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sternus1 starts with ... Just thought I'd post about the considerable improvement I've had with my blueberry plants by adding crusher dust to the mix (standard bluestone packing base). Repotting with about 30% crusher dust has pushed my blueberry plants to put out considerably more flowers and has put the plants in optimum health in a very short space of time. Would definitely recommend doing this the next time you're potting a blueberry. s | About the Author sternus1 Australia 22nd March 2014 9:50am #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author yrt sydney 22nd March 2014 4:07pm #UserID: 8343 Posts: 86 View All yrt's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sternus1 says... *shrugs* It is what is. When it comes to growing my method is to try stuff and watch the results; the equation of Cumulative selection you might call it. I suspect this ph lowering effect is counteracted/balanced by the acidifying matter contained in the mix, mostly just sphagnum and various bark fiber.Plants have responded very well to mineral nutrients imparted by the crusher dust. This has visibly improved the general health of the plants, and seems to have created better abundance of flowers, though this very well might be owing to the cooling weather.
| About the Author sternus1 Australia 22nd March 2014 5:02pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... Rock dust is a fertiliser though, plenty on minerals in rocks. You see people addicts to eating rocks and clay fairly often for that reason. I would have expected bluestone to had neutral pH. No wonder nothing grows in the old Portland quarry. (They filmed where the wild things are in it) | About the Author Jason Portland 23rd March 2014 2:18am #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Boris Spasky 23rd March 2014 10:16pm #UserID: 7085 Posts: 184 View All Boris Spasky's Edible Fruit Trees |
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