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OverviewAsk the Plant, based on the agronomy of K. Chandler, offers farmers and growers a better way to grow plants that involves reading the unique language of plants, utilizing leaf and petiole testing, and in turn knowing how to produce a better crop using only the fertilizers and soil-building ingredients that are truly needed, when they are most needed. Instead of following the decades old conventional model where plants are given copious amounts of soluble nitrogen fertilizers aimed to force-feed the landscape green, Ask the Plant addresses how to build a healthy soil without excessive inputs. After more than seven decades of soils being mined not replenished, especially of organic matter and minerals - it is time to Ask the Plant and find out what our crops and soils are really telling us so we can produce a better crop using only what is truly needed. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charles Walters , K. Chandler EsperPublisher: Acres U.S.A., Inc Imprint: Acres U.S.A., Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781601730152ISBN 10: 1601730152 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 01 January 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword A Note from the Publisher Preface 1. The Plants Speak Out 2. Through the Soles of Your Feet - Let There Be Light 3. The Carbon-Water Cycle 4. The Carbon-Nitrogen Conundrum 5. The Laboratory Asks the Plant 6. Sourcing Fertility 7. What We Ask of Fertilizers 8. Those Variable Soils 9. The New Paradigm 10. Reading the Plant & Soil 11. Notes on Corn & Other Single-Fruiting Crops 12. Notes on Watermelons & Other Continuous Fruiting Crops 13. Notes on Citrus & Other Tree Crops 14. Notes on Pastures, Turf & Other Grasses Appendix A: Chandler - The Making of an Agronomist Appendix B: Texas Plant & Soil Lab IndexReviewsAuthor InformationESPER K. CHANDLER (1926-2008) was a professional agronomist and soil scientist who traveled the country consulting with growers in a quest to improve yields, quality and profits. He was the owner of Texas Plant & Soil Lab for more than 27 years. K. Chandler was a founding member of the National Organic Standards Board and a Certified Professional Agronomist (CPAg) by the American Society of Agronomy. He has been proclaimed as a leader in the soil fertility and plant nutrition field. CHARLES WALTERS (1926-2009) was the founder of Acres U.S.A and has penned thousands of articles on organic and sustainable agriculture. He has also authored (or co-authored) dozens of books on this subject including Eco-Farm, Weeds: Control without Poisons, Hands-On Agronomy, Grass, the Forgiveness of Nature, Dung Beetles, Reproduction and Animal Health and more. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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