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Gardening

Curmudgeoness

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1. Sounds like this year is lost for you,

Reply to GreatGazoo (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2015, 03:26 PM

May 2015

but as I think I suggested before, many farmers in our area collect leaves from town and plow them into the ground to add organic matter as well as increase the ph. It is a lot of work, but it is free organic material in abundance in the fall.

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Got the new soil test results today -- a mini-crisis [View all] GreatGazoo May 2015 OP

Sounds like this year is lost for you, Curmudgeoness May 2015 #1

Leaves will lower the pH XemaSab May 2015 #2

I was fortunate enough to be able to go back to the farm that got me started GreatGazoo May 2015 #3

Don't use dolomite lime. Use agricultural lime. Elad May 2015 #4

Thanks. Good to know. GreatGazoo May 2015 #5

A bit off the subject libodem May 2015 #6