Re: ponderosa pine needles in compost...

Composters and Compostees,
Compost is also by nature a little basic, small amounts of pine needles would bring your pH to a more neutral area.
Greg






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From: "kennedys" <waynekennedy@sprint.ca>
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Subject: Re: ponderosa pine needles in compost...
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:25:33 -0400

I hear around 7.0-7.1 is good ????......
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From: Dale Fisher <daleefisher@starband.net>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 6:00 PM
Subject: RE: ponderosa pine needles in compost...


> One of the Langevin books says that pumpkins grow best in a soil with Ph
> between 6.5 -6.8 which is slightly acidic (7.0 is neutral, below is
> acidic above is alkaline).
>
> God Bless,
>
> Dale E Fisher
> daleefisher@starband.net
>
>
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