How do I get the right garden pH levels? and Japanese Garden at Birmingham Botanical Gardens

How do I get the right garden pH levels?

I'm planting a garden with multiple rows of different veggies. How do I get the right ph levels when all of the vegetables have different needs? Do I just try to amend the soil according to each rows needs or should I just keep the soil neutral?


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Answer by psYA
Normally I wouldn't bother for most veggies. Most need 6 to 7.5 and most soils are within this range. Those with special needs can be planted in another section. You can lower the pH with sulfur or raise it with lime.

All of my garden veggies are fine without pH changes. The only plant I've ever run into that wanted an unusual pH was blueberries. A quick google said "blueberries and azaleas" want acid, and no super-alkaline loving plants were listed. Either that's a coincidence that they also brought up blueberries or there really aren't that many plants that like an unusual pH.

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