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buckaclark
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They look fairly good,you could consider topping some by taking off the highest growing point.They will then grow stronger and the branches will develop so they don't blow over .
plants automatic sir
It's so hard, we can'tRemove the 24 millon cuft of red clay and replace with a good organic soil.Shouldn't take long.
MickFoster
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Crappy soil........if you can call it that.
Looks more like the infield of a baseball field.
Looks more like the infield of a baseball field.
myke
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You should've got the 4 speed stick.
Sowing was done for the first time in soil, fresh soil
buckaclark
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Yes ok do not top autos
myke
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Have a read here.Very knowledgeable fella that grows in similar dirt.
https://www.rollitup.org/t/the-capabilities-of-a-simple-soil-outdoor-edition.1063177/
https://www.rollitup.org/t/the-capabilities-of-a-simple-soil-outdoor-edition.1063177/
myke
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Here in Canada/US its called a Diamond.
xtsho
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Regardless of the soil they need water. You're not going around watering with that little watering can are you? That dry cracked dirt is not good. Where are the roots supposed to grow?
Did you take a soil sample and have it analyzed before planting? Whenever planting directly in the ground in native soil that's something that should be done when planting at a scale that you have. You'll know the nutrient levels in the soil and the pH.
Just dragging a tractor across a field, making rows, and sticking plants in the ground is not a recipe for success. You should have drip irrigation setup with a fertilizer injector adding nutrients. Plastic mulching would have been a good idea as well as it would have helped maintain the moisture content of the soil around the plants. It doesn't appear that you thought this out.
You're going to need to rethink things and make some changes if you want to be successful doing what you're doing. Something like this.
Good luck
Did you take a soil sample and have it analyzed before planting? Whenever planting directly in the ground in native soil that's something that should be done when planting at a scale that you have. You'll know the nutrient levels in the soil and the pH.
Just dragging a tractor across a field, making rows, and sticking plants in the ground is not a recipe for success. You should have drip irrigation setup with a fertilizer injector adding nutrients. Plastic mulching would have been a good idea as well as it would have helped maintain the moisture content of the soil around the plants. It doesn't appear that you thought this out.
You're going to need to rethink things and make some changes if you want to be successful doing what you're doing. Something like this.
Good luck
harrychilds
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He posted the same picture about a month ago lol
DCcan
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Mulch with guar or xanthan gum added to bind nutrients and water, turns into a gel when wet, stays wet longer.
It's what they use in the hydroseeding straw and fiber. Doesn't look like you have leaf or grass mulch around...get bales of straw.
There's a certain order to mix to encapsulate the nutrients into the polysaccharide gum. Looks like plenty of iron in the soil, so Calcium goes in first, gets turned into micro-encapsulated calcium carbonate, then other base nutrients can be added/encapsulted if needed.
If you don't add calcium, then it strips calcium & iron out of the soil.
It's what they use in the hydroseeding straw and fiber. Doesn't look like you have leaf or grass mulch around...get bales of straw.
There's a certain order to mix to encapsulate the nutrients into the polysaccharide gum. Looks like plenty of iron in the soil, so Calcium goes in first, gets turned into micro-encapsulated calcium carbonate, then other base nutrients can be added/encapsulted if needed.
If you don't add calcium, then it strips calcium & iron out of the soil.
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