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I apply a three inch depth of sawdust or wood shavings every fall after the leaves drop. Some years, I have used leaves or chipped trees. I would not expect any organic material, even peat moss, to have too lasting an effect on increasing acidity. Every few years, or as per a soil test for pH, I add sulfur; pelletized sulfur, which looks like yellow lentils, is inexpensive and easiest to spread because it's not dusty. I also spread soybean meal each year at the rate of about 2 pounds per 100 square feet. Lee Reich, PhD Books by Lee Reich: The Pruning Book Weedless Gardening Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden A Northeast Gardener's Year On Jan 27, 2008, at 1:16 PM, Karen Tillou wrote: i would use sawdust, or wood ash. all the commercial growers in the willamette valley, oregon apply sawdust mulch every year for increasing acidity and adding organic matter. sand isn't going to do squat. leaf mulch might help, but it would have to be applied year after year, with minor effect. a pine/fir needle mulch might do better than oak leaf even. |
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