TIL Creatives There are several ways in which lemon peels can be used in the garden. Juicy lemons do add a lot of freshness ...

Use the vitamins and nutrients in lemon peels to improve your garden's health by turning them into a liquid fertilizer, says ...

Fortunately, there are ways to make your soil more acidic for your plants. It's important to avoid common pitfalls when acidifying your soil though.

If your garden soil lacks acidity, you can correct the imbalance with this safe, affordable, and widely available addition.

According to new Yale research, adding lime to agricultural soils may help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Is there any truth to the claim that pine needle mulch makes soil more acidic, or is it a myth? We looked at the science of ...

Adding lime to agricultural soils can remove CO2 from the atmosphere, rather than cause CO2 emissions, claims new research.

Soil pH or soil reaction is an indication of the acidity or alkalinity of soil and is measured in pH units. Soil pH is defined as the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration. The pH scale ...

For more information about pH, see Extension publications “Acidifying Soil in Landscapes and Gardens East of the Cascades” and “Acidifying Soil for Blueberries and Ornamental Plants in Yard ...

While coffee grounds can change soil acidity and add nitrogen, using them directly as a fertilizer takes time. If the coffee has been brewed, the acidity has been neutralized.

“Some kinds of plants do better in acid soil and some do better in alkaline soil. Your plants will grow best if you’ve chosen them to match the soil you have.” ...

Yet alkaline soil is a happy place for many other plants, such as forsythia shrubs, columbine flowers, and hackberry trees. “Acid or alkaline isn’t good or bad in itself,” Yiesla said.