Re: Rain, Frost and Acid soil

At 11:32 PM 2/19/99, scott fabb wrote:
>I hope that this message comes with an attachment from our Bureau of
>Meterology >detailing the weather conditions in Powelltown.

yes I found your attachment Thank you.

I afraid that my idea of cold is probably a bit warped in
>comparision to North American standards, as you can see fom the attachment
>that I probably fit into a Zone 9.

well you mentioned frost <G> i was guessing you were closer to me zone 7.
it gets well into the 80's F (27-30+C?) and all soo nasty & humid


>I have done a few simple soil tests myself and found the pH to be
>around 5.0 to 6.0. Some of the vegies you have mentioned I have already
>planted, most are up and doing well. This area is also good for plums and
>berries (especially blackberries that some times take over)


Blackberries and esp. Blueberries like soil Slighty acidic. (although in
Claifornia ours was a little alkaline and it sure never stopped the
Blackberries!)

veggies typically I am told prefer 6-6.5

waht else??
if you don't have a *killing frost* you can probably plant almost anything
but tomatoes, peppers and squash which like the warmer soil --about 70+F
(which you can probably convert as a chemist as well as I can having to
guess or cheat with a calculator. (21.1)

winter squashes though may do well yet, acorn , butternut, and spagetti squash.
beets, onions, radishs and spinich are my Guesses as to what would do well now.


the very best of luck,

--leslie
Master Gardener Intern (Student), Zone 7(b?) low of 9F this year, in Humid,
HUMID Cullman, Alabama.

So much to learn so little time.
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