On Fri, 09 May 2003 17:47:05 +0100, wrote:

Hi I have a plant that does well in acidic soil but my soil is
alkaline. is it possible to make it more acidic?

If your soil is chalky and consequently very alkaline, there's very
little you can do to make it acidic as such. If your soil is only
slightly alkaline, you may be able to make it less alkaline by digging
in lots of compost or peat.

Alternatively and probably a better approach, you can water individual
plants with a special type of fertiliser that supplies the essential
minerals missing in alkaline soils. Look in your garden centre for
'Sequestrine' or those containing sequestered iron and trace elements.
A popular combination of ordinary fertiliser and sequestered iron and
trace elements is supplied in various brands of 'Ericaceous
fertiliser' .


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Chris

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