Nellie Gail Garden Club

a good repeat info https://www.thespruce.com/methods-to-make-soil-more-acidic-3269735

this is a good site for info on sulfur--- always test your ph a few times a year---- https://nutrientstewardship.org/implementation/sulfur-the-4th-major-nutrient/#:~:text=Sulfur%20serves%20many%20functions%20in,amino%20acids%20that%20form%20protein.

good info here. https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/reducing-impact-wasted-food-feeding-soil-and-composting?fbclid=IwAR2Y61F4yDu2ATq-ZJ4IxRXFV2gnJABgYeuQzm2Q4i6SMEIAez51uVrSPxE#:~:text=By%20composting%20wasted%20food%20and,higher%20yields%20of%20agricultural%20crops

https://www.treehugger.com/gardening-health-benefits-7559044?utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR2zYP-glClQoy5N_0_XBzwYOkN4N8MwfQb5RKhWxRc7Luzf5Bv8jkFu6tc what gardening does for you

this is a good link on what to add to your compost https://thatbackyard.com/21-best-carbon-sources-for-composting-browns-list/

So the write up on avocado's is on page 50. So many have asked me to write something about them and we got two pages of info published! yea!! https://nelliegailranch.org/wp-content/uploads/Pony-Express-6-2023-Web.pdf Excited to see them in print---next month will be about our bumble bees--- I know so many of you are going on vacation so we are going to do a lighter version of the garden group with more social interaction and a few field trips if anyone is interested. I am really busy in July with a trip and kids coming a week apart--with the grandbabies too!! But Aug. might be clear---after the 5th. Let us know if there is something you would like to do or need some help with. This cold spring/summer is a real pain---and no sun is really bumming us out. I just pruned my tomatoes and replanted the tops along with some raspberries TinaF. and I went and bought. Along with some peppers-Does anyone else grow raspberries? We are gutting the front yard as well and I was so happ