Some flowers and vegetables will not thrive in soil that's too alkaline. Adding amendments to lower soil pH can help your ...

Knowing the pH of the soil in your lawn and vegetable and ornamental gardens can be key. This number between 0 and 14 can be the difference between nutrient-dense soil that fosters growth ...

Soil pH or soil reaction is an indication of the acidity or alkalinity of soil and is measured in pH units. Soil pH is defined as the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration. The pH scale ...

A soil’s natural pH depends on the material from which it was formed. Soil pH usually ranges from about 4 (very acidic), when most crops will fail, to about 8 (for soils rich in calcium carbonate or ...

Although laboratory analysis of pH is useful, soils where acidity is known to occur may need more frequent testing than the 3-5 year cycle used for phosphate, potash and magnesium. Since acidity can ...

Larne-based Kilwaughter Minerals – the manufacturers of limestone-based products, including G Lime – has launched a new soil ...

Liming grassland is one of the best investments any dairy farmer can make, as it is often said that lime is the forgotten ...

Alyssa Valdez will get a chance to represent the Philippines in international volleyball anew at home, albeit in a club-based ...

For example, beech woodland has an average soil pH of 3.5-4.5. You can test the pH of of your own soil using a soil testing kit (on a scale of 1 to 14, acid is between 1 and 7). If it's slightly ...

2008) and alters several physio-chemical properties of the soil. Hence, addition of wood ash leads to an increase in soil pH and pore water electrical conductivity and increased concentrations of ...