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Re: growth inhibitor?

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T wrote:

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> 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

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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
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      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
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    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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