Soil pH - what have you found to be best? - Page 2

Ruth_10 · March 7, 2009

We have Black Rat snakes and copperheads here. The Black Rat snakes can and do get huge. I rescued one from the netting I had over my strawberries last spring. It had a companion snake that was a good 2.5" in diameter that did not want to move aside so I could cut the trapped one out of the netting. I still can't believe I was doing the Good Samaritan thing with those snakes.

Then there was the time my DH almost let one into the car when he stopped on the road and opened the car door to look at the "dead" snake. It ended up in the wheel well and my DH ended up bit by the snake trying to get it out.

I don't mind the Black Rat snakes--they are a gardener's friend--but I don't like the copperheads and don't feel bad about dispatching them (er, having them dispatched) when they get close to the house. Like Stormymater, I'm out in the garden in shorts and flip flops all summer long. But I don't venture too far from the mowed areas around the house and garden without more protection.

Soil pH. pH 6.8 would be a good place to be. I wouldn't mess with it.

March 7, 2009	#16
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	We have Black Rat snakes and copperheads here. The Black Rat snakes can and do get huge. I rescued one from the netting I had over my strawberries last spring. It had a companion snake that was a good 2.5" in diameter that did not want to move aside so I could cut the trapped one out of the netting. I still can't believe I was doing the Good Samaritan thing with those snakes. Then there was the time my DH almost let one into the car when he stopped on the road and opened the car door to look at the "dead" snake. It ended up in the wheel well and my DH ended up bit by the snake trying to get it out. I don't mind the Black Rat snakes--they are a gardener's friend--but I don't like the copperheads and don't feel bad about dispatching them (er, having them dispatched) when they get close to the house. Like Stormymater, I'm out in the garden in shorts and flip flops all summer long. But I don't venture too far from the mowed areas around the house and garden without more protection. Soil pH. pH 6.8 would be a good place to be. I wouldn't mess with it. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.