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Because it is a Mediterranean herb, lavender thrives in poor, dry soils. I often get asked, does it need fertilizer? The short answer is probably not. But depending on your specific growing conditions ...

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Namuli’s choice of herbs highlights an often-overlooked benefit of planting in dry spots. Many herbs, including basil, oregano, and lavender, thrive in sunny conditions and are useful in the kitchen. ...

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If you haven't already begun, it is time to start applying nitrogen to the wheat crop. We need to try and get nitrogen applied as soon as possible once the weather allows, so that it will be available ...

Figure 1. Six particle sizes used as porous media within the soil column chamber. 1-6 represent Coarse quartz sand, fine quartz sand, sandy loam, fine sand, loam, and clay, respectively. The pressure ...