I have 4 raised beds. I used existing soil from another bed from last year that was never tended to (my grandmother) a few bags of different types of compost and a small amount of peat moss. What should I do, I am only a few days/weeks away from wanting to plants my seedlings
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What did you do for the test that you used to get that 8?
My faith in any of the home test kits is just about zero. Same goes for the test meter with two prongs you stuck in the ground. I had on and it never read any difference between in the ground or on the truck seat.
Sulphur will lower Ph but I don't know how much is used or how long it takes to work.
My faith in any of the home test kits is just about zero. Same goes for the test meter with two prongs you stuck in the ground. I had on and it never read any difference between in the ground or on the truck seat.
Sulphur will lower Ph but I don't know how much is used or how long it takes to work.
Yes, I second that opinion.Alan in Vermont wrote:What did you do for the test that you used to get that 8?
My faith in any of the home test kits is just about zero.
Be sure to have a test performed by your local County Ag Extension.
You may need to add some Sulfur to lower the pH to the desired range. If you tell them the test is for a Vegetable Garden; they will usually return an indication of how much material (Sulfur or Lime) to add per 1,000 sq ft.
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