Re: soil
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- Subject: Re: soil
- From: K* R*
- Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 11:58:36 -0500
A word of advice from a non expert,Don't go to crazy with the wood ash. We
live on the edge of a pine forest and had enriched our soil before pumpkin
days with -pineneedle/peat pond muck- and thought the ash would sweeten the
soil since it must certainly be very acid after all those amendments we had
foolishly added. Well surprise, when we had our soil tested the test came
back so alkaline,we have spent 2 seasons gently trying to bring the levels
down.
What ever you decide, get your soil tested before you add to much of
anything.
Pumpkin Widow
-----Original Message-----
From: Mastonj@aol.com <Mastonj@aol.com>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 11:23 AM
Subject: soil
> Anyone
> I work in a place that would give me an unlimited supply of coffee
grounds
>and wood ashes. I also have a friend that has bats and is willing to give
me
>and large amount of bat quano.
> My question is "Are these good for pumpkins?"
> Has anyone used any or all of these soil amendments and what was their
>success.
> I am also putting on 5 to 8 yards of horse manure on my sight. It is
about
>1200 square feet. I plan to have two plants, maybe moving down to one if
>there is one outstanding plant.
> Does anyone have suggestions on how much to apply?
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