Re: Not OT Question

I use coffee grounds around the camellia and yes sulfur too.

On 6/30/06, james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Thanks, all. So I guess the plan is a periodic dose of sulfur and an
> ongoing mulch-fertilization of cottonseed meal, pine needles, and
> coffee grounds. Worth a try, anyway.
>
> On Jun 30, 2006, at 5:55 PM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
>
> > I use plain sulfur - comes in big bags from Peaceful Valley Farm
> > Supply - I
> > think you can get smaller quantities at a garden supply store. My
> > vegetable
> > garden soil has been gradually moving more towards the acidic side,
> > probably
> > due to all the compost and manure, but in the ornamental garden I
> > still have
> > to use the sulfur around the rhododendron, azaleas, and hydrangeas.
> > I hear coffee grounds work too, but I don't know how well, or for how
> > long.
> >
> > Cyndi
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf
> > Of james singer
> > Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 10:31 AM
> > To: Garden Chat
> > Subject: [CHAT] Not OT Question
> >
> > I need to acidify the soil around a recently transplanted plant [big
> > time; 3X blueberry or hibiscus, say]. Suggestions, please--short term
> > and long.
> >
> > Island Jim
> > Southwest Florida
> > 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> > Hardiness Zone 10
> > Heat Zone 10
> > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> > Maximum 100 F [38 C]
> >
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> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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