Re: this is soooo bad !!!!
PLEASE DON'T WRITE ANYMORE!
Raymond Schwarz wrote:
> Kevin
> I don't want to sound stupid, but why not, it just comes naturally.
> I think your PH sounds right on, on the acid side. I will check back through Don Langevins "How the Grow World class Pumpkins" but I think the ph should be something like 6.0 to 6.5. 6.8 sounds fine and 6.0 should fly as well. I wouldn't be adding that cement lime with out hearing from one of the many experts on the list.
>
> Ray
>
> >>> <LKNIKKI1@aol.com> 05/06/01 07:11PM >>>
>
> List
> Well I am in a deep world of trouble. As I said a few days ago on the list I
> didn't do a soil test due to the two different types of soil that were used
> in the garden. The planting mounds are 5x5x3 feet deep and consist of manure,
> compost, kelp and zoo doo. The rest of the garden is heavily fortified with
> compost, manure and kelp.
> Here is my problem. I used a home test kit for pH and this is my outcome.
> pH in the garden is approximately a 6.8 pH a little acidic but fine in my
> opinion. The soil in the mounds comes up to approximately a 6.0 too acidic in
> my opinion.
> I KNOW I KNOW THESE THINGS AREN'T THE MOST ACCURATE THINGS IN THE WORLD
> BUT ITS ALL I GOT!!!!!
> So please can you help me I don't have the physical strength to dig all the
> mounds up and replace the soil nor do I have the time. Is there anything I
> can add to at least bring up the pH a little at least to get me back on line
> for the season.
> A couple of days ago my neighbor dropped off a bag of lime powder it says
> "TYPE S, LIME MADE BY CHEMSTAR" he uses it for adding to concrete but I am
> not sure if I should add it to my mounds to counteract the acidity.
> I would really appriciate "ANY" reply as I only have a week left ........
> Thank you so very much !!!!!
>
> Kevin Smith
> Torrance CA
>
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