what alternative method could be more beneficial for farming
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1. Test soil nutrient levels to get a good idea of what nutrients, if any, your soil is missing. Although you can order kits to do this yourself, you will obtain more accurate results from a commercial lab. The University of Massachusetts runs one such lab called the Soil and Plant Tissue Testing Laboratory (see Resources).
2. Purchase liquid fertilizer and composting material based on what nutrients were missing from your soil. If you plan to make your own sprays and composting material, base the ingredients you use on the information you obtain from the soil nutrient test.
3. Spray the leaves of the plants with a liquid fertilizer to deliver nutrients more directly to the plant. Common organic sprays are liquid kelp or fish emulsion, and there will be many inorganic commercial sprays available at any gardening store.
4. Mix compost into the soil before the growing season begins. Compost is an ideal way to reintroduce valuable nutrients into the soil, and is made by allowing organic matter to mix and rot in some sort of container. Something as simple as a bucket will do.
5. Add a layer of mulch to the soil after planting to help retain water and forestall the growth of weeds. Popular mulch ingredients are grass cuttings, fallen leaves and compost. There are also commercial plastic mulches available if you do not have access to enough natural mulch.
6. Use row covers to get an early start on the planting season and possibly squeeze in an extra crop rotation. You can use greenhouses, simple A-frame structures with plastic stretched over them or even just a good layer of mulch to help protect crops from damage done by low temperatures.
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