Popular Gardening Tips You Can Probably Ignore (Epsom Salts, Mycorrhizae, Compost Accelerators)
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CHICAGO AREA by Patrick Dolan of One Yard Revolution
There are a lot of very popular gardening recommendations out there that most of us can probably ignore without any downside at all. Here are 5.
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0:52 Fertilize with Epsom salts
1) “Epsom Salts: Miracle, Myth, or Marketing” by Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott https://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/u…
2) “The Truth About Garden Remedies” by Dr. Jeff Gillman http://amzn.to/2eFB78d
2:17 Use mycorrhizal amendments
1) “Mycorrhizae: So What the Heck are They?” by Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott https://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/u…
2) “Decoding Gardening Advice” by Dr. Jeff Gillman http://amzn.to/2fUMAXn
3) “Mycorrhizae and Mycorrhizal Soil Amendments” (OYR Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tdo3…
3:50 Add coffee grounds, banana peels, and eggshells to planting holes
4:27 Use compost accelerators to get your compost pile cooking
1) http://www.gardenmyths.com/compost-ac…
5:31 Add sand to clay soil to improve soil texture and drainage
1) “The Myth of Soil Amendments Part II:If you have a clay soil, add sand to improve its texture” by Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott https://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/u…
2) “Decoding Gardening Advice” by Dr. Jeff Gillman http://amzn.to/2fUMAXn
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I know what you mean when you talk about improving texture but technically in soil science the word texture refers to the proportions of sand, silt and clay and you are actually talking about improving the structure of clay soil, not its texture.. But a very good tip on not adding sand- it would actually take more than 50% by volume to make a dfference in some clay soils. Now if you could do the same talk on perlite, which is either large sand or small gravel and virtually useless for anything except taking up space.
I need to find a reference, but I do believe I read perlite does hold onto water, as in, it absorbs the water and hold it there, until something cases it to release it. Would it be heat? Sunlight? Worth looking up on perlite. But I will say, because it does absorb and hold water it can be plant murder in some winter situations outside in the ground around plants. Absorbing up water and holding it and an evergreen needs it, for example…