I have been involved in farming all my life. Lake Erie has had problems as far back as I can remember. In the 70s the city blamed the farmers for nitrogen run-off, the farmers blamed the city for phosphorous run-off and nothing got done. It is also lawn and garden fertilizers that run-off.<\/p>\n
Three problems with the lake are:<\/p>\n
1. The phosphate run-off<\/p>\n
2. The nitrogen run-off<\/p>\n
3. Soil erosion<\/p>\n
The first problem can be taken care of by stopping use of leachable fertilizers.<\/p>\n
The second could largely be taken care of by intercropping corn with soybeans and using chicken manure.<\/p>\n
The third by growing cover crops like buckwheat, radishes, rye, or a mixture of things to keep the ground covered year round.<\/p>\n
There are at least two sources of phosphate that don\u2019t run off. The first is called Soft Rock Phosphate. All 20% P205 is available to the plant. It is available from Ohio Earth Food (330-877-9356). The other is Tennessee Brown Phosphate. It has 22.7% P205 and is available from Crop Services International (800-260-7933). I have used both with great results.<\/p>\n
According to Dr. Arden Anderson, you can grow corn with 40 lb nitrogen\/acre when you have enough calcium, since it is the calcium that makes the corn grow.<\/p>\n
Feel free to email me.<\/p>\n
Chris Dietrich<\/p>\n
Dietriche78@yahoo.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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