Patricia Kerr discusses the pitfalls of being a master gardener and blueberry lover living on the opposite side of the pH scale.
“Aware my soil was not acidic but sweet (alkaline), my blueberry plants received monthly acidic fertilization during the growing season.
The leaves greened up from a yellowish tinge, and I got a handful of berries.
I was disappointed as they grow wild all around me but knew that our soil pH was on the wrong of the scale.”
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