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		<title>Monitor soil temperatures often this spring</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 20:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[garden soil conditions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soil temperatures have been cool enough during April that it has slowed down plant growth. My winter rye cover crop looks to be a week behind last year at this date and last year was later than normal as well. So that means we&#8217;re really behind. The apple tree buds have finally, slowly opened. This [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Reproduce forest soil to help trees get off to a good start</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2019 22:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bob]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shrubs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring is the best time of year to plant trees. During the winter the dormant buds and roots are in a kind of holding pattern until the right growing conditions happen in the spring. Then they have the entire growing season to establish themselves before next winter. No doubt you&#8217;re aware of the requirements for [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Fixing seed starting mix that won&#8217;t absorb water</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bob]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Seed Starting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[recipe for dry potting mix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re sowing our seeds right now for growing transplants that we&#8217;ll plant out in the garden. It takes some work, but you can save quite a bit of money growing your own transplants. Another huge advantage that may be even more important is being able to grow the varieties you want rather than relying on [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Planting almost no-till potatoes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 20:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bob]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Planting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year I&#8217;ve decided to try a minor experiment with my potatoes. I guess you might call it a kind of no-till planting. There are a couple of reasons I thought it might work well. First, the spot where they&#8217;re going was recently an area where some of my older chickens were penned in. I [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>An intensive way of building garden soil</title>
		<link>http://www.yellowfarmhousegarden.com/?p=3158</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 14:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bob]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fertilizers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[double dig]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[double digging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garden fork]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garden preparation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[improve garden soil]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of posts ago I discussed a hands-off style of flower gardening that works some in established gardens. In those cases the soil is usually in pretty good shape after having had plants growing in the same spot for many years. Not everyone is fortunate enough to have such a garden space. Sometimes the soil [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>What a soil test result readout looks like</title>
		<link>http://www.yellowfarmhousegarden.com/?p=2835</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 13:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bob]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cation exchange capacity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NPK]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve read it here in this blog, you&#8217;ve heard it from your neighbor, even your Aunt Bootsie told you to get a soil test for your garden.  I&#8217;ve always recommended using the soil testing lab at Michigan State University, it&#8217;s the &#8220;gold standard&#8221; of soil labs in Michigan. For most gardens a basic test will provide you [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Rye makes a fine cover crop</title>
		<link>http://www.yellowfarmhousegarden.com/?p=2704</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2016 18:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bob]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cover crops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soil]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I finally decided to close down the garden a few days ago. It is the third week of October after all. I&#8217;m hoping that the weather will stay mild so my cover crop of rye will germinate and make some good growth before winter sets in. Rye is one of the best winter cover crops for [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Be sure your garden soil is ready to till in the spring</title>
		<link>http://www.yellowfarmhousegarden.com/?p=2569</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bob]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re fast approaching garden tilling time. It&#8217;s not unusual around here to see gardeners preparing their soil by the first week of May. But the calendar is not the best indicator for deciding when to begin working your garden soil. Tilling a garden at the wrong time can be damaging for certain types of soil. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Use boiling water to protect newly sprouted seedlings against damping off disease</title>
		<link>http://www.yellowfarmhousegarden.com/?p=2536</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2016 15:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bob]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seed Starting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soil]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Growing your own transplants from seeds is a very satisfying experience and can save you money too. However it is not without it&#8217;s problems. Just about every gardener who has started plants from seed has a story to tell of watching a crop of seedlings just starting to make good growth then all of a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to plant cover crops in the garden</title>
		<link>http://www.yellowfarmhousegarden.com/?p=2437</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2015 12:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bob]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soil]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not your imagination, the growing season is winding down early this year. The excessive rain and cooler than normal temperatures in our area have combined to make it a challenging season for many garden plants especially the warm weather crops like tomatoes or peppers. Farmers are noticing it too. Many field crops never fully [&#8230;]]]></description>
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