tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post7614046392257708121..comments2023-09-29T10:04:33.858+01:00Comments on Roger Brook - the no dig gardener: Fertilisers degrade your soil; myth!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-59156639195245499232016-02-01T17:28:54.387+00:002016-02-01T17:28:54.387+00:00The note I make to myself is "don't make ...The note I make to myself is "don't make comments on other people's blogs after a glass or two of wine" l often regret what I have said!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-29062843831261063062016-02-01T16:48:01.099+00:002016-02-01T16:48:01.099+00:00*note to self: read Roger's blog when not too ...*note to self: read Roger's blog when not too tired!*<br />Sorry, I understand your argument now! Not sure what I was reading last night! All your myth-busting posts (the one on peat a while back especially) really get me thinking so I appreciate them a lot.<br />Thanks for the reply even though I missed the point in my question!PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903236008640499571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-53644569716495547912016-02-01T09:54:04.993+00:002016-02-01T09:54:04.993+00:00Thank you for your question PA.
I think you will n...Thank you for your question PA.<br />I think you will need to read several of my posts to appreciate my philosophy of maintaining a healthy soil by minimum cultivation and building organic matter and in consequence encouraging such as mycorrhiza and earthworms.<br />Nature 'feeds' the soil herself and the more you allow her to for example by recycling organic matter the less you need Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-52994785809774912762016-01-31T21:59:13.448+00:002016-01-31T21:59:13.448+00:00Hiya Roger,
I don't use synthetic fertilizers ...Hiya Roger,<br />I don't use synthetic fertilizers as my understanding was that they bypass the microbes and funghi whose symbiotic relationship is key to a healthy plant and soil life. Synthetic fertilizers just feed the plant and if nothing else is added to the soil, it will degrade, no? Whereas organic fertilizers will feed the soil life which in turn feed the plant.Is that wrong?<br />PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903236008640499571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-40710030707245041412016-01-29T20:35:42.955+00:002016-01-29T20:35:42.955+00:00You have just refreshed my memory Roger, it was no...You have just refreshed my memory Roger, it was not just salad crops, I seem to remember that the system was used to cover chrysanthemums at the back end, however that doesn't quite gel with something that I know was true in that we used to do overwintered lettuce which invariably failed! Long time ago. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-42635689435817244172016-01-29T18:36:58.405+00:002016-01-29T18:36:58.405+00:00You nostalgic thing Rick!
Digging in Hoddesdon ste...You nostalgic thing Rick!<br />Digging in Hoddesdon sterilisation pipes was my first practical class I gave at Askham Bryan and we had mobile glasshouses at Wye college for chrysanth mum production.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-43998003419906065252016-01-29T12:55:07.325+00:002016-01-29T12:55:07.325+00:00Those were the days, shallow ploughing and loads o...Those were the days, shallow ploughing and loads of inorganic fertilizer, oh what fun we had until the yields dropped. I can just about remember flushing the soil in certain glass houses but the real challenge was the use of Hoddesdon pipes a major reason not to grow direct in the soil. We did have a useful cold house made of dutch lights which could be winched over three positions, ensuring thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-21194024066351464342016-01-26T08:15:23.702+00:002016-01-26T08:15:23.702+00:00Nice to to have a well Alain. I wonder if it is wo...Nice to to have a well Alain. I wonder if it is working one to draw water.i can understand about contaminationRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-3864780217302978782016-01-25T18:03:30.872+00:002016-01-25T18:03:30.872+00:00I think think our own legistlation defines a minim...I think think our own legistlation defines a minimum level of nutrients too for it to be a fertilser if the analysis is not given on its container you can be sure it is pretty useless and not legally a fertiliser<br /><br />Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-79448558899304534092016-01-25T17:58:56.011+00:002016-01-25T17:58:56.011+00:00An interesting and very informative post. I don...An interesting and very informative post. I don't use animal manure as we are on limestone and the garden is close to the well. I am afraid of contaminating the well. However I compost a great deal of leaves and will add a general fertilizer when it seems needed. Alainhttp://rochefleuriegarden.blogspot.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-54749304890638293722016-01-25T17:26:27.149+00:002016-01-25T17:26:27.149+00:00I would like to think there has been some improvem...I would like to think there has been some improvement and in some sectors there is interest in no digRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-34797548555660468082016-01-25T11:58:23.504+00:002016-01-25T11:58:23.504+00:00When I was at collage over 40years ago they were t...When I was at collage over 40years ago they were talking about poor soil management then.<br />With little or none organic matter incorporated eroision and wind blow was a problem on light soils and things have only become worse.Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-6214596725107035302016-01-24T22:24:41.376+00:002016-01-24T22:24:41.376+00:00I am always surprised when people thing synthetic ...I am always surprised when people thing synthetic fertilizers damage soil, but organic material doesn't. The nitrate, phosphate and potassium in both are identical. If one causes harm so does the other. <br /><br />For something to be called a Fertilizer in north America, it needs to meet specific labeling laws which grantee nutrient levels. So a lot of products are never labeled as Robert Pavlishttp://www.gardenfundamentals.com/noreply@blogger.com