Troubleshooting tool for the garden!
By n2organics
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Have you ever wondered why certain areas of your yard, landscape, or gardens do better than other areas? I do that myself. There is a wonderful little plant that is a great “tool” to test soil conditions. The simple “Peanut Plant”…
It is VERY sensitive to a biological imbalance and will often develop “leaf droop” when it detects chemicals or any other un-natural soil condition.
Simple to use, just pick up a little 4" potted one and plant it in any “problem area” that you might have, give it 2 weeks, and the leaf structure of the peanut plant will tell you everything about the soil in that area. I have learned that the “wild side” of my backyard is still suffering with soil contamination from the “chemical assault” on the “poison ivy” last year, before I went organic.. Pity, that area has great potential if the soil was better. We live and learn. :-)
25 Aug, 2009
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We get little peanuts plants growing up all over because of our little grey squirrel friends that we have trying to escape with our bird food. They can chew through a plastic bird feeder in a week if its the right colour. Anyway, the peanut plants get pulled up with any weeds as soon as I spot them.
25 Aug, 2009
I never knew about this before! Live & learn! Great blog!
25 Aug, 2009
Yes, the little "peanut plant" told me that I had used WAY too much chemical "poison ivy" killer last growing season.
That stuff will "leach down" into areas that are growing great at a rate of 5 feet per week and totally ransack a potential gardening area!
28 Aug, 2009
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how bizare!! clever peanut plant
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