24-02-2008, 11:21 AM
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Soil Acidity
Steve Wolstenholme wrote:
On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:40:09 -0800 (PST),
wrote:
Having just tested my allotment soil, it was coming out at a ph of
about 8+, however I didn't have distilled water to hand so possibly
the local water skewed the true reading, is this likely, the water on
it's own was fairly alkaline?.
Anyhow, should it be required, what do you add to the soil to make it
more acidic?
Many thanks
Peter
Peter,
You can make soil more acid with an annual dose of Sequestrine of
Iron.
Iron sequestrene has no effect on soil acidity. It is simply a soluble form
of iron which can be taken up by plants in less than ideal (ie alkaline)
conditions. See the link in Stuart Noble's post for things which can
acidify soil.
The easiest way to make it more acid is to only use rain water and
just wait for a few years!
It's also the cheapest!
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Jeff
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