This article is titled:
THE IMPORTANCE OF SOIL pH
The article addresses the issue regarding the acidity of soil in a garden. It provides information about which pH of soil is the most useful. I have discovered from this article that alkaline soil is not beneficial for a plant as it loses all its nutrients and will not be suitable to grow a plant in. This backs up my hypothesis that the acidic soil will lead the basil to grow faster.
This article informs on how to raise and lower the pH of different soils and how to test the different pH levels of soil. It suggests using organic substances and powdered sulfur to lower the pH and soil lime to raise the pH of soil. This is handy as my SRP revolves around having soil of different pH levels and it is important to know in case my soils are of the same original pH.
This article informs on how to raise and lower the pH of different soils and how to test the different pH levels of soil. It suggests using organic substances and powdered sulfur to lower the pH and soil lime to raise the pH of soil. This is handy as my SRP revolves around having soil of different pH levels and it is important to know in case my soils are of the same original pH.
HERE IS A SUMMARY OF POINTS:
- The pH describes the relative acidity or alkalinity of your soil's makeup
- Soil pH impacts beneficial fungi and bacteria in the soil
- 0 pH is the most acidic
- 7 pH is neutral
- 14 pH is the most alkaline
- most food crops prefer a pH of 6.0 to 6.5
- A pH of 7.0 is actually 10 times less acidic than a pH of 6.0
- Raising the organic matter content of soil will usually move the pH of both acidic and alkaline soils towards the neutral range
- to raise the pH of soil, use lime
- You can't apply the right amount of lime without knowing the initial pH
Tame high pH soil with organic matter an powdered sulfur in order to lower the pH
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