If you have alkaline soil and want to grow top-form azaleas, which require constant low pH, consider growing them in containers with an acidic potting soil or replace the soil where you want to ...

When the garden soil is acidic, bean plants can’t fix nitrogen as efficiently into the soil, and the plants can develop yellow leaves and other issues. Cabbage and Kale (pH 6.0-7.5) Peter Krumhardt ...

As Masley’s website explains, soil pH is a measurement of soil acidity on a scale of 1 to 14, with 7.0 being neutral and anything lower considered acidic.

When making your own potting mix, try to use the ingredients contained in the commercial preparations. Most commercial potting mixes used for container plants contain, in addition to soil ...

Key Takeaways Pine needle mulch doesn’t significantly acidify soil because the needles lose their acidity as they decompose.Bare spots under pine trees are more likely caused by dry shade and root ...

As Cornell University Cooperative Extension notes, “Most plants grow best in soils with a pH of 6.0 or 6.5 to 7.4.” The high availability of some nutrients in acidic soil can actually harm ...

Potting soil, indeed, does need to be made. Used by itself, garden soil — even good garden soil — is just too dense and is unable to maintain sufficient moisture for roots confined within a pot.

A common recommendation is to sterilize ordinary garden soil by baking it at 200 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes. Not only is this inefficient, but it will make your house smell terrible. Don ...