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By Patrick Dolan of One Yard Revolution: Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening

I do my best to grow a lot of food without spending much or working harder than I have to. In pursuit of this goal, I carefully evaluate gardening tips before adopting them.

This video reviews 4 popular tips you can probably ignore.

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4 Tips You Can Probably Ignore:
0:58 Use phosphorus fertilizer to increase blooms and stimulate root growth
3:40 Buy and release ladybugs to control aphids and mites
4:51 Don’t use oak leaves in compost and mulch because they make soil acidic
5:48 Avoid wood mulches because they attract carpenter ants and termites

Sources:

“Decoding Gardening Advice” by Jeff Gillman and Meleah Maynard
http://amzn.to/2nr8Lnm

“The Myth of Beneficial Bone Meal” – Linda Chalker-Scott https://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/u…

“The Myth of Phosphate Fertilizer” – Linda Chalker-Scott https://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/u…

“The Myth of Phosphate, pt. 2” – Linda Chalker-Scott https://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/u…

The Garden Professors Blog post on excess phosphorus: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Garde…

“Oak Mulch?” OSU Extension
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/ques…

The Garden Professors Blog Facebook discussion on wood chips: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Garde…

“Wood Chip Mulch: Landscape Boon or Bane?” – https://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/u…

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