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Re: growth inhibitor?

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On 8/2/2025 5:05 AM, songbird wrote:
> T wrote:
> 
> ...
>> Is it possible that the soil in my garlic bed, which
>> feels great to the touch, has some kind of growth
>> inhibitor in it?
> 
>    sure, but it may also just be too much organic material
> and not enough mineral as things like clay can help hold
> water and nutrients.
> 
> 
>> It has had lots of chicken poo, bone meal, worm
>> casings, water, etc.  This soil got really
>> pampered trying to get my garlic to grow.  Nothing
>> worked.  Now the same thing on my pepper plant!
>>
>> Purselane loves my garlic path though.
> 
>    if you want it around it's great, if you don't it is
> very hard to remove completely.  the seeds can persist
> for 40+ years...
> 
> 
>> Is so should I dig out all the soil and replace it?
> 
>    in the past you've talked of pots and holes where you
> were planting.  are these those?
> 
>    pretty much mixing and spreading out concentrations of
> materials can help if there are local issues (like if you
> have spots that collect and hold water when certain kinds
> of plants don't do well with that).
> 
>    the more general problem is that when you bring in any
> outside amendments or materials you may not be getting
> what you expect and yes sometimes such things can be
> contaminated and cause problems.  years ago there was an
> item in the news about compost that had herbicides in it
> which took some time to resolve.
> 
> 
>    songbird

Could do a soil test. my local "conservation district" offers 5 free 
soil tests per family per "lifetime", then charges, IIRC $25 for 
additional tests.

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growth inhibitor? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-01 04:36 -0700
  Re: growth inhibitor? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2025-08-02 08:05 -0400
    Re: growth inhibitor? Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-02 08:20 -0700
      Re: growth inhibitor? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-03 03:05 -0700
    Re: growth inhibitor? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-03 03:03 -0700
      Re: growth inhibitor? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2025-08-03 08:36 -0400
        Re: growth inhibitor? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-03 20:30 -0700
          Re: growth inhibitor? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2025-08-04 07:34 -0400
    Re: growth inhibitor? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-03 03:07 -0700
      Re: growth inhibitor? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2025-08-03 08:40 -0400

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