Time to fertilize!

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From the garden

CUISINE & CULTURE

It is mid-June and time to check garden plantings for signs of nutrient deficiencies.

A deficiency is an inadequate supply of an essential nutrient element that results in malnutrition. A deficiency symptom is the visual evidence of the lack (deficiency) of a specific element. When elements are deficient, organisms display symptoms particular to the specific nutrients, whether …