Plants, weeds, which recognize the soil acidity

Generally, plants prefer soil substrate acidity (ph) of from 4 to 8.5. So, ph 4,5 - it is acidic substrate. A ph 8 - alkaline substrate.

For example, hydrangea — It is a plant of acid soils. If hydrangea grow on alkaline soil, where more than 7 ph, then it appears such disease as chlorosis. The leaves are bright green with green veins. The plant can not normally eat from the soil necessary elements, namely magnesium and iron.

On the roots of plants such as rhododendrons, blueberries, cranberries, conifers living fungus mycorrhiza, through which power is supplied to the plant from the soil. In this case, the fungus can only exist in an acid medium. Special precision acidity readings gardener is not required. Measured by the plants, the weeds that grow well on various soils with different acidity.

Plants, weeds, which define the soil acidity

1. Sorrel, plantain, sorrel, field horsetail, sow thistle, clover - are plants that prefer acidic soil.

2. Yarrow, lady's mantle, mother-and-mahecha - grow on neutral soils.

3. Quinoa, poppy, field bindweed - prefers soil with an alkaline medium, where ph is set to more than 7-8.

It is necessary to pay attention to is not the individual plants, but on the totality of the herbs that grow in a particular place. If weed like its habitat, it perfectly reproduces. And then it is necessary to determine the acidity of the soil. A single plant weeds - is not an indicator. After all, the seeds can be listed randomly to your garden or garden.

How to reduce (or increase) the acidity?

To reduce the acidity of the soil must make slaked lime and dolomite flour, wood ash and chalk. To make the land more neutral of an alkaline environment, closer to the acidic, it is possible to make the soil natural materials like pine litter. It will gradually rot and increase acidity. It is possible for this purpose to pour water acidified with citric acid and acidic peat.

Watch carefully for their plants, and then all you get.

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