Re: Moss as indication of acidity?
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Moss as indication of acidity?
- From: B* D*
- Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 11:04:48 -0500
Thanks, Judy. I will have the soil tested to be sure. There is already a
bit of moss growing back there in the lawn where we want the acid garden;
is that an indication of acid soil? And yes, we do have a large pin oak,
but it is on the east side of the yard. Of course, I can rake the fallen
leaves over to the acid garden.
You asked what trees are there now. A silver maple (yuck) to the west of
the spot where we want this garden, a large beech and a large redbud tree
to the east. In the vicinity of the garden there were two diseased tulip
poplars, which we had taken out.
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
On Tue, 1 Aug 2000, Judy Cosler wrote:
> you should probably wait a year for the pH to adjust (if it is
> seriously alkaline). What trees are there now. Oaks leaves are, I
> believe, acidic -- for ex. If it's not seriously alkaline, I
> poisanlly (!) think that plants have a pretty high tolerance for a
> range of pH.
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