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Old 27-03-2007, 10:51 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Keeping hydrangea blue

Geoff writes
"Jim S" wrote in message
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The colours are the opposite way to litmus paper so you are
looking towards an acid soil.


Acid turns pink litmus blue, alkali turns blue litmus pink.


Other way round. Litmus paper turns pink with acid.

As Jim said, hydrangea is opposite, so is blue in an acid soil.


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Kay