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Old 04-21-2024, 08:15 AM
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Does anyone here check their soil ph? Any thoughts on reducing soil ph in the vegetable garden? Tested mine and it’s 8-ish 😳. It’s been climbing for a couple years. I’ve read that high ph inhibits nutrient intake and I know tomatoes like a lower ph. Tomatoes did not do well last season neither did the beans or beets.
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Mix in some peat around the tomatoes,you can also adjust your water but it takes a lot of acidic water to even move the pH.
How are you testing your pH?
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