RE: Fall clean up: bare ground or leaves?
- Subject: RE: Fall clean up: bare ground or leaves?
- From: "Donna " j*@prairieinet.net
- Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 23:49:48 -0500
Oops-- never mind my comment... I was just noting what I thought was
happening.
Thanks Paul for setting the record straight! I learn something here all
the time!
Donna
>
>
> its not likely that the oaks made the soil acid, but that the soil was
> already acid (if that was the problem) Soils develop acid conditions
often
> when
> exposed to a lot of water. Oaks produce a lot of chemicals and some of
> those can
> effect the growth of other plants if there is a thick layer of half
> decayed
> leaves.
>
> Paul
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