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by Denise Godbout-Avant
on October 14, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Great article Tim! We’ve never grown lettuce ?? before and plan to this fal/winter.
by Carol Holliman
on October 15, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Can you please clarify thus statement : If you fertilize with compost, apply no more than 1 inch of well-composted organic matter per 100 square feet of garden area.
Reply by Anne Schellman
on October 15, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Thanks for your question, Carol. When too much compost is added to the soil, plants growing in the amended area fail to thrive. Plants often look stressed, stunted or burned growing in soil with too much compost.  
 
Plants’ response to too much compost looks similar to fertilizer burn.?If too much compost is added to the soil, nutrients including phosphorus and potassium can leach past the root zone and move beyond your garden.  
 
This explanation & more information can be found on the following site of the Oregon State University Extension Service.  
 
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/em-9308-how-use-compost-gardens-landscapes#:~:text=If%20too%20much%20compost%20is,growth%20and%20low%2Doxygen%20water.  
 
Tim
by Bill DiCristina
on October 16, 2024 at 9:01 AM
good morning! great info Tim. nice job! "let-us eat"
by Cathy Calef
on October 16, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Wonderful article. I've never had much luck growing lettuce but am now encouraged to try again. Thanks for sending out the info.  
So glad I'm getting the Sprout newsletters.  
Even "Old longtime Master Gardeners" can learn new things.  
Cathy
by Carol Kennedy
on October 31, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Getting ready to plant my lettuce in a vertical tower and your article was very interesting and I'm looking forward to growing my winter garden.
 
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