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Mulch is Acidic?
Had some excellent squash growing in the compost pile last year and the
compost pile was mostly mulch, so this year I planted squash in a small plot I had thickly covered with mulch, but now a good portion of the small squash plants have turned yellow. I'm wondering what I should try to do. Any suggestions? Thanks |
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Maybe the growing medium has become too dry or it's been too hot or the
plants aren't getting enough nitrogen. "Dave" wrote in message oups.com... Had some excellent squash growing in the compost pile last year and the compost pile was mostly mulch, so this year I planted squash in a small plot I had thickly covered with mulch, but now a good portion of the small squash plants have turned yellow. I'm wondering what I should try to do. Any suggestions? Thanks |
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Fresh mulch gets hotter than older mulch, in fact hot enough to kill your
new plants. Could that have been the problem? Dwayne "Dave" wrote in message oups.com... Had some excellent squash growing in the compost pile last year and the compost pile was mostly mulch, so this year I planted squash in a small plot I had thickly covered with mulch, but now a good portion of the small squash plants have turned yellow. I'm wondering what I should try to do. Any suggestions? Thanks |
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Dwayne wrote:
Fresh mulch gets hotter than older mulch, in fact hot enough to kill your new plants. Could that have been the problem? Dwayne That is a good idea. Thanks. |
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