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Successful production of any crop begins with the soil. A fertile, biologically active soil provides plants with most of the nutrients needed for good growth. Fertilizers can supplement or renew these nutrients, but they should be added only when a soil test indicates the levels of available nutrients in the soil are inadequate for proper plant growth and high yields.

Whenever I'm diagnosing a plant problem in my own garden, or one across the country for a virtual-gardening friend, assuming the plant is sited properly, I immediately begin thinking about their soil conditions.