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Fertilizer recommendations without a soil test are guesswork. Say so.

Well established · suboptimal if ignored → advise

How it works

N-P-K sufficiency is site-specific and unknowable a priori.

What to do about it

We will not invent an NPK number. Your county extension office will test this soil for about $15. Until then, feed heavy feeders, do not feed root crops, and add compost.

The evidence

Evidence: settled without a trial - epistemics.

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Milpa Gardens. "Fertilizer recommendations without a soil test are guesswork. Say so." Evidence grade: Well established. https://milpa.garden/rules/fertilizer-recommendations-without-soil-test-guesswork-say/

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