Re: OT-PLANTS: leaves and soil pH
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- Subject: Re: OT-PLANTS: leaves and soil pH
- From: S* H* <h*@serc.si.edu>
- Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 15:11:33 -0600 (MDT)
At 10:58 8/19/97 -0600, you wrote:
>>I never tested the soil where mine grow, but
>>it is under oak trees and I'm sure it is not alkaline.
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>What's the story on oak leaves (and perhaps mulberry)? Acid soil or
>alkaline soil?
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>celia
>storey@aristotle.net
>Little Rock
>
Celia,
I've always heard that only evergreens and conifers were acidic. You
know, for best bloom on an azaela or good growth on a hosta always plant
under a pine, etc. None of mine are under evergreens and I have to feed
MIRACID to keep them happy. A nurseryman also told me to plant my Redbud
near pines for the acid, also dogwoods. My neighbor has a hydrangea under an
oak and a holly and it's blue.
Sharyn, Annapolis, Md.
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