Solarizing soil
Solarizing the Soil
If there were one sure way to destroy virtually every kind
of harmful insect egg and larvae in your garden soil, would
you be interested? How about if the processwere easy, cheap,
and carried a host of other benefits along with it?
Solarization is a simple, five-step process that kills
insects, plant diseases, nematodes, harmful fungi, and weed
seeds. At the same time, helpful microorganisms within the
soil apparently benefit, possibly form the lack of
competition. Soil that has been solarized allows plants to
draw on the nutrients, especially nitrogen, calcium, and
magnesiummore readily. Seeds germinate more quickly. Plants
grow faster and stronger, often maturing earlier with
substantially higher yields than in unsolarized soil. >>Continued>><a
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