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  2. Wood ash - Wikipedia

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    Wood ash is the powdery residue remaining after the combustion of wood, such as burning wood in a fireplace, bonfire, or an industrial power plant. It is largely composed of calcium compounds, along with other non-combustible trace elements present in the wood, and has been used for many purposes throughout history.

  3. Soil color - Wikipedia

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    Highly oxidized red soil in Tirunelveli District, India. Red colors often indicate iron accumulation or oxidation in oxygen-rich, well-aerated soils. [4] Iron concentrations caused by redox reactions because of diffusion of iron in crystalline and metermorphic rock, in periodically saturated soils may also present red colors, particularly along root channels or pores.

  4. Humic substance - Wikipedia

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    The NOM from hard water streams has been isolated using reverse osmosis and electrodialysis in tandem. [ 16 ] Extracted humic acid not a single acid ; rather, it is a complex mixture of many different acids containing carboxyl and phenolate groups so that the mixture behaves functionally as a dibasic acid or, occasionally, as a tribasic acid .

  5. Wood Chips Are the Secret to Healthy Soil and Plants ... - AOL

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    Abdi says using wood chips as mulch can help maintain moisture, moderate soil temperatures, and suppress weeds in the garden. To insulate the roots of your plants, add a 2—to 3-inch layer over ...

  6. Plant nutrition - Wikipedia

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    Most soil conditions across the world can provide plants adapted to that climate and soil with sufficient nutrition for a complete life cycle, without the addition of nutrients as fertilizer. However, if the soil is cropped it is necessary to artificially modify soil fertility through the addition of fertilizer to promote vigorous growth and ...

  7. Jeremy Rhoden: Why does soil pH matter to your garden? - AOL

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    Regardless of what nutrients are available in the soil, if the pH is not correct, your plants cannot use them.

  8. Podocarpus latifolius - Wikipedia

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    Podocarpus latifolius (real yellowwood, broad-leaved yellowwood, or South African yellowwood, Afrikaans: Opregte-geelhout, Northern Sotho: Mogôbagôba, Xhosa: Umcheya, Zulu: Umkhoba) [2] is a large evergreen tree up to 35 m high and 3 m trunk diameter, in the conifer family Podocarpaceae; it is the type species of the genus Podocarpus.

  9. If You See Paint on Trees, This Is What It Means - AOL

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    Orange or yellow paints are used for harvest boundaries, and trees within those areas have blue, orange, green, or yellow paint, depending on whether they are to be taken or spared.