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Adding Sulfur to a Flowering Vegetable Garden: Timing Matters

Do not add sulfur to actively growing plants — it forms sulfuric acid in soil and burns roots. Sulfur should be incorporated in winter, allowed to react over several months, then tilled in with other amendments in spring before planting.

For soil‑building details, see avant-gardening.com.

— The Long Island Gardener

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