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5 Put in your vegetable planting holes

 Soil corrections to put in your vegetable planting holes



It's time to plant those seedlings in the garden. Whether you’ve been growing them yourself for the past few months or picking up some starter bags at a local nursery, now is the time to get them on the ground. Adding soil corrections directly to the hole where you will place your seedlings has many benefits that will last until the time the garden closes in the fall.


Edit planting holes:


✔ Provide immediate fertilizer incentives for new transplants, allowing them to be installed quickly

✔ Prevent or reduce alternative trauma quickly

✔ Protect against certain pests and diseases

✔ Adjust the pH problems of the soil where your plant grows

✔ The plants are more drought tolerant

✔ Apply slow-releasing fertilizer where the plant needs it most

✔ Plants absorb nutrients in the soil easily and make them easily available

✔ Adjust foot seedlings


1. Compost


As I mentioned above, compost is the soil correction that everyone should go for when planting alternative plants. If you only add one to the pit you dug for your transplant operation, good compost is hard to beat.



However, compost should be seen as a soil enhancer rather than a fertilizer. Although nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus are all nutrients in the plant trinity, they are only present in trace amounts and are released slowly during the season. Adding compost slowly improves your soil by adding organic matter, which will break down over time. If you need to compost quickly, try the Berkeley composting method and compost in two weeks.


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2. Leaf Mold


To improve the quality and structure of your soil over time, leaf mold is used in the same way as compost. Making compost in your backyard is as easy as answering every fall question, "What are we going to do with all these leaves?" By casting the leaves for one or two years, they will break down into carbonaceous material and further decompose in the soil. Adding a healthy amount of leaf mold to your replacement hole will help your plants retain moisture and provide micronutrients when it breaks down. Not to mention that it is best for microbes below ground.


3. Worm castings


Where do I begin to admire the magical virtues of worm feces? You have to be hard to find a better soil correction. And the world, in general, likes. This year I saw earthworm castings at the Garden Center in Walmart, which is a good indicator of their popularity among gardeners.



It's easy to see why. Worm molds do a lot for your soil. Scientists have been researching the benefits of these tiny particles for some time, and their discovery is good news. Adding worm molds to your soil improves the drought resistance of your plant by keeping more moisture in the soil. They provide better soil structure and form smaller air pockets in the soil. They keep the soil nutrients in place by watering the rain or your garden.


4. Mycorrhizae


Mycorrhizae are beneficial fungi that occur naturally in the soil. When left to their own devices, they work together in a cohesive relationship with the plants around them. These fungi can attach to the small roots of your plant and grow significantly, sometimes increasing the root system of your plant (sometimes up to 100%). This large root system creates more area, which allows your plant to take in more nutrients and is less vulnerable during periods of drought.


Mycorrhizae "advance" the nutrients available in the surrounding soil, making them immediately available to your plants. All of these are equivalent to large, healthy plants that are highly resistant to diseases, pests, and droughts. Did I mention that you will get great yields with those extra nutrients?


5. Blood Meal



Blood feed is a specific soil conditioner, a fertilizer. While the name may put you off, all this natural (and mostly organic) fertilizer is an excellent slow-release option for plants that need a lot of nitrogen. I see you, Tomato.


Blood feed is made from the blood of dried cattle after flash-freezing. Cow blood is often used to make this high nitrogen fertilizer. Since its only nutrient is nitrogen (12-0-0), this is an excellent fertilizer if you have a nitrogen deficiency in your sole soil or you want to dial in the nutrients you put in the soil. Use the blood diet you cultivate


  

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