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Old December 19, 2015   #7
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Originally Posted by Worth1 View Post
Some places need the acid.

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Pine needles/straw is not going to help much. .

Any soil with pH of over 5.6 is in acceptable range. Probably pine straw has a higher pH than that.
Down in Georgia I made garden where the soil was red clay and acidic too. I added lots and lots of pine straw, leaves, manures ... and of course some lime.

I agree w/ Salt : Run your mower over a pile to chop it. This way it will mix wit soil much easily.

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