Re: CULT: sulfur, calcium & rot
- Subject: Re: CULT: sulfur, calcium & rot
- From: R* B*
- Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 12:17:52 -0500
Linda,
To add to Nicks comments, Calcium sulfate is not very soluble, and the
Calcium won't be available as a nutrient. That's the mode
of action according to the article.
Rodney
>> In this part of the world, I think they recommend sulfur to lower soil
>> pH (acidify the soil), and calcium to raise pH (make it more neutral or
>> 'sweeter'). I was thinking of maybe trying some calcium sulfate, if I
>Gypsum shouldn't be that hard to find but I'm not sure it will help. The
>sulfur might be bound and not usefull. Lime [calicum carbonate] raises Ph
>but I think it's the carbonate more then the calicum.
--
Rodney Barton
rbarton@hsc.unt.edu
North Central Texas USA
AIS, SIGNA, SLI and SPCNI
USDA Zone 7/8
AHS heat zone 8
Annual rainfall 32 in.
Mean annual temp 65 deg.
Mean length of frost free period 230 days
North American Native Iris web site:
http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/~rbarton/Iris/NANI.html
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