Soil Myth Busting for Extension Educators: Reviewing the Literature on Soil Nutrition
ISSN 2158-9429
Volume 13, Issue 2 - December 2020
Editor: Linda Chalker-Scott
Abstract
- Home gardening is increasingly popular, particularly during a global pandemic when many people are confined to home and are spending more time outside. Novice and experienced gardeners alike are likely to access agricultural production information that is not necessarily relevant to their home gardens or landscapes. Specifically, there are soil fertility guidelines intended for intensive, monocultural crop production that can harm plants, soil biota, and nearby aquatic systems when applied to a home garden situation. This article will address six common misperceptions about managing soil nutrition in nonagricultural situations.
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