AROUND THE GARDEN
Oct 22, 2020
3 minutes
WORDS: EMMA CRAWFORTH; ROSIE YEOMANS. BEECHGROVE WORDS: MAIRI RATTRAY
STEP BY STEP Test your soil’s pH balance
Measure the pH of your soil with a home test kit, which you can buy at garden centres or online. Nutrient availability is affected by pH, so should be a factor in plant choice.
It’s useful to know the pH for new borders or on the veg plot where you regularly add material that can change the pH of soil. Take soil samples from just
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