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Lower soil pH with sulfur

Scroll to calculator All about how to lower mineral soil pH using elemental sulfur and why that's a good idea. Many plants cannot thrive in soil with a high pH. It's not just blueberries that need an acid soil. Apples, basil, carrots all prefer a slightly acidic soil with pH…

The physical part of a plant is made out of plant-essential nutrients. What are they and what role do they play in the plant? This is a huge subject and we don't want to make this a reductionist evaluation. At the same time, it's interesting and useful to understand the main…

Understanding how much of the major base cations (Ca, Mg, K, Na) to apply is relatively straightforward. Understanding how much sulfur to apply is a bit more complex. Sulfur has four functions: 1) Sulfur is attached to other critical minerals. Potassium, manganese, copper, zinc, iron, magnesium and calcium can all…

There are a huge number of organic soil amendments on the market today. Some have been around for a while, like limestone for adding calcium and raising the pH of acid soil. Some are quite new, like specialized biostimulants or liquid complexed minerals. This page is an attempt to point…

Nutrient deficiencies in plants are pretty common, especially if the soil has a deficiency or excess of minerals. The symptoms are easy to confuse with insect or disease damage, under or overwatering, and with each other. If one deficiency is present, it is common for other deficiencies to be present…

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