Djp Sa

Thanks for the added input Marco. Good advice, I live half an hour from the sea, will look into clams, etc. Thanks again.

Hi,

Thanks for the replies, I appreciate it. Since most of my veg are growing fine as is I'll hold off on any inputs for now. Also, googling "soil biota" led to info on the soil food web, something I look forward to researching further.

All the best and thanks again,
D.

P.S. It's nice to get replies from two Texans, about half my CD collection is made up of singer-songwriters from your neck of the woods....

Hello from South Africa,

I recently learned that the area I live in has a tendency to calcium deficiency, and since it's just on the edge of a subtropical zone, I assume acidity too. So would adding calcitic lime / gypsum be a good idea? I posed this question on an organic forum and a slew of seemingly knowledgeable (and helpful) people emphatically stated that without knowing the exact make-up of your soil you run the risk of doing serious damage by adding calcium. So, thing is, it's not that I don't trust their views.... it's just that I would like to get a permaculture perspective if anyone feels like offering one....

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

All the best,
D.

P.S. My concern for calcium levels comes from wanting to make anything I grow as nutritious as possible.