Gardening Thread- Show me your gardens!

It was -2 when I went to bed last night.

 

Got a digital soil tester and need to acidify my blackberries, blueberries and raspberies if the raspberries make it

 

Aluminum sulfate or something else? Pine needles in my experience don’t get it low enough.

edit* oops it says sulfer at the top

 

My dad's garden, he spends the money, ...... I plant, hoe, rake, prune, weed, water, shovel, seed, spray, re-pot, dig, pull, haul, spread, fertilize, saw, transplant, snip, move, cut, kill slugs, deadhead, stake, pound, clean, trim, sweep, compost, wrangle hoses……....etc. etc. etc.

 

I ordered this

 

I use this. Elemental sulfur:

$42 Espoma Organic Soil Acidifier Soil Amendment; Lowers Soil pH and Turns Hydrangeas Blue! Contains Elemental Sulfur & can be Used for Organic Gardening 30 lb. Bag - Pack of 1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YOVQXTS

 

At the time it took me to find my order you posted the same thing . It works great!

 

Sulfur is better for the ground and for edible plants.

 

The soil tester said it was around 7.5 -8 in some some spots. Couldnt really tell since the ground is froze i couldnt check it all. But basically on the edge for blackberries. And blueverries will need more acid soil.

 

They will love more acid soil. More fruit and less leaf drop, in my experience.

 

Hope so. I think i did decent on my blackberries last year. Im ready to get going on spring stuff.

 

Very Nice Bet he doesn’t even charge you to walk through.

 

He does charge, but at least I get the senior discount.

 

Do you just sprinkle the stuff on top and let it work its way in?

 

Yes, rake mulch back, sprinkle, water (if it is warm enough outside to water), put mulch back on.

 

Seems as though even in the greenhouse we had some low temperatures that wilted and killed a few plants. The snow does not seem to have affected the kale, cabbage or romaine lettuce.

 

Native salad bar plants take it well

 

Can’t wait to find real Iceberg Lettuce but still early in the season.

 

Sulfur, Aluminum Sulphate, and Peat Moss really helped my berries last year. To my surprise, Walmart already started putting Spring stuff out the other day, picked up a Ouachita Blackberry Bush.

 

I was reading something saying aluminum sulfate wasnt as good because of it absorbing aluminum.