Soil pH
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- Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 18:20:07 -0500
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Every book/article on vegetable gardening for
the newcomer has a chapter or notation on soil prep+fertilizer+pH. Even
Mel says (on page 236 of Sq.Ft.Gardening), "The importance of a pH test
cannot be overemphasized", & on pages 57-59 in Chapter 5 he speaks on
how to bring the pH to the proper level for each vegetable so it can utilize the
nutrients in the fertilizers & soil builders one adds to the garden.
It is usually suggested that the soil should be tested by the local Cooperative
Extension office. In many seed catalogs I have noticed pH reader tools for home use listed with prices from
$19.95 to $24.95 to $52.95.
HAVE ANY OF
YOU ORGANIC GROWERS HAD YOUR SOIL pH TESTED????
Did you send
it to a lab? Do you know if any of the pH reader tools advertised in the
catalogs are worthy?
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