 | Gardening | Soil Conditions |
Numbers in the soil fertilizer
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Acidic (below pH 7)
sulphite makes soil acidic
coffee grinds can make soil too acidic
most garden vegetable plants grow best in 6-6.8 pH
Most vegetables prefer neutral, or slightly acidic soil
Most fruit trees like a slightly acidic soil, or neutral soil
Plants & Flowers That Grow Well In Acidic Soil
Bleeding Hearts
Bunchberry Native Ground Cover
Azaleas and Rhododendrons
Heath & Heather
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Holly Plants
Daphne Shrubs
Bottlebrush Shrubs
Viburnum Bushes
Colorado Blue Spruce
Mountain Ash
Magnolia Trees
Dogwood Plants
Vegetables & Crops That Can Be Grown In Acidic Soil
Radishes
Sweet Potatoes
Parsley
Peppers
Potatoes
Rhubarb
Beans
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cucumbers
Onions
Squash
Sweet Corn
Tomatoes
Turnips
Fruits & Berries That Grow Well In Acidic Soil
Blueberries thrive in types of soils of 4.5 – 5.0 pH.
Apples
Grapes
Strawberries
Cranberries
Currants
Elderberries
Gooseberries
Trees & Shrubs That Grow Well In Acidic Soil
Dogwoods
Magnolias
Willow Oaks
Pin Oaks
Beech
Cauliflower
carrots
celery
cucumbers
garlic
sweet peppers
pumpkins
winter squash
tomatoes, add egshells (calcium) deters slugs and blossom end rot. bone meal aids tomatoe
NEUTRAL (pH 7)
ALKALINE (above pH 7)
Magnesium, calcium carbonate, garden lime, dolomite limestone, ash
Vegetables, Crops & Herbs That Grow Well In Alkaline Soil
Lavender
Thyme
Parsley
Oregano
Asparagus
Sweet Potato
Okra
Beets
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Cucumber
Celery
Asparagus
Leeks
Sugar beets
Lima beans
Swiss chard
Artichokes
Spinach
Mushrooms
Fig trees
Some cherry varieties
Trees:
Common, or European Beech
European Ash
Ginkgo Biloba
Horse Chestnut
Mugo Pine
Ornamental Cherry
full list of shrubs and bushes at https://www.thespruce.com/soil-and-plants-that-dont-mind-alkalinity-2131000
Trees:
Silver Maple
Buckeye
Hackberry
Green Ash
Honey Locust
Ironwood
Austrian Pine
Burr Oak
Tamarisk
Phosphorous promotes fruiting
0-45-0 triple phosphate for huge toatoes 1/2 up per 100 feet of row