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17-Aug-2004	#1
jinilove bonsaiTALK Neophyte Join Date: Aug-2004 Posts: 2	Question About Acidic Water Hi. I'm a bonsai newb. I got my japanese maple about a month ago and it seems to be doing ok. However, I just found out today that japanese maples like acidic soil and acidic water. Well, water in my area is alkaline and I was wondering if there was any way to make water acidic. I thought I read somewhere that I could add lime or something like that to make water acidic but not sure. If anybody knows anything on this subject, plz help me!!!!

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17-Aug-2004	#2
bonsaial1 Greybeard Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Fresno, CA Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 13SH Posts: 5,109	Hi, welcome! Adding lime will do the opposite of what you want. Just water with what you have, and fertilize with Miracid during the growing season. Trust me you don't want acid water! Good luck, /\|\ Bonsai-al __________________ It's about time that the proper respect be given to the fine art of balloon animals...

17-Aug-2004	#3
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,737	FYI - Miracid is known as "Miracle-Gro for Acid Loving Plants" as part of some confusing marketing campaign. Regards, Matt __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!

17-Aug-2004	#4
jinilove bonsaiTALK Neophyte Join Date: Aug-2004 Posts: 2	thanks I'll try the miracid. Hopefully, my maple will like that better

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