Influence of soil nutrients on fruit flavor?

[clarkinks]

Never do i overlook what others know especially about their own soil and situation. Back in 2016 i discussed the same thing i did here with some extra details in this thread.

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Marcus, My opinion for what it’s worth is I would not apply lime without trying to correct it in another way. No doubt you likely know as much about it as I do. It’s logical to add lime since it’s PH is higher but the problem is it’s never just calcium rather 50% calcium and most of the remainder is magnesium. Here is a summary of the problem Dolomite Lime: More Harm Than Good | Organica: Garden Supply & Hydroponics. Humus has a CEC several times that of the clay soil I have Cation-exchange…

[alan]

I tried to go to the link about dolomitic lime but both my servers consider it a security risk. I am always very skeptical of information that comes from suppliers and especially suppliers for home growers because, more often than not, the information is actually mis-information spread to help them sell products. There are even bogus soil testing companies that use the tests to sell you on a bunch of products that have no basis in the science.

[3Secondchances]

Thank you for the post with the details on how these elements impact plant growth & yield!

My local Starbucks lets me raid their dumpster & I’ve been applying coffee grounds to my blueberry bushes every spring. They love it!