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[Lee Reich <lreich@hvc.rr.com>]

Most organic materials have little lasting effect on soil pH. The pH goes down initially, then creeps back up towards neutral. I recommend elemental sulfur, a naturally mined mineral, for acidifying soil. The pelletized form is cheapest and easiest to apply. 

The coffee ground are yet another valuable source of organic matter, though.

Lee Reich, PhD

http://www.leereich.com/

Books by Lee Reich:

A Northeast Gardener's Year

The Pruning Book

Weedless Gardening

Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden

Landscaping with Fruit

On Feb 18, 2009, at 11:04 PM, Jerrydana5@aol.com wrote:

What do you guys think of coffee grounds as compost, particularly as an acid acidifier?  I have for a long time used ours but I just noticed our local Starbucks has them by the garbage bag full free for gardners and I would like to use them, particularly as I have a number of blueberry plants and my soil, despite all my attempts, is still not in the ph range it should be for blueberries.  jerry in southern Indiana

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