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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflondon AT mindspring.com>
  • To: market-farming
  • Subject: Re: Lowering PH Naturally
  • Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 13:04:30 -0500


On Fri, 10 Mar 2000 11:34:06 -0500, Brian Caldwell <bac11 AT cornell.edu>
wrote:


>If you must do it, sulfur dust is the cheapest, simplest, and probably
>least destructive material to reduce soil pH.

As I understand it, if you are also applying rock phosphate, adding
sulphur will help it break doan and release plant available
phosphorous. Someone once suggested banding RP + sulphur at shallow
depth in permanent raised beds for maximum P delivery in local ized
areas.
Lawrence F. London, Jr. Venaura Farm
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