Where to find pelletized sulfur?
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Comments (9)I made raised beds of peat, pinebark, and sand added alittle sulfer and planted on top of clay soil. Works for me! Also pots work well but if using tap water or well water u may want to add some sulfuric acid to bring the ph down in the water or it will create issues untill the sulfer chips start to work. My limited experience showed me that pots ph values rise much faster than raised beds. I actually dropped the ph to low in my raised beds by using acicified water too long + adding sulfer + acid fertilizers. Not so on my pots. My ph readings were much higher in pots. I think the reason for this was pots actually get flushed when watering and the acid doesnt accumulate like it does in a raised bed. Thats been my experince so far. This next year Im going to experiment and try to get some rabbiteyes to grow in clay with some amendments ofcourse. Good luck!...See MoreCan I use sulfur
Comments (17)As every gardening situation is different, it helps to make suggestions or recommendations that are based on science rather than empirical observations that may be influenced by issues or variables about which we have no first hand knowledge. And the science is: 1) Organic matter does not raise soil pH, at least to any permanent degree (some OM, like certain animal manures, may be highly alkaline and provide a temporary bump until they are fully decomposed). OM tends to lower pH slightly, due to a) carbon dioxide from decomposing organic matter and root respiration dissolving in soil water to form a weak organic acid; and b) formation of strong organic and inorganic acids, such as nitric and sulfuric acid, from decaying organic matter. Once the decomposition process is pretty much complete, the resultant product is more or less neutral in pH. 2) Soils high in organic matter tend to resist changes in pH. This is because OM has a buffering capacity as a result of a high cation exchange capacity (CEC) that holds and binds elements - specifically hydrogen - that would ordinarily affect swings in pH. Thus, OM tends to be a stabilizing factor in soils rather a major activator in the adjusting of soil pH. 3) The addition of OM to a soil doesn't increase the range of plants that will grow in that soil except indirectly. And that's because of its physical properties that encourage the development of populations of beneficial soil organisms, its ability to improve soil texture and therefore its moisture holding capacities and its ability to bind and hold nutrients necessary for plant growth and health until they can be digested and made available by the soil organisms. But the bottom line is that unless the soil pH is in the range that most plants prefer (slightly acidic to neutral), simply adding large quantities of OM is not going to supercede or override a pH that is greatly skewed in one direction or another. Or at least not in any kind of rapid fashion. If the pH is not to the 'plant's liking', it is not to the plant's liking and simply adding OM is not going to make "plants grow quite well" irrespective of pH. If your soil is highly alkaline, adding recognized soil acidifiers is the only reliable way to make adjustments, which may very well be quite temporary and need to be repeated periodically. These would include elemental sulfur, peat moss, large quantities of not fully decomposed organic matter or ammonium based synthetic fertilizers. And of course, the last is not an option in an organic gardening context....See MoreCan I add sulfur and compost at the same time?
Comments (11)As a general rule soils east of the Mississippi do tend toward a lower pH, because of the amount of rainfall that aids in cleansing the soil, while soils west of the Mississippi tend toward a higher pH because they do not get as much rain. What I have seen of the cheap soil test kits is that more often than not they will not give a good, reliable result, one that you could depend on. More often than not I have seen these tests give the same pH reading as it did for the soil with vinegar, and a solution of baking powder. I would not rely on one of those tests to determine what i would do to my soil....See MoreFoolproof organic way to treat lawn for chiggers?
Comments (79)I remember reading a short story in college (a long time ago...) that said the only way to avoid chigger bites was to run through the field naked. Idk, haven't done it, but they love me. I may be the only one out of 3 or 4 people in the exact same area who ends up with bites. I have found only one spray that kept them off of me and I let a friend use it for her freaking mosquitoes. I don't know why mosquitoes don't really like me, but chiggers LOVE me. Is there any known reason why some people are more likely to get chiggers VS mosquitoes? Or, am I the only fortunate one? One thing that a friend of mine swears by, and he mows lawns for his employment, is sticking dryer sheets in his socks. He looks odd, but he says he gets no chigger bites by doing this. I don't trust it, but anyone else had luck with this? Or even hearts of it?...See Morebpgreen
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