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Originally Posted by Richard
Most salts are acid forming. Plants feed on a variety of water-soluble minerals, which is another name for salts. Some common salts (such as NaCl, aka table salt) are toxic to plants. Plants do not feed on plant material. It must be broken down by micro-organisms and acidic compounds in the soil into water-soluble minerals or elemental carbon, nitrogen for uptake by plants.
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The soil in my area is said be acidic. Since I am working on a regular basis with a pH meter for testing of rainwater, I maybe should look up the procedure for testing soil to see what my pH is. Blue berries which like acidic soil grow wild throughout our area. I planted some commercial varieties and as long as they are weeded they grow well. The older settlers of my region area would put sulfur compounds about their blueberries to increase the yield and from what I understand blueberries like acidic conditions. I understand that they are related to cranberries which naturally grow in bogs. I guess we got a little away from mulberries but I have learned lot about what I do not know.
Thanks very much.