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Hoping for guidance in my greenhouse garden. I get all leaves and no produce.
What am I missing in my soil? I have lots of worms and I mulch with alfalfa and some chop and drop grass and peas and whatever else grows.
Thanks for any suggestions!

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what kind of veggies are we talking about? roots, fruits, flowerbuds like broccoli?

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That can be because your soil is high nitrogen, so your plant puts a lot of energy into leafy growth to the detriment of other factors like roots or fruit. I understand this can be common if you use high nitrogen fertilisers, whether that’s something natural like urine, or synthetic ones.

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Broccoli, cabbage, peas, kohlrabi, tomatoes, strawberries, anything that isn't (supposed to be so) leafy. My collard greens, kale, chard lettuces, spinach, cilantro, etc do great. My soil base is horse manure compost.

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yeah, sounds like a high nitrogen, low phosphorus situation. or high pH, where the phosphorus that is present isn’t easily accessible to the plants. how much of a hassle is it to get a soil test done?

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I haven't explored getting a soil test locally, but could find out, I'm sure. I have pH around 7 according to a little meter I picked up at Home depot. How do I make phosphorus available?

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N Beirl wrote: How do I make phosphorus available?

Well you could add some horse pee to compliment your horse poo.......but it would probably be better to add bone meal, clay or store bought fertilizer such as rock phosphate.

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Thank you! I appreciate your advice!

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