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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

Or if you don't want to give up on the spot, perhaps it would make more sense to dig a trench and replace the soil, rather than amend it.  I have a friend who's had decent success growing a row of blueberries that way, although he hasn't had them for long, so who knows the long-term prospects.

Ginda

On Jan 3, 2009, at 8:35 AM, Eddie Earles wrote:

I'd agree with Jon's assessment.  A pH of 7.6 suggests that there are some carbonates in the soil, and members of the genus Vaccinia (blueberries, cranberries, etc) are highly intolerant of carbonates.  Blueberries prefer a pH of between 4.3 and 5.0.  If the soil is well drained, asparagus might be a good choice...it likes pH values above 7 (although you'd still probably have to add some Calcium as lime).

 

Alan, do you have a soil survey of the area?  If not, you can go to the Web Soil Survey (http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm ), search by address, and find a soil map of the area.  That might help you out.  Contact me if you have trouble navigating the site (it helps to have someone lead you through it the first time, as producing a soil map using their apps isn't intuitive for everyone).

 

Eddie Earles

 

 

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From: "Jon Place" <jonp1@comcast.net>

To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>

Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 8:23 AM

Subject: Re: [NAFEX] agronimy question

> I'm no professional, but my understanding is not to bother with 
> blueberries when the soil pH is that high.  I'd imagine the yearly 
> sulfur applications would be off the charts.  Would such extreme sulfur 
> applications have negative affects elsewhere in the health of the soil 
> and ultimately the blueberries?  I'm of the mindset not to force nature 
> (soil) to do something it's not ready to do - perhaps there are other 
> fruit crops that would be a better alternative? 
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