Are pine needles good mulch for blueberry plants? I've heard they tend to be
acidic, so it seems it would be good mulch. My berry plants are doing great,
about 3-4 years old but I've had to add sulfure to make the soil more acidic.
Jerry in southern Indiana
>From filtertitle@aol.com Thu Dec 13 18:12:08 2012
Return-Path: <filtertitle@aol.com>
X-Original-To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Delivered-To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Received: by lists.ibiblio.org (Postfix, from userid 20217)
id ECA08E8C6C; Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:12:08 -0500 (EST)
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on
mailman1.ibiblio.org
X-Spam-Level:
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,
DKIM_VALID, HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham
version=3.3.1
Received: from imr-db03.mx.aol.com (imr-db03.mx.aol.com [205.188.91.97])
by lists.ibiblio.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B266E8C56
for <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>; Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:12:07 -0500 (EST)
Received: from mtaomg-ma01.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaomg-ma01.r1000.mx.aol.com
[172.29.41.8])
by imr-db03.mx.aol.com (Outbound Mail Relay) with ESMTP id
64AF6380000A1
for <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>; Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:12:07 -0500 (EST)
Received: from core-dfb002b.r1000.mail.aol.com (core-dfb002.r1000.mail.aol.com
[172.29.54.199])
by mtaomg-ma01.r1000.mx.aol.com (OMAG/Core Interface) with ESMTP id
3BAF0E000082
for <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>; Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:12:07 -0500 (EST)
References: <mailman.45.1355331664.21361.nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
In-Reply-To: <mailman.45.1355331664.21361.nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI
MIME-Version: 1.0
From: Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com>
X-MB-Message-Type: User
X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 37267-STANDARD
Received: from 184.152.101.219 by webmail-d176.sysops.aol.com
(205.188.162.231) with HTTP (WebMailUI);
Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:12:06 -0500
Message-Id: <8CFA79E67AAAD98-15AC-486A@webmail-d176.sysops.aol.com>
X-Originating-IP: [184.152.101.219]
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:12:07 -0500 (EST)
x-aol-global-disposition: G
X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:425126688:93952408
X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0
x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d290850ca60c77e0e
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.9
Subject: Re: [nafex] PINE-NUTS; CHARLES RHORA;
nafex Digest, Vol 119, Issue 10
X-BeenThere: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9
Precedence: list
Reply-To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
List-Id: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex.lists.ibiblio.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex>,
<mailto:nafex-request@lists.ibiblio.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/nafex>
List-Post: <mailto:nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
List-Help: <mailto:sympa@lists.ibiblio.org?subject=HELP>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex>,
<mailto:nafex-request@lists.ibiblio.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:12:09 -0000
Hi Charles,
Thank you for the insight. Which is a better flavored pine-nut: Korean or
Siberian? Are either or both (Korean/Siberian) self-fertile? How does P.
pumila compare to these in flavor?
Thank you,
Steve
[nafex] Blueberry mulch,
Jerry & Dana Frederick, 12/13/2012