by Earthworm Organics | Feb 25, 2020 | News
It’s our human activities that have created weed problems, since no plant is a “weed” in nature. Weeds compete with our crops and so have become an enemy to farmers. And as farmers have piled on the herbicides to address the problem, they have complicated...
by Earthworm Organics | Oct 26, 2019 | News
Applying fall herbicides, at the end of harvest, can make a lot of sense in terms of reducing your spring/summer workload and getting ahead of perennial weed species. The first rains will deliver an explosion of new weeds that can actually grow inches overnight, as...
by Earthworm Organics | Oct 26, 2019 | News
How do we prepare our “exhausted” crops for next season? It’s important to do all that you can to continue photosynthesis, as this allows perennial crops to store carbohydrates and increase nutrient reserves for use in the next season. This requires maintaining the...
by Earthworm Organics | Oct 8, 2019 | News
It has become very clear to me that the amount of NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) we put on our crops isn’t indicative of what the plants need or can even begin to utilize. We know that nitrogen is key to production of new cells, new enzymes and green pigments...
by Earthworm Organics | Oct 8, 2019 | News
My past couple of newsletters have focused on the importance of post-harvest applications, given our perennial crops’ need to recover and store nutrients in their woody parts after harvest so they can then access them during early spring growth. The practice of...
by Earthworm Organics | Oct 8, 2019 | News
September 28, 2019 By Rachel Cernansky, Civil Eats It’s no secret that organic farmers believe in compost, but just what role compost plays in soil’s ability to store carbon – and keep it out of the atmosphere, where it contributes to climate change...
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