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Re: Bone Meal

Doreen wrote:

>Other studies have proven (including one done at
>Texas A&M) that clay soil, and other soils that do not drain readily
>have more than enough phosphate, and by adding more you tie up the
>nitrogen and make it unavailable to plants.  The common advice from
>county agents in Texas now is to use 9-3-4 lawn fertilizer for veggies.

Hi Doreen,
Well, I don't have clay soil and it drains readily, so I guess
that means I don't have enough phosphate. I read the later
thread from C. Fenner about Colorado soil not being acid enough
to break down the bone meal. This alarmed me, because here in
So. Cal. our soil is very alkaline. But I have added gypsum (calcium
sulfate) to bring down the pH to a more acid condition. Might
this not be enough to help some of the bone meal break down?
I guess if my veggies start looking sickly, I'll have to "break
down" and get some rock phosphate :-). Thanks for your help.
Shawn
swestaway@smtplink.coh.org
Claremont, Ca (USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 19)
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