[Ben E Lou]

Oh...I just realized that I never posted the soil testing results, probably because they came in the day we would lose power and be without it for over 24 hours.

They provided extensive information--probably more than I know what to do with. Probably the most important thing I learned is that yes, the soil in my back yard is acidic. The three areas back there from which I took measurements all came in quite close to one another in pH: 5.8, 5.8, and 5.9. (Interestingly, the front yard was 7.0. I did put lime down there a couple of years ago.) The extension service recommends roughly 6.5 for vegetable gardens, so I'll be adding lime at their recommended levels soon, and testing again a few weeks later.