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RE: Welcome to the world of Roses.---Soil

Thank-you Richard. I'm not so good at the
soil thing.

Caroline,
I too, was concerned that lime would turn 
the soil un-acid. 
Husband said the trace minerals in the lime 
were bentifical and that the compost would 
make it more acid. The lime has some kind
of "electrical charge thing", that makes the 
clay let go...  Mine you, this was a NEW 
garden. Getting a handle on the clay thing
was more important to me than the PH thing.   

Carleen
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> From: Richard Langer wrote:
> In High School Chemisty you should have learned that magnesium sulfate
> (Epson Salts) are ACIDIC SALTS - they will make the soil slightly more
acidic

> >Caroline wrote:
> >I heard epsom salts also improves the bloom colour, especially the dark
ones.
> >Don't roses need acidic soil?

> > Carleen wrote:
> >>I have learned that Epsom Salts are good 
> >>for basal growth in roses. (sending out new 
> >>canes) that lime does indeed reduce the
> >>clumping of clayish soil.
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