Re: Moso and pH...

[Txbo...@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/25/2007 11:17:19 AM Central Standard Time, new2t...@yahoo.com writes:

 I think if I ever want to grow Moso here, I would have to build a raised bed and only water it with rain water and that is too much trouble.

Like Y ou, after managing to kill a 1/2 dozen or so over a period of a few years (and most of them came from Marler Spence, so I KNOW they were nice plants when I got them):: I too used the Am. Sulphat, pure sulphur, and YOU name it.   So I just decided that NO MOSO for me.    It 'ain't worth it'..   

            One trick that I did learn from all of it, was if you HAVE to use Coop or city water, add a "shot' of vinegar to each gallon of water, and it will lower t he pH,  quite effectively..   Of course you can mix up 5 gallors or 55 :: the ratio is NOT too important..    Like in 55 gallons, I would probably just dump in one or two gallons of vinegar..     (Professional nursery folks put a drip of Sulfuric acid into the city water that they use to water their plants.)..  Most All city water has a higher pH, as most of them use Lime to as a clarifyier....     Goes back to Roman days, and maybe older. 

 

"For what it worth"                         KInder

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[Mike McG]

Kinder,

 

Thanks for the tip on vinegar, I had not thought of that but should have.

 

 MJM. 

Txbo...@aol.com wrote:

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vinegar will kill Moso