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[Bill Jones <billj AT harborside.com>]

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.
>
> --Sage
> Way Out in Texas
>
>  
Hi Sage.  Here's a good article on modifying soil pH:

http://www.sustland.umn.edu/implement/soil_ph.html

I don't use any of that fishy bovine BS any more either.  Early on I 
discovered alfalfa and never looked back.  Ordinary alfalfa pellets are 
much cheaper than meal intended for gardens.  They fall apart back into 
meal if you just soak them overnight in a trash can full of water.  The 
maximum application rate recommended in one book, HTGMV by John Jeavons, 
is one pound for every six square feet, but I usually only use half that 
much.  They're also loaded with potassium, unlike the meaty alternatives.

Bill
S. Oregon coast