Acidifying soil (was Re: Microsoft alert (Humor))
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Acidifying soil (was Re: Microsoft alert (Humor))
- From: t*@lanl.gov (Tom Tadfor Little)
- Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 09:06:34 -0600
Clarence writes
:Liquid acidifiers are temporary, and you would have to be spraying every few
:days. Use something like ferrous sulfate to increase the acidity...which
:also increases the iron in the soil, which many soils need. Ferrous sulfate
:works best for increasing acidity for Japanese irises which need lots of
:acidity and lots of iron. Clarence Mahan in northern Virginia
Clarence: must the ferrous sulfate be dug into the bed when it is prepared,
or well it work as a top dressing? How often do you need to reapply it
to maintain the pH?
>From Tom in alkaline New Mexico
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