RE: [CH] Soil question for L.B., or anyone else who may feel like jumping in...
T. Matthew Evans (matt.evans@ce.gatech.edu)
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 10:08:49 -0400
Riley --
Thanks for the clarification. I don't remember things quite as clearly as I
used to and I would have been real bummed if Erich had added lime to his
garden to counteract the alkaline ash....Thanks again.
Matt
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T. Matthew Evans
Graduate Research Assistant
Geosystems Group, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
URL: www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte964w
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-----Original Message-----
From: Riley J. McIntire [mailto:Riley@ChileGarden.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 8:02 PM
To: T. Matthew Evans; tucker; chile-heads
Subject: RE: [CH] Soil question for L.B., or anyone else who may feel
like jumping in...
> From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of T. Matthew Evans
> Erich --
>
> Well, good news and bad news....ashes contain all sorts of tasty
Yup.
> However, the pH of said ashes is very low (too low for chile plants) and
Believe you have your numbers confused :)--most ash is alkaline, hence has a
high (>7) pH.
Chiles like a pH around 7 or a little less. However, they can handle quite
a range which I don't know offhand.
> All of that said, my recommendation would be to remove what
> charcoal you can
> easily reach. The remainder, I would till under. I would check your soil
> pH at this point and adjust accordingly, most likely by adding lime. The
Good advice, check the pH, but don't add lime! In fact, ash is a good
substitute for lime.
> Matt
Check the pH, wouldn't worry about anything else.
Hot regards,
Riley