Thanks for the advice everyone. I put sulfur down this year to try to lower the Ph. My city has super high clay content. The 1ft raised beds are filled primarily with compost, peat moss, top soil (not in huge quantities), leaf compost, and other organic materials. I tried for years to amend the native soil with little success. I tried gypsum and other clay breaking products.
i'll need to retest Ph again at the end of the season.
The watering ideas are good. I need to think of an efficient method. I currently do mulch well.
My last soil test showed no lime deficiency. However, maybe calcium is locked up in the soil.
Peat Moss seems to be a useless addition to the soil 2-3 years after application though. It seems to cake up badly. I have to constantly break up clumps. I plan on dumping a lot of spent potting soil in my beds at the end of the year, but it is primarily peat moss. I do need to do something with it though.
Chris
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