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Enjoy a collection of gardening tips!

Simple Soil Tests (Part 6 of 11)

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A soil test will let you know what type of soil you have and what needs to be added to the soil to make it productive. Soil can be acidic, alkaline, neutral, sandy, loamy, compacted, or filled with clay or silt. These are neither good nor bad as long as you grow the right plant in the right soil.

Success in the garden starts with the soil – the soil feeds the plants so the plant must be located in the right type of soil, plus the soil must be fertile, so the plants can thrive.

For example, tomatoes and azaleas thrive in acidic soil while clematis and honeysuckle thrive in alkaline soil. Very few plants will grow in heavy clay or sandy soils. But how will you know what type of soil you have? Use one of these simple soil tests to find out so your garden will be more productive.

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Organic Garden Soil and Its Benefits

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I always wanted to know what good and healthy soil is and why it’s so important for growing plants. I recently had a chance to get in touch with a lovely gardener who is enthusiastic about sustainable gardening and growing food organically. Today’s article is about organic garden soil and it’s benefits she has taught me.
I hope you can learn something from this!

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What You Can do to Improve Soil Health

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Soil feeds the plants; if the soil is unhealthy the plants will be also. Healthy soil also uses less fertilizer and will produce plants that will need less pesticide.

Improving soil health is an easy process but it is a process. Creating and maintaining soil health is an on-going process because plants use the nutrients and they must be constantly replenished.

It’s a never-ending labor of love that allows you to grow healthy plants and promote a healthy environment.

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The pH of Soil Affects Plant Growth and Health

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Plants are like people in regards to their taste preferences – some like sour foods and some like sweet foods. And that’s where the pH level of soil and its affect on plant growth comes into play.

Soil with a high pH level is sweet soil, low pH is sour soil, and all plants have their preference.

Knowing the soil pH and what each plant prefers, then matching the right soil and plants, will help ensure optimum growth and health.

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