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To: Ilaine who wrote (588)	5/29/1999 9:51:00 PM
From: Crocodile	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3496

Hmm... oak trees... yes, they would be full of tannic acid. I wonder if they are like walnut trees. Walnut trees are rather toxic to many other plants. However, your raised beds should be above most of the acidic soil and you can amend it a bit as needed using limestone, etc... as you have mentioned. If you have a lot of moss in your grass, they you most definitely have acidic soil. We do here, but it's actually sandy. I think most clays are actually not that acidic, but I'm sure the oak trees may be the "source".