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barberry, Berberis

Posted by bogturtle SE NJ 7a (My Page) on
Wed, Feb 1, 12 at 17:48

Have success with several evergreen sorts, but would like to know best pH for them.
Have not been able to find out on the web.


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RE: barberry, Berberis

Most Berberis species do best with pH around 6.0 to 7.0 (just a little acidic).


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RE: barberry, Berberis

if you have had success.. why in the world would you go messing with pH????

w/o searching.. isnt brandon saying they are basically at neutral??? ... and if w/in the range of neutral.. i wonder why he seems to suggest that you amend the pH ...

it baffles me that you are messing with success ...

ken


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RE: barberry, Berberis

"I wonder why he seems to suggest that you amend the pH"

I only said they enjoyed a slightly more acidic soil than the "average plant". Care to tell me how that sounded like a suggestion to do anything? I'm completely confused!


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  • Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
    Fri, Feb 3, 12 at 19:45

Amending to me is mixing in soil amendments and not applying fertilizer or changing the pH.


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RE: barberry, Berberis

So... Ken should emend his amend to decend? Do I hear an amen?

tj


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