"Hairy Legs" ex@directory wrote in message
o.uk...
On 18/05/09 15:17, Gary Woods wrote:
Hairy Legs ex@directory wrote:

But not knowing soil history , how to feed plants?

Get/do a soil test, so you're not blindly adding expensive stuff you may
not need.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at
home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

What/how to do soil test?



A well-stocked garden center should have soil test kits available. Some kits
are only for testing pH, while others contain the necessary stuff for
checking soil nutrients. If you don't have a retail outlet nearby which
sells these kits, here's a google search with some U.K. sources:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...i=&safe=images

http://preview.tinyurl.com/pyz96d