Re: CULT: Soil
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- Subject: Re: CULT: Soil
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 19:21:32 -0700 (MST)
John Montgomery wrote:
> Here, we grow strawberries, Spurias & Arilbreds in native soil and all=
do
> well. I am a strawberry addict and would move if they didn't grow well=
=2E
If
> everything is cooperative during strawberry season, I will have eaten =
so
> many that by the time they are slowing down, I will have had enough.
Then
> in about 10 days I am looking forward to the next spring. Everbearers =
or
> day neutral types are okay in September but they do not really satisfy=
my
> craving for TRUE strawberries.
> The pH of our soil is roughly 6.6 - 6.8.
and Rick Tasco reported:
> I'm not sure about the old rules, but I have never ammended my soil fo=
r
> the PH. I had a soil analysis done a couple of years ago and was
> surprised to find my soil on the acid side. Three samples were taken
> from my field and they came in at PH 5.5, 6.1 and 6.2. I grow both
> Arilbreds and Spurias with no problem and they grow well. I would hav=
e
> to say that most beardeds and Spurias can tolerate a wide ph range. T=
he
> more important factor is "clean soil". =
Thanks. That define the range much =
better than just my two tests. The area =
where berries thrived tested at below 5.5.
The one where they didn't was above 7.0.
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
