Reading Your Spring Soil Test: Turning Lab Numbers Into A Fertilizer Plan

A soil test can feel a bit like a blood panel from your doctor. You receive a sheet full of numbers, some bolded, some underlined, some in ranges. The lab sends “recommendations” that may or may not match the way you actually farm, garden, or manage landscapes. Then spring comes, and there is a real […]

Reading Your Spring Soil Test: Turning Lab Numbers Into A Fertilizer Plan

A soil test can feel a bit like a blood panel from your doctor. You receive a sheet full of numbers, some bolded, some underlined, some in ranges. The lab sends “recommendations” that may or may not match the way you actually farm, garden, or manage landscapes. Then spring comes, and there is a real […]

From Dormant Buds to First Bloom: Spring Fertility for Orchards and Berry Fields

Orchards and berry fields look quiet in winter, but they are anything but “off.” Roots are alive. Buds are formed. Reserves are being protected or depleted. By the time you see the first white or pink blossoms and cane growth, the season’s foundation has already been poured underground. That is why the transition from winter […]