Renewable resources
Balance Farm Nutrients
Keep Farm Soil productive by matching nutrient inputs to crop demands and avoiding wasteful blanket fertilizing.
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Balance Farm Nutrients
Established Farm Soil plots where plant and soil conditions are easy to inspect.
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Before you go
- Crops planted in Farm Soil
- Suitable nutrient inputs, such as manure or compost
- Time to inspect each plot
Farming steps
- Inspect crops and soil before adding any fertilizer.
- Identify which nutrient is lacking and which planted crops are drawing on it.
- Choose a suitable input for the missing nutrient rather than treating all fertilizer alike.
- Apply the input to the relevant plot and check the plants again.
- Group crops with compatible nutrient demands where that helps keep the bed in balance.
- Remove weeds that consume nutrients without returning them.
- At harvest, review the plot before planting the next cycle and replenish only what is needed.
- Pig manure is a useful input, but direct it to plots whose needs match it.
- Keep crop groupings small enough that you can notice stress before it spreads.
Repeat, collect and use
Inspect and replenish after each crop cycle; nutrient levels change with crops, inputs, and weeds.
Common mistakes
- Adding a generic fertilizer to every plot: check nutrient categories first.
- Ignoring weeds: remove them because they take nutrients from the soil.
- Repeating the same crop layout indefinitely: reassess the nutrient state before each replanting.
When to stop or switch
Stop adding inputs once the crop’s needs are met; switch to another plot if restoring this one would consume scarce supplies.
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