Ray, thanks for passing along that link. I had never seen that chart depicting the effects of soil pH on nutrient availability. It's curious that based solely on the elements shown in the chart, a pH of 5 would be optimal for elements, save Fe, Zn, and Mo, but we target closers to 6.5 in tomato gardening, which seems to only optimize for Mo. I assume there are other reasons for maintaining a higher than 5 pH than uptake availability of the elements.
Do you believe I can get a reasonable harvest here in Sacramento, CA if I were to plant Fava seeds by start of April? It could get quite hot (well above 80F) in late June into July, 2-3 months down the road. Is that enough time to get a crop out of the beans?
Thanks again.
-naysen
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