Gardeners are being urged to check their soil in February to avoid running into problems growing things this coming summer.

Most garden vegetables do well when the soil has a pH of 6-6.5 or just slightly acid ... do better in acid soil. Blueberries, azaleas and blue hydrangeas do best in very acid soil with a pH ...

Any extreme variations in pH towards the very acidic or very alkaline can ... Comfortable in slightly acidic soil, these classic flowers can be sown directly into the ground or in containers ...

Most minerals and nutrients are more soluble or available in acid soils than in neutral or slightly alkaline soils. Phosphorus is never readily soluble in the soil but is most available in soil with a ...

In very acidic soils, the bacteria that are ... While most plants require slightly acid soils with a pH in the range of six to 6.8, certain plants require a more acidic soil to grow, flower ...

Peaty soil - the fens of eastern England are very peaty and are some of the country's best farmland. Plants grow happily in it, as long as they can adjust to the relatively acid conditions.