Ep. 4 - Listen to your Plants

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00:01:15 Hummingbird migrations

00:05:15 Spring at the cafe and farm

00:10:15 Rhizoctonia & Phytophthora pathogens

00:12:15 How to combat these outbreaks using trichoderma and anaerobic bacteria

00:13:45 Preferred environments of these pathogens

00:15:25 Greens Harvester Instagram Video

00:18:45 Symptoms of disease outbreaks and how to identify

00:26:15 Terminating $2,000 of crops right before harvest

00:28:45 Farmers are insane optimists and are involved in high-risk careers

00:32:45 Summary of the disease outbreak, causes and our solutions for next crop cycle

00:38:45 Fern Co. fitness; treat farming as fitness

00:52:00 Hey farmers, do things strictly for yourself.

00:53:15 High pH soils and plant nutrition deficiencies

00:57:00 How to identify symptoms of a tomato potassium deficiency

1:00:05 Interveinal chlorosis and necrosis

01:03:35 Tomato Leaf Marginal Necrosis (TLMN) 2020 Japanese study

01:05:15 Link to Tomato Leaflet Diagram and corresponding leaf number positions. Diagram is from the 2020 Japanese study referenced above.

01:07:45 Potassium governs stomatal opening

01:11:00 Turgor pressure and potassium

01:17:15 Potassium and nutrient translocation in plants

01:19:45 Don’t make knee-jerk soil adjustments before you’re confident you know the problem

01:21:25 CORRECTION: Meant to say Montana Technological University in Butte University of Montana Environmental Studies Department

01:22:55 Cornell University Crop Management and Disease Identification Information

Cornell University Symptoms of Common Nutritional Deficiencies in Arugula

Cornell University Diseases Occurring in Winter Greens and their Management

Nutritional Disorders of Tomatoes and Cucumbers

Powdery Mildew on Spinach, University of New Hampshire Extension

01:34:00 Humic Acid Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) from the University of Wisconsin Madison’s Department of Soil Science, Dr. Wayne Kussow

01:40:15 Foliar Spraying your crops for improved plant nutrition