My paper tube would fit inside the paper box
nicely so all my plants were transplanted into this next size planter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I discovered that these were not big enough
as my seedlings needed constant watering and did not seem to have enough “root”
space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This size was good for my own
garden as I could take them very easily to the garden without spilling and
potting soil and the buried very easily as compared to 2011 that was paper tube
only and often time the potting soil would become dislodged from the planter
which made for messier planting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
In 2012 when I discovered that I should have transplanted
into something larger. In 2013 I again replanted my seedlings but this time into a 2 ½ sq. by 4 inch
tall container which worked out very well for the Farmers Market, allowed the
plants to grow bigger and hardier and last longer than the smaller containers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
This year in 2013 I am planting the tomatoes straight into
the bigger containers and all other plants like broccoli, brussel sprouts etc
into the 1 ½” squares.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These sizes are
working out perfectly and so I have cut my replanting time by half and the
effort making paper boxes by more that half.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I also found a YouTube video on how to make seed tapes and this winter
put all my small seeds on seed tapes to help facilitate the planting.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
See the video above for starting seedling in tubes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use only organic <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">potting MIX</b> or use only <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">potting
MIX</b> with no additives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I use
Fertilome which is spaghmum peat moss with perlite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I discovered, too late that a better mix
would have been my Fertilome plus about 1/5 organic mulch, some calcium,
(gypsum), maybe some green sand and fish meal, bone meal or rock dust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will try that next year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span class="text1900font3">“The goal
is a well-drained, pathogen-free medium with sufficient fertility to give young
plants a strong start. Most recipes start with a base of compost, peat moss,
sand, perlite or vermiculite and then add smaller amounts of bone meal, blood
meal, alfalfa meal or greensand. Some growers also use lime or phosphate rock.
“ Rodale Institute.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span class="text1900font3"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>See complete instruction in the new video <a href="http://youtu.be/Fo-mcoj6pds" target="_blank">Replanting </a>
or go to <a href="http://goo.gl/DfoAA" target="_blank">my web page for written instructions</a> and pictures. NOTE: everything must be organic, organic seeds, organic potting mix however you may start your plant in the plastic containers easily purchased at Nurseries but they must be sterilized each year to prevent spreading diseases. I like paper containers, just bury as part of YOUR Organic plan.</div>
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Artistreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166535811245648121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666207429581631591.post-75168042503439120202013-04-03T10:06:00.001-07:002013-04-03T10:06:19.932-07:00"How To" Organic Gardening: Farmers Market Plant Seedlings<a href="http://howtoorganicgardening.blogspot.com/2013/04/farmers-market-plant-seedlings.html?spref=bl">"How To" Organic Gardening: Farmers Market Plant Seedlings</a>: REPLANTING SEEDLINGS FARMERS MARKETS OR GARDEN PLANTING W ebsite: DIY Organic Garde n Once seeds start coming up you can save them...Artistreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166535811245648121noreply@blogger.com0