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Holistic Farming
monitoring soil health
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<blockquote data-quote="mikep" data-source="post: 3164606" data-attributes="member: 4999"><p>Maybe the truth is we are trying to push water uphill.</p><p>What we want is the soil to grow what we want and therefore if it doesn't in sufficient quantity we think something is wrong.</p><p>What really is wrong is we are growing the wrong thing for the soil.</p><p>Most soils want to be a forest when they grow up via scrub and rough grasses so this is where the whole principle of organic farming dies as you are not working with the soil but against it.</p><p>Having conceded that then you should really concentrate on growing what grows best for your soil and climate and accepting that maybe you will never grow 10 t ha Wheat or 50 t spuds.</p><p>Next assess a realistic output and spend accordingly. Unless you are on land that has been abused then I don't think there is too much you can do in a broad field sense aside from the usual feeding and planting methods such as no till and allowing organic matter return. No matter what you do you will never get some brash to yield like a grade one silt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mikep, post: 3164606, member: 4999"] Maybe the truth is we are trying to push water uphill. What we want is the soil to grow what we want and therefore if it doesn't in sufficient quantity we think something is wrong. What really is wrong is we are growing the wrong thing for the soil. Most soils want to be a forest when they grow up via scrub and rough grasses so this is where the whole principle of organic farming dies as you are not working with the soil but against it. Having conceded that then you should really concentrate on growing what grows best for your soil and climate and accepting that maybe you will never grow 10 t ha Wheat or 50 t spuds. Next assess a realistic output and spend accordingly. Unless you are on land that has been abused then I don't think there is too much you can do in a broad field sense aside from the usual feeding and planting methods such as no till and allowing organic matter return. No matter what you do you will never get some brash to yield like a grade one silt. [/QUOTE]
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