Don Yellman wrote:
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> 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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Youdaone Don! I knew it was someone whose methods I respect. Iron and
ferrous almost sameysamo Ginda---Doc Lisenby
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