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Old 20-11-2005, 11:30 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
OmManiPadmeOmelet
 
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Default Acid for berries

In article .com,
"Kathy" wrote:

Does anyone know a good way to acidify soil for blueberries *other
than* aluminum sulfate? We're not much into eating aluminum. Is there
anything natural? Could we use pine needles, and if so, how much?

Kathy


Dilute vinegar?
Just be careful with it!

Surely there are soil acidifiers that are NOT aluminum based at your
local nursery???

Here we go!
Sulfur! :-)

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distrib...onents/1731-05
..html

Gotta love google. G
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