Re: New Novice Question About Spuds

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• Subject: Re: New Novice Question About Spuds
• From: "* J* <s*@hoor.mail.telia.com>
• Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 00:11:20 -0800
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I guess You need limy soil, soil with alkaline reaction (lime-stone).
The soil is getting acid because of "acid rains", so You need to
neutralise hte acid with lime-stone. A normal reaction is pH 6,5 to 7,5
for ordinary plants. The big exeption is azalea/rodhodendron, they prefer
the acid soil, in fact they hate lime.
Hej svejs i lingonskogen


H Bingham wrote:

> Thanks to all who helped me regarding sterile soil. I've determined I
> have some time @ Z4--about 4 weeks--before starting indoors.
>
> The good news is my 6yr daughter and I got all the equipment (lights,
> etc.) up today and we have 80% of the seed.
>
> Now a new thing: I buckled under the plea for potatoes. I'll admit,
> I wanna do it. What to do.
>
> I have an inclining back yard. The high (and driest) point is near the
> house. Lotsa clay. Farthest from the house is very moist and rich.
>
> My plan is to move the corn from the house (where it 'looks good' out
> the back picture window) and put the potatoes in the clay. It's drier
> there. I plan on building up the area to 6-to-8 inches of top soil and
> mushroom compost. But I'm told I need loamy soil.
>
> Here's the question. What is loamy soil? I know I have two dozen books
> to look up loamy soil, but what is it?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ted in Z4

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