Dan Wenz wrote:


Thanks - I'd only use lime after checking the pH (If I can find a kit I
can trust) to provide calcium (and magnesium?) enough to prevent blossom
end rot. I do see, at http://www.americanmushroom.org/compost.htm , the
statement that the soil pH is (around?) 6.8, but that they recommend a
50/50 mix with it and "soil". I'm afraid to Google too much, possibly
causing explosive brain farts from information overload :-(

Then I see:

http://www.rce.rutgers.edu/pubs/blue.../bb-v19n21.pdf
"The 8.2 soil was due to the use of mushroom soil incorporated into the
planting hole.". So, with no further ado or Googling, a pH test is
needed for me to be sure.