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["Melody O." <melody AT crecon.com>]

At 08:54 PM 3/4/05 EST, James wrote:
>In a message dated 3/4/2005 5:24:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
>melody AT crecon.com writes:
>
>
>> Thanks for the encouragement, but below are are the paragraphs that made me
>> wonder if I am adding too much of this, or not enough of that, and the
>> article stated that well-meaning gardeners might screw up more than they
>> are helping.
>> 
>I read those too.  It left me thinking that maybe Dr. Ribeiro might do well 
>to add some of those concerns to the compost pile to enrich it.  Sure, if
you 
>dumped a 50 lb bag of lime and 10,000 egg shells on a small plot of
ground, you 
>just might get too much calcium and screw things up.  But life soil balances 
>itself wonderfully and you'd really have to get up early in the morning,
pack 
>a lunch, and work really hard at fouling up organic ground with organic 
>materials.  

LOL!  OK, I won't stress and will just do my best.  

Thanks, James.
Best wishes,
Melody