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29-12-2004, 08:10 PM
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il Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:54:40 GMT, Someone ha scritto:
[snip] My guess? Certsin crops can take certain amounts of- at least- sea salt. K.P. Graham well, i will be dadgummed! thank you! I was looking for stuff on alkaline soils and found out via various sources that 1. Seaweed is alkaline 2. that peppers like slightly alkaline soils 3. And sandy soils leach out really quickly, hence their need for things with lots of micronutrients. Little and often was the motto there. -- Cheers, Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ] |
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29-12-2004, 08:10 PM
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il Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:54:40 GMT, Someone ha scritto:
[snip] My guess? Certsin crops can take certain amounts of- at least- sea salt. K.P. Graham well, i will be dadgummed! thank you! I was looking for stuff on alkaline soils and found out via various sources that 1. Seaweed is alkaline 2. that peppers like slightly alkaline soils 3. And sandy soils leach out really quickly, hence their need for things with lots of micronutrients. Little and often was the motto there. -- Cheers, Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ] |
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#18
29-12-2004, 11:45 PM
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"Loki" wrote: il Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:54:40 GMT, Someone ha scritto: [snip] My guess? Certsin crops can take certain amounts of- at least- sea salt. K.P. Graham well, i will be dadgummed! thank you! I was looking for stuff on alkaline soils and found out via various sources that 1. Seaweed is alkaline 2. that peppers like slightly alkaline soils No wonder peppers do so well in Texas! ;-) We are on limestone flats... So many darned rocks in the soil, I just do raised beds! 3. And sandy soils leach out really quickly, hence their need for things with lots of micronutrients. Little and often was the motto there. -- K. Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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#19
30-12-2004, 07:24 AM
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il Wed, 29 Dec 2004 17:45:41 -0600, Katra ha scritto:
I was looking for stuff on alkaline soils and found out via various sources that 1. Seaweed is alkaline 2. that peppers like slightly alkaline soils No wonder peppers do so well in Texas! ;-) We are on limestone flats... So many darned rocks in the soil, I just do raised beds! And nice consistant warmth too I'll bet! -- Cheers, Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ] |
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#20
30-12-2004, 08:57 AM
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"Loki" wrote: il Wed, 29 Dec 2004 17:45:41 -0600, Katra ha scritto: I was looking for stuff on alkaline soils and found out via various sources that 1. Seaweed is alkaline 2. that peppers like slightly alkaline soils No wonder peppers do so well in Texas! ;-) We are on limestone flats... So many darned rocks in the soil, I just do raised beds! And nice consistant warmth too I'll bet! Heh, yah, it was in the 70's today. I opened the flaps on the greenhouses to dry them out a bit! High humidity has been a problem. -- K. |
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#21
30-12-2004, 08:57 AM
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In article ,
"Loki" wrote: il Wed, 29 Dec 2004 17:45:41 -0600, Katra ha scritto: I was looking for stuff on alkaline soils and found out via various sources that 1. Seaweed is alkaline 2. that peppers like slightly alkaline soils No wonder peppers do so well in Texas! ;-) We are on limestone flats... So many darned rocks in the soil, I just do raised beds! And nice consistant warmth too I'll bet! Heh, yah, it was in the 70's today. I opened the flaps on the greenhouses to dry them out a bit! High humidity has been a problem. -- K. |
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