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"Bob" writes:
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| Is it really a sign of acid soil? I've been puzzling about my soil for a
| while now - the surrounding gardens have lovely magnolias (acid?), and my
| acers and rhododendrons seem to do fine (acid) but my hydrangeas always come
| out pink (alkaline) - even the ones that were blue when I bought them. The
| soil testing kit said slightly alkaline, but I have huge areas of moss
| spreading across the lawn, and the paths always get a thick spongy coat in
| the winter...

Some mosses are, but the real reason is that alkaline soils in the
UK tend to be well-drained. As far as I know, there are mosses
that will grow vigorously on any soil in the UK (including 'soils'
so poor that they count as hardcore), subject only to sufficient
damp.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.