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[Don Yellman <dyellman@earthlink.net>]

Ginda:
     My soil is naturally on the acid side, but for quite a few years I
fought the battle of unhealthy blueberry plants with sulphur, aluminum
sulfate, and oak leaf mulches.  I have never found Holly Tone to be very
effective, although maybe it is in large quantities around ornamentals.
Blueberries seem to need a real concentrated jolt. When I tried iron
sulfate I saw visible results in a week.  That's all I use now.  It
comes in 5 lb. bags for about $6.00, the same price as aluminum
sulfate.  I mix up several cups of the dry material with water in a 5
gallon bucket and pour it around the plants.  Works well for hydrangea
and azaleas too.  I also found my ph testers to be unreliable, so I
stopped using them and now I just guess.  It's a little harder to find
iron sulfate than the other acidifiers, but I certainly think it's worth
a try.  Rgds, Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA


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