Penn State Master Gardeners in Lancaster County field many questions each year about the pH recommendations on residents’ soil test results. You will likely not even know anything about the pH of your ...

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 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 ...

This week's gardening column addresses the importance of neutral pH in your garden soil, as well as why "princess trees" are ...

Many popular landscape and fruit species like blueberries, rhododendrons, and azaleas grow best in moderately acidic soils. It is because low pH improves the availability of iron, manganese, and other ...

Place a cup of soil into a jar, top it off with water, and shake vigorously. Allowing the mixture to settle entirely, you’ll ...

A new study reveals that biochar, a carbon rich material increasingly promoted for climate friendly agriculture, can have sharply different effects on ...