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Re: Distance between beds

Natalie,
        Thanks for the answer.
        My question about ph levels pertained to engineering it myself. Thank you
for the answer to that one also.
Clark

At 02:17 PM 5/1/97 -0800, you wrote:
>I would suggest rows between the beds of at least two feet if you're going
>for comfort. We're going for small space so our beds are only about a foot
>apart (what Mel says he uses), which makes them quite tight. If you plan on
>using a wheelbarrow or garden cart down the paths measure the width of the
>the cart and add 2". This should give you plenty of space.
>
>As for the different pH in each bed? Do you mean will this occur naturally
>or can you engineer it. The answer to both questions is yes. The answer to
>if it occurs naturally is really, "Yes, but it depends...." on whether one
>bed will be developed from an area that formerly grew only grass and was
>infrequently fertilized, mulched, limed, etc. VS. the other bed that may be
>developed from soil that was a flower border, which was actively worked,
>composted, mulched, fed, etc.
>
>You can engineer the pH levels in your beds by adding lime or sulfur(?) to
>adjust the levels.
>
>> I would like to know the recommended distance between
>>beds, trying to keep it at a minimum, yet still allowing for some comfort
>>while working. I am in my sixties and comfort is getting to be more and
>>more desirable.
>>Also, is it possible to have a different ph level in the different beds?
>
>
>
>Natalie McNair-Huff
>Gardening Organically in Tacoma, WA Sunset zone 5; USDA Zone 7/8
>Publisher/Editor Mac Net Journal http://www.blol.com/web_mnj/
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