What's Killing My Kale Season 3 Episode 9: Nutrient management in wet soils

05/07/20 • -1 min

In Season 3, episode 9 of What's Killing My Kale, Natalie talked to Dr. Paulo Pagliari, an associate professor of soil science at the University of Minnesota, about nutrient management in wet soils.
Though this spring has been relatively dry, our climate is becoming wetter overall, and we may still see heavy rainfall and flooding this season. In preparation, we interviewed Paulo to learn about best practices. Much of the information in this episode is also relevant for normal conditions in addition to flooding conditions.
In this episode we discussed:
Image: Anne Sawyer

Best practices for split applications and when to apply different fertilizer sources
How to respond if you suspect that a heavy rainfall or flooding event resulted in nitrogen leaching
Foliar testing
Best practices for manure applications to prevent leaching
How to adapt your nutrient management practices in reduced tillage systems

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Best practices for split applications and when to apply different fertilizer sources
How to respond if you suspect that a heavy rainfall or flooding event resulted in nitrogen leaching
Foliar testing
Best practices for manure applications to prevent leaching
How to adapt your nutrient management practices in reduced tillage systems

Click here to download and listen to the episode directly. You can also listen to all of our episodes on Apple Podcasts.

Previous Episode

What's Killing My Kale Season 3 Episode 8: Measuring soil health: biological activity

In Season 3, episode 8 of What's Killing My Kale, Natalie talked to Local Extension Educators Claire LaCanne (Rice & Steele Counties) and Shane Bugeja (Le Sueur and Blue Earth Counties) about their recent trials to measure soil biological activity.
Photo: Claire LaCanne With increasing interest in soil health over the years, at-home trials such as the soiled undies test and the tea bag test have become increasingly common. But do they work? Claire and Shane conducted trials to compare these common at-home tests to more sophisticated lab tests of soil biological activity.
In this episode we discussed:

How to conduct these tests, and whether they work
How soil biological activity relates to other aspects of soil health such
Situations in which these types of test might be appropriate

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What's Killing My Kale Season 3 Episode 10: Flowering and fruit set in cucurbits

In Season 3 Episode 10 of What's Killing My Kale, Natalie talked with Dr. Brent Loy, emeritus professor of plant genetics and cucurbit breeder extraordinaire at the University of New Hampshire.
Every year we hear about fruiting in flowering issues in cucurbit crops towards the middle of the summer. Many of the strategies to prevent this from happening should be implemented now, when you're transplanting.
In this episode we discussed:

Why we so often see flower abortion, small fruit, and oddly shaped fruits, particularly in summer squash and zucchini
The biology of male and female flowers in various types of cucurbits (and why it matters)
The role that variety selection plays
Best practices for nutrient management and spacing in cucurbits

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