On Feb 23, 9:52�am, Charlie Pridham
wrote:
In article dd1cac64-ff77-4a69-aa26-
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says... Having just tested my allotment soil, it was coming out at a ph of
about 8+, however I didn't have distilled water to hand so possibly
the local water skewed the true reading, is this likely, the water on
it's own was fairly alkaline?.
Anyhow, should it be required, what do you add to the soil to make it
more acidic?

Many thanks

Peter

Yes the water has a big effect, and I thought for Veggies that alkaline
soil was better? anyway you can alter soil to make it more alkaline (add
lime) but it is next to impossible to go the other way. although lots of
organic matter may make it slightly more acid
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwallwww.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

I think some veg, namely potatoes, prefer a more acidic soil, but I'm
not concerned, I'll be planting a wide variety of veg and see what
happens. I was curious as much as anything, mainly because the few
books I have, don't say anything at all about how to make the soil
more acidic, the replies here explain why.

Many thanks

Peter