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  • From: "Peg Cook" <pegcook AT northnet.org>
  • To: "market farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: S & pH
  • Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 16:00:43 -0400


Peter,
On a small scale for your soil type you would need to use 1 Lb/100 sqft. of
area incorporated within the upper 6-inches of soil. For Potatoes, I
recommend sprinkling the Sulfur right in the hole or furrow and lightly work
into the soil. Sulfur is not only an acidifer it is also a fungicide which
will help with scurf and scab.

Peg Cook, Agronomist
Cook's Consulting

pegcook AT northnet.org

----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Worsley <pwors AT svn.net>
To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: S & pH


> Alan Brant wrote:
> >
> > Can somebody tell me what quantity of Sulfur is needed to affect
pH
> > significantly? I know it would vary, but are we talking about quantities
> > akin to lime? Can we hear an example e.g. on a silt loam, to lower pH
> > from 6.5 to 6?
>
> I, too, am curious about this. I'd like to lower PH from 7.2 to 6.8 on
> sandy silt loam, for mixed vegetable production, including potatoes.
> Thanks- Peter
>
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