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what small fruits will benefit from a dusting of lime?
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Posted by berrypatch13 z4b eastcan (My Page) on Sun, Aug 22, 04 at 12:53
| I have planted over the last year or two a number of small fruits (hence my user name). These plants include strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, highbush cranberries and blueberries, currents and gooseberries. I don't think I forgot any! So I am wondering if any, or all , of them would be better for a little lime. Has anybody got any comments on this. I haven't got much fruit to date but they are all healthy. I guess I am just trying to help them along. As far as I know I have a fairly neutral soil content.
Thanks for any help |
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RE: what small fruits will benefit from a dusting of lime?
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| DON'T dust the blueberries. If you are on neutral soil, they'd rather have some sulfur on the soil to acidify it. And if you are on neutral soil (except for some rarer types) it is hard to imagine you have any calcium deficiency or need to raise the pH further. |
RE: what small fruits will benefit from a dusting of lime?
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| GoneBananas Thanks for the help. I realy should have my soil checked officially but in the meantime I will heed your advice. |
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