When talking about how to plant and how to grow plants in the garden, one of the things that comes up repeatedly is the importance of your soil’s level of acidity. And that level is measured in pH.

CEC is the ability of soil to hold and exchange cations (positively charged nutrients). Higher CEC means better nutrient ...

The effect of soil pH is great on the solubility of minerals or nutrients. Fourteen of the seventeen essential plant nutrients are obtained from the soil. Before a nutrient can be used by plants it ...

Get pruning. Most deciduous trees and shrubs (those that lose their leaves in autumn), including fruit trees, should be ...

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A vinegar solution can help you naturally adjust soil acidity. Simply mix one tablespoon of white vinegar in one liter of ...

or may be present in forms that the plants cannot use. Soil properties like water content, pH, and compaction may exacerbate these problems. Second, some plants possess mechanisms or structural ...

Soil testing is an essential tool for measuring soil fertility. Representative soil samples that have been properly collected ...

These are taken up by the roots and then used by the plant to form flowers and leaves. The relative proportions of all these, along with pH, determine soil type. The pH of a soil refers to its ...

Hello, Trumbull County. Finally, after a long winter, we are starting to see signs of spring — daffodils are blooming, buds are ...