Did67 wrote:I haven't seen the video, but someone posting 5,82 loses all credibility for me!

Well, what kept you from watching the video before answering?

I just watched the video where Gilles Jamain talks about soil pH (already mentioned by Isentrop in the main thread page 197) According to him, the optimum pH is 5,82, or in a range of 5,5 to 6,5 , 5, which is what I find between 15 cm and XNUMX cm deep in my soil! Provided he is right! ...

I will try to sow carrots with the soil, hoping to have a minimum of grass !!! Hope isn't much help here, but you can use understanding natural phenomena to work around the problem. There are two different tactics: false sowing and weeding ...

Good evening Steph72, For me, the woven tarpaulin is very useful, because, while allowing air and water to pass through, it guarantees me that I will not let myself be overwhelmed by uncontrolled vegetation during my long absences. So it's "belt and suspenders": mulching + tarpaulin! But can ...

Thank you Didier, for all this feedback! For the tomatoes; yes, it's a little tight (50cm). Usually, I squeeze less, but too many shots, the desire to preserve coulis, and a vegetable garden that is already too small! I am thinking of running a few sprigs on the hay. Downy mildew in Dordogne is not a system ...

Fortunately, my soil is not heavy, but rather sandy loam with around 20% clay. I already find it very lumpy and I pulled quackgrass roots 60 cm long ... (what a pleasure!). Here is the inventory after 4 weeks of absence. (The hay was unrolled at Easter) IMG_0849.JPG ...

hi if your garden produced before, it will still produce, did you care about pH before? that is the question why did you come to measure pH? Well to progress in the knowledge of soil processes and to think about the best possible practices. Of course, you can garden "like ...

About limestone rock and acidic ph. In the limestone massif Vercors, there are beautiful expanses of heather and acid-loving blueberries on a soil made up of outcropping limestone rocks. The answer of a geo = morphologist: in karstic soil, clays are formed from the dec ...

I think it would be a good idea to open a new thread devoted to gardening tips. Paysan.bio would be the ideal place to open it and include its astonishing "recipes" which, otherwise, risk being scattered over the pages. Good idea! I just learned one ...

No, no damping-off, the stems are firm and vigorous
Substrate: Soil for sowing and transplanting Solabiol
I really think exposure to cold humidity was the cause.
The following seedlings, slightly boosted in heat, did very well.