Re: CULT: trace elements
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: trace elements
- From: w*
- Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 12:58:26 -0500
- Priority: normal
>
> Thanks, Walter. I have read many mentions of trace elements on this list,
> but I am unfamiliar with such things. Are trace elements something one
> can find at a garden center or feed store? Are there specific brand names
> or formulations that are preferable for application to irises?
>
> Laurie
>
>
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> laurief@paulbunyan.net
> http://www.geocities.com/lfandjg/
> zone 3b northern MN - clay soil
>
I cannot add much to this discussion. I have seen bags of expensive fertilizer
with the wording, "Contains Trace Elements." Some have a listing. But, you can
also find the trace elements packaged individually in little one or
two pound bags. How do you know what trace elements are missing in
your soil? I don't know the answer to that either because the soil
sample kits and tests check for ph. Some swear by epsom salt to
prevent such maladies described earlier, and I cannot attest to that
either. Unless these maladies become more widespread in a particular
garden, it might be better just to leave them alone until somebody
comes up with a test for trace element deficiencies. You don't want
to damage your soil with over-application of something that is not
needed.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS USA 7/8
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