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Vitalize EDU: What Calcium Is (and Isn’t) Doing in Your Soil Calcium (Ca) is one of the most important nutrients for understanding soil function. It’s not just about how much calcium you have. It’s about how it sits on the soil colloid. This is where base saturation comes in. Calcium...

Thank you much, sir. Yeah, the no-till drill game is a tough one. Honestly, I was doing 10 acres x2 a year and still didnt get a not till, until I got up to 15 acres x2 a year with plans to expand. I still do a good bit via broadcast/spray/mow/etc.

Yea I haven’t used synthetic fertilizers in many years- many fields haven’t seen organic fertilizers either. I do lime and think it’s well worth time and money to do so. I do work with a lot of farmers and such so I like to write to educate if/where I can on all things soils. In many cases...

Vitalize EDU: What Potassium Is (and Isn’t) Doing in Your Soil Potassium (K) is often abundant in soil, but not always available. Sounds similar to P doesn’t it? Let’s dive in! Research, including work by Dr. Rick Mulvaney (University of Illinois), shows soils can hold far more K than...

Oh geeze - ya that is a tough spot to be in for sure.

Happy Easter to all!

thanks so much! Absolutely slow and steady is key to any drill - imo. The biggest reason, imo, why these arms bend is because of the below. This is the gap. That metal ought to sit flush not have a gap. I forgot I also upgraded all the pins. Because of slop even some of those were warped...

Update I did this year on the drill - for anyone interested. I hope it helps someone.

Update I did this year on the drill - for anyone interested. I hope it helps someone.

This Vitalize clover + chicory + oats plot, followed by a fall seeding of premium clover, is doing phenomenal. But this is also a good example of how overbrowse can eventually lead to weed pressure in a plot. When deer keep preferred species cropped too hard, it opens the door for unwanted...

Amazing few days showing the young boys around the farm.

Vitalize EDU: What Phosphorus Is (and Isn’t) Doing in Your Soil Phosphorus (P) is one of the most misunderstood nutrients in soil. It’s highly immobile - meaning it doesn’t move much in the soil profile. That’s why many degraded soils test low in P, even when some may be present. The issue...

So my guess is yes but I’ll be pulling samples shortly. I’ll likely hammer it with lime over the next year. I’ll also use a lot of organic nutrients to speed up breakdown process of the heavy c:n residue.

Vitalize EDU: What Nitrate Is (and Isn’t) Doing in Your Soil Nitrate (NO3-) is a plant-available form of nitrogen. Here’s where people get confused: Nitrate itself is naturally occurring, formed through the soil’s nitrogen cycle. But colloquially, “synthetic N” refers to nitrogen that is...

Great to see you back, buddy!! Reach out if you ever need a guy to vent to - keep your head up. God Bless you!

Vitalize EDU: What is OM (Organic Matter) actually doing in your soil? OM isn’t just one thing. It exists in two forms: • Active (labile) OM → breaks down and feeds microbes • Stable OM → long-term carbon that supports structure and resilience The active portion is key. It helps: • Feed...