pH advice & seeds
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- Subject: pH advice & seeds
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- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 09:45:21 PDT
Help! We get our new house next week. I arranged to go early and
get soil to test; the results came back yesterday. Overall it loooks
pretty good, but pH is 6.0 (gulp.) I need advice on two fronts.
First. Somebody, please, share with me any facts, tricks, rumors, or
harebrained ideas - tried and true or otherwise - to help change the
pH as quickly as possible. We are moving into the house AT planting
time! Short of a complete soil transplant, what can I do. Clearly,
I add close to 100 lbs. of lime per 1,000 square feet, and I know it
takes some time to work. Is there anything I can do to enhance
(i.e., speed up) the lime?? I'm planning to add ZooDoo, calcium
nitrate, Friskies, alfalfa pellets, molasses. George! Got any ideas
about how those will affect pH??
Second, given that raising the pH will probably take some time,
tricks notwithstanding, what should I plant? Without getting into
all the details, I've got some **HOT** seeds. I've also got lots of
other very respectable seeds. Should I plant one of the **HOTS**, or
hold it for next year??
Thanks in advance,everybody - like Bill Van says, this list is
terrific.
Beth
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