Re: [nafex] Re: hole digging

["del stubbs" <pinewoodel@hotmail.com>]

	Donna, a geologist told me that he guessed that our very hilly ground was 
caused by the dumping of the deposits that were once a mile high on top of 
the glaciers as they retreated from their forays down here in the tropics.  
However, that was before we well drilled and learned we have very homogenous 
clay for 340' straight down, i'd like to know how such a deposit is even 
possible.
	By the way, any of the Canadiens in this group are welcome to come lay 
claim to any and all of the boulders deposisted hereabouts- we hear they 
were once yours - come load em up!
	 About ph..... I'm red-in-the-face saying i've never tested the clay.   My 
excuse was that  the resident sugar maples and basswoods and oaks grow so 
well here it must be 'tree perfect'.   Of course, i've no idea how apple 
roots like their ph compared to maples anyway.   Any opinions out there?    
I did'nt know that lime could loosen up clay, is it the calcium? is it the 
ph difference? What ph would be too high to warrant lime treatment?         
thanks     Mn. del



>From: "Kieran or Donna" <redherring@tnaccess.com>
>Reply-To: nafex@egroups.com
>To: <nafex@egroups.com>
>Subject: [nafex] Re: hole digging
>Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 09:33:27 -0600
>
>Del, what kind of Ph do you have down in that hard clay?  If it tends to be
>low, some high calcium lime thrown down in the hole would loosen the clay
>for the trees in the years to come.  Or have you got some of that
>pavement-like stuff the galciers drove back and forth over?  Donna
>

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