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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Hi Sage...collect some garden soil and take it in for a soil test to 
make sure exactly how alkaline your soil really is and what minerals 
might be causing a problem.  You may not need to amend at all, or you 
may only want to amend a certain area for specific plants.  After that, 
you can look for better ways to boost yields, and you should be able to 
do that without the fish and blood products, although those are usually 
the cheapest routes.

Bev

eureka AT hctc.net wrote:
> Haven't tried sulfur...what would be the application rate? 
> I'm always looking for ways to boost the veggies that 
> don't contain blood or fish products (I'm severly allergic 
> to the latter).
>
> Our vegetable garden is in raised beds, and the soil was 
> 'mined' from the topsoil brought in by floods in our 
> creek, and is continuously amended with composted chicken 
> bedding. This works fine for annual edibles. Good luck 
> with your blueberries and let us know how they do.

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