Peppers. Acidifying the soil.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Labradors2

Worth,

Have you thought about setting up a rain barrel and collecting water from your roof for watering your tomatoes?

Linda

I have but I would need more than barrels I would need huge tanks to store the water for when I needed it.

Worth

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by RayR

Worth, a quick check on the soil types around Austin show they are predominately carbonatic and calcareous soils. That would account for the high alkalinity. Your tap water may contribute some if it has a lot of dissolved carbonates also, raising the PH a little more.

The soils we have here are more diverse than the chart shows you can go any direction 1/2 mile and get something totally different.

I haven't had a problem until I started raised beds.
I was talked out of using what I wanted to use by people that thought they knew more than me.
As this stuff shrinks I will back fill with sandy loam and compost.
Or I will get some sulfur and mix in with what I have.

I dont think it is all the waters fault either.

Worth