Hi Dice. I've been working on my pH for over a month now. We've had nearly constant rain over the past 3 or so weeks, so it's been a good time to try and mix in the soil sulfur and cottonseed meal that I've been using. I think I've got the pH pretty close to dialed in now -- think. The uncertainty factor here is that I don't know how much more affect the latent lime that I added will have nor the affect of the soil sulfur over time. I'm banking on the hope that they can cancel one another out and keep me close to the 6.5 pH that I'm reading in the beds now. I'll have to monitor this closely through the season.
I tend to plant my seedlings quite deep (three-quarters of the stem goes in ground). Hence, the main root ball can be a good foot below the surface, but I fully expect more roots to develop further up along the stem.
Thanks for posting the article, which I am going to enjoy reading through at leisure.
Best to you.
-naysen
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