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Re[2]: Peat and Peat Moss (Was Greetings/Into)


Hi Linda,

I do put all my coffee grounds and any leftover coffee into my compost. And we 
drink a pot a day. But I only have so much compost to spread out over my 1000 
sq. ft., so I'm afraid even that doesn't have much effect on the pH....
Shawn
swestaway@smtplink.coh.org
Claremont, CA  USDA9b sunset19


For those of you who are coffee drinkers, save your coffe grounds for the 
compost.
(I even pour the leftover coffee into the bucket,) They are very acidic.
     
Linda
     
Shawn Westaway wrote:
     
> Doreen and Colin,
> You also forget that peat moss is one of the only soil amendments that we can 
> use down here in Southern California to bring down the pH (i.e. acidify) of 
our
> alkaline soils. Most vegetables really like soil on the acidic side of 7, and 
> most soils are acidic, so much so in fact that you all have to add things like
> wood ashes and other alkali materials to get your soil closer to neutral.
     
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