Re: Re: seedling mulch

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] seedling mulch
• From: &* <g*@academicplanet.com>
• Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 12:22:35 -0500

Acid rain will leach certain chemicals out of things like oyster shells,
even various rock ores. Neutral pH rain wouldn't trigger that reaction.


Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Marge Talt
Sent: 8/8/2004 12:27:14 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] seedling mulch

> Let's try this one more time - for some reason my reply arrived in my
> inbox truncated.....
> 
> ----------
> > From: Marge Talt <mtalt@hort.net>
> > > From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > > Could you explain?  If acid rain is acidic (low pH) why would it
> > cause
> > > oyster shells (pH unknown) to RAISE the pH?
> 
> > calcite..think that's the word.  Chemical reaction.
> 
> This should have said:  The acid releases calcite - think that's the
> word. Chemical reaction.
> 
> Hope that makes marginally more sense:-)
> 
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@hort.net
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