Soil Needs Help!
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Roxy Lee
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Wondering if soil needs lime. Seems when flowers R planted, they last a week, then die, dwarf Pine & boxwood plants R good & come back bigger every year. It's just flowers that don't survive. Could the soil have to much acid & need lime?
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Several types of trees emit toxins, to keep nutrient competitors from crowding them. Pine trees are one of them, but tjere are some plants that tend to do well, near them. I've had good luck with lily of the valley, azaleas, maidenhair ferns, and hostas. Pecan trees also emit toxins. I've used the same plants around them, as well as turks cap. If you're interested in some understory trees, I've had good luck dogwood, near the pines, and Eve's necklace and Oklahoma redbuds under the pecans. If you have cattle, or young children, you need to know that the black, "pearls,
I would take a soil sample to the local extension office. They will test it and tell you exactly what you need.
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Oh, I enjoy New York! You're so lucky! Just be sure to clear anything that might fall from the pine trees, into your flower pots. I'm perplexed about the potted flowers not making it, though. Keep us posted!