CULT: Soil
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- Subject: CULT: Soil
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 11:07:38 -0700 (MST)
In cleaning out my files, I ran across
an old discussion about the effects of
acid mulch and acil soil on arilbreds
and spurias.
True -- both prefer alkaline soil. There are
a couple of old rules that newcomers may
find helpful. If you can grow a bountiful
crop of strawberries in unmodified soil,
it's probably too acid for the alkaline-loving
iris. If your hydrangeas are blue, without
special treatment, your soil is definitely
too acid.
My question: do these rules still apply to
our modern cultivars? Or have our iris
been bred to be more tolerant?
Can anyone confirm or refute this from
personal experience? All I can report is
it held true in Oklahoma 30 - 40 years ago.
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
Southern New Mexico
Where arilbreds and spurieas thrive
but strawberries require imported soil
