By Doug Doohan, Professor and State Horticulture & Crop Science Specialist at The Ohio State University
ST. PAUL, Minn. (April 2015)—Weed control for tomatoes can be a major problem for many organic vegetable farmers. It can involve different kinds of mulches, flaming, or organic herbicides. What’s more, organic weed control can have an effect on the quality of soils.
In this talk, Doug Doohan, Professor and State Horticulture & Crop Science Specialist at The Ohio State University, particularly explains:
- What is meant by 'soil balancing’, and the science behind the theory of the ‘basic cation saturation ratio approach’ to soil management.
- Why balanced soil may create an optimum environment for crops to compete with weeds.
- How the judicious use of limestone and gypsum can improve soil quality.
- The facts about soil balancing as well as the pseudo-science that is so commonly encountered on this subject.
- Other proven techniques that will keep weeds under control, whether farming organically, or conventionally.
This 42-minute presentation is open access through June 30, 2015.
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