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Hi All,
As mentioned in a post asking for advice on apple tree types a good few months ago at least I've come around to starting to prep the area.
The area is a concrete path, approx 1 metre wide which I have just started to knock out.
Now the surrounding area has been used to store lots of building materials for the past 9 months, of which cement and hydrated lime have leaked out of the bags I had them stored in. There won't be anymore deposits as I've removed the now empty bags, and any lumps of concrete or deposits of lime and cement but obviously the water washing these into the soil will have already done it's damage and as such it's got me wondering what state the soil is actually in. I plan on turning over the soil to a depth of about 60-80cm to add lots of horse manure and loamy soil/compost to give the sandy soil some help. Do you think it's best I test the pH before or after I add the manure, and what's the ideal pH for apple tree growing?
Thanks,
Duncan
As mentioned in a post asking for advice on apple tree types a good few months ago at least I've come around to starting to prep the area.
The area is a concrete path, approx 1 metre wide which I have just started to knock out.
Now the surrounding area has been used to store lots of building materials for the past 9 months, of which cement and hydrated lime have leaked out of the bags I had them stored in. There won't be anymore deposits as I've removed the now empty bags, and any lumps of concrete or deposits of lime and cement but obviously the water washing these into the soil will have already done it's damage and as such it's got me wondering what state the soil is actually in. I plan on turning over the soil to a depth of about 60-80cm to add lots of horse manure and loamy soil/compost to give the sandy soil some help. Do you think it's best I test the pH before or after I add the manure, and what's the ideal pH for apple tree growing?
Thanks,
Duncan
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