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  • From: Road's End Farm <organic87@frontiernet.net>
  • To: mailing list at ibiblio - Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Soil pH 5.0 -- with these minerals, no need to lime?
  • Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2017 09:28:50 -0500


On Jan 9, 2017, at 12:33 AM, Steven Covacci wrote:

> I don't mind
> scattering limestone gravel around for the surface layer. The last thing
> I'm interested in doing is tilling up acres of ground and destroying,
> simultaneously, acres of meadow habitat.

Ah, I see. I was confused about why you were so opposed to lime; but you're
not opposed to lime, you're opposed to tillage on this sort of site. That
makes sense.

How about incorporating lime through a sizeable planting hole for each
individual tree, as well as applying some overall on the surface? Others on
the list, would that work?

And again: test the specific soil on that particular site, don't just look at
the soil map. And test in several places. You may have some sizeable pockets
of sweeter soil.

I have certainly had very good flavored peaches from a field testing in the
low 6's. I don't know about the low 5's; maybe somebody else does.


-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 6A now I think
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale








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