Soil pH is a measure of soil acidity or alkalinity. On the pH scale, a value of 7.0 is neutral, pH values less than 7.0 are acidic, and pH values greater than 7.0 are alkaline. Homeowners and ...

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 ...

Purdue Extension Educators frequently encourage homeowners to get soil tests when they want to grow new plants in an area, or try to diagnose what’s wrong with plants currently growing. One key ...

Soil pH is extremely important for growing healthy plants, yet this parameter is often overlooked. If the soil pH is out of range, plants will underperform, experience nutrient deficiencies and may be ...

Applying lime when lime is not needed may have disastrous results in your garden, landscape and lawn. Determining soil pH is important in gardening. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14, with 7 being ...

Q.: A recent column on pH thoroughly confused us. One paragraph said 0 pH is most alkaline and 14 most acid. In the very next paragraph you say a pH of 6.0 is 10 times more acidic than one of 7.0. Our ...

Imagine if coffee mate and sugar never dissolved in your coffee. Or cream and sugar never dissolved in your tea. Plants face a similar dilemma when they are grown in soil with the wrong pH. Soil pH is ...

NOVEMBER IS THE perfect time to spend a few minutes preparing the vegetable garden for next spring. And one of the most important, but often overlooked, aspects of soil care is pH management. Although ...