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| Today I bought some Epsoma organic sulfur for acidifying soils.
http://www.espoma.com/p_consumer/pdf/products/Esp_Soil_acidif.pdf The label says to use 2.5 cups for established plants which seems like WAY TOO MUCH. My soil pH is in the 6 range now and I would like to bring it down a bit. Any suggestions? Thanks guys. RM |
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| Somewhere I was told a half a handful a couple times a year per plant. |
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| That's kind of what I recall hearing too. I did a search on the topic but the recommendations seem to be all over the place from a couple tablespoons to several cups per plant! |
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- Posted by john_in_sc z7, upstate SC (My Page) on Sun, Mar 18, 12 at 14:14
| well... It depends on where you live... For example - we don't need ANY sulphur here at all... but our soils PH range is generally from 5 to 6.5.... I just throw normal lawn fertilizer on them and they do great. What does your soil test say for soil PH? Thanks |
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- Posted by bamboo_rabbit 9A Inverness FL (My Page) on Sun, Mar 18, 12 at 14:38
| As John said it really all depends on your native soil OR what you have them growing in. If they are in pots or raised beds you have to be a bit more careful. Here I give each plant a couple handfulls every spring just scattered about. |
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| Thanks guys........as I mentioned in the orginal post, my pH is at about 6 now. I guess I will go ahead with a few handfulls and see how it goes. thx again. RM |
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- Posted by bamboo_rabbit 9A Inverness FL (My Page) on Mon, Mar 19, 12 at 8:46
| Riverman, It has more to do with your native soil PH. The soil will always try to return to that state. |
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- Posted by john_in_sc z7, upstate SC (My Page) on Mon, Mar 19, 12 at 15:14
| If your PH is at 6 - why would you add any Sulphur? That's plenty acidic for anything that needs acid soil.... If you are really worried about it - skip the Sulphur and just go with something like an Organic Azalea/Camellia/Rhododendron fertilizer... Epsoma makes a fine organic fertilizer for Acid loving plants.... I think it's called Hollytone or something like that... Thanks |
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| The native soil is around 7, my bark/peat mix measures at about 6.5. My well water is also at about 7......and I'm pouring gallons and gallons on it all summer. As you guys know, blues ideally like a soil that is in the 4.5 to 5.5 range. My plants are just barely showing some leaves and I haven't fertilized yet and mostly wanted to give them just a little bit of a push toward acidity as I move toward summer. When I do fertilize it will be with either ammonium sulf or an acid loving organic fert of some kind. Thanks again........... RM |
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