[Garden] [BULK] Re: [BULK] Re: soil test results

[Dave Dolson]

I should say that I've never tried planting the 3 things together, but I
am interested to see how it works out.
My kids learned about this Native American practise in school and were
telling me about it.

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> Subject: [BULK] Re: [Garden] [BULK] Re: soil test results
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> I'm also a fan of squash, so why don't we plant all 3 sisters?
>  
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> > [mailto:garden-bounces at lists.wpirg.org] On Behalf Of J. Rochon
> > Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 2:36 PM
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> > Subject: [BULK] Re: [Garden] soil test results
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> > Wow!
> >          Thanks for that detailed analysis. Rather than 
> giving up on 
> > corn, especially Nathan's corn, I suggest planting it with climbing 
> > beans. Two out of three sisters can achieve a lot.  
> Further, I have a 
> > packet of white clover which could be sprinkled around the 
> > base of the 
> > corn. White clover can also be used as a nitrogen fixing 
> > ground cover in 
> > fallow or empty areas.
> > 
> >          I am not against fertilizer, just keep it organic.
> > > HI everybody,
> > >
> > > You will find below the results of the soil testing that 
> we did on 
> > > Tuesday (thanks, Ludmila and Ashley!). I haven't 
> > interpreted them as 
> > > yet, although we can see that nitrogen levels are extremely low. 
> > > Hence, planting nitrogen-intensive plants like corn and 
> roses might 
> > > not be the best plan.
> > >
> > > We could potentially add nitrogen-rich fertilizer to some of the 
> > > plots. It was suggested that we experiment and plant the 
> > same species 
> > > in two different plots, one with nitrogen added and one 
> without, to 
> > > see if it will make a difference.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Alicia
> > >
> > > UW Community Garden Soil test results May 2009
> > >
> > > Humus over 5
> > > pH 7.6-7.8
> > > Nitrate very low, under 10
> > > Phosphorus high over 200
> > > Potassium
> > > Sample #    Location in garden    Potassium
> > > 1    Lower right    220
> > > 2    Upper right    200
> > > 3    middle    180
> > > 4    Lower left    220
> > > 5    Lower right    200
> > >
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