Basics for Farming Success
Productive Farming starts with Fertile Soil, so
the focus of Sustainable Farming is to build soil
fertility by conditioning the Physics, Biology and
Chemistry by:
- Mulching Planted areas or growing Cover
Crops – to save water, maintain soil
temperature & suppress weed growth. - Adding Compost or growing Green Manure –
for good structure, water retention, add
humus (carbon) and food for soil life. - CorrectChemistry,andincreaseNutrient
levels– adjustPh,fertilisecorrectlyto
optimisecropproductivity,healthand
resistancetopest& disease.
TalborneOrganicsVITA&ENVIRO-Care
fertilizersarescientificallyformulatedtodeliver
completeplantfoodtoensurecropproductivity
andquality.(SeeNutrientDeficiencyChart)
Abalanceddietforallcrops,includes18 most
essentialnutrients:
Majornutrients
Nitrogen(N)- Promoteshealthygreenleaves
Phosphate(P)- Promotesstrongroots&
branches,andproductivecropping
Potassium(K)- Promotesflowers& fruits,builds
strongcellstoresistdisease
Minornutrients
Calcium(Ca),Magnesium(Mg),Sulphur(S)
Micronutrients
Boron(B),Chlorine(Cl),Iron(Fe),Copper(Cu),
Manganese(Mn),Zinc(Zn),Molybdenum(Mo),
Sodium(Na)
ALL THREE ASPECTS IMPACT SOIL FERTILITY
While conventional soil fertility programs focus on N,P, K,
the balanced fertility approach considers not only the full
spectrum of CHEMICAL elements necessary to optimise
crop yields, but the BIOLOGICAL and PHYSICAL factors
that impact production as well.
See FERTILIZER GUIDE on http://www.talborne.co.za Edu-Info
for further information.
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tilth
aeration
moisture retention
exchange
capacity
buffering
heterotropic
bacteria
fungi
actinomycetes
pseudo-monads
N-fixing bacteria
Fe B Ca,
Cu K P N Mg
Na S Zn
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