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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflondon AT mindspring.com>
  • To: market-farming
  • Subject: Re: Lowering PH Naturally
  • Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 20:04:36 -0500


On Wed, 8 Mar 2000 20:02:38 -0500, "Peg Cook" <pegcook AT northnet.org>
wrote:
>If you use elemental
>sulfur, which is a very fine dust and you should wear a dusk mask when using
>it because it is such a fine powder, then, only apply 1 Lb/100 sq.ft. The
>elemental sulfur would react almost immediately with moisture and prill
>would begin reacting within about a month if moisture is sufficient.

Is rose dusting sulphur the elemental sulphur you describe above?
The kind you buy in garden centers for control of rose diseases is a
fine powder and is definitely water soluble. Are there any other
substances in it? Are there other forms of elemental suplhur and where
could they be purchased?

Lawrence F. London, Jr. Venaura Farm
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