http://www.homeschooling.net/blog/garden/a-lush-and-lovely-garden/ Sat, 25 May 2013 03:24:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.homeschooling.net/blog/garden/a-lush-and-lovely-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-29209 Soil Classifications, Nutrients and Plant Selection | Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:00:56 +0000 http://www.homeschooling.net/blog/?p=3542#comment-29209 [...] It is so important to prepare your soil in your Raised Garden Beds. Many times, a new gardener will ...sing either the wrong type of plant for the local soil or growing area, or it could be a simple matter of not adjusting  the soil's pH. Soil can either be acidic (low in Macro-nutrients) or alkaline (low in Micro-nutrients) and anywhere in between. This property can be changed to match the plant preference quite easily if you know ahead of time what type of soil your particular species prefers. Most plant species do best in soil that has a pH in the range of 6.0 to 6.5 and if your soil has a low pH value it is said to be acidic. By tilling lime into the soil, you can raise the pH to an acceptable level. Adding Lime also has some additional benefits along with managing the pH. It improves the infiltration of air and water movement along with replacing the Micro-nutrients, Calcium and Magnesium. By bringing your soil into the 6.0 to 6.5 pH range, you are proving an excellent medium for microbial populations to flourish and these will result in your plants flourishing too. [...] [...] It is so important to prepare your soil in your Raised Garden Beds. Many times, a new gardener will …sing either the wrong type of plant for the local soil or growing area, or it could be a simple matter of not adjusting  the soil's pH. Soil can either be acidic (low in Macro-nutrients) or alkaline (low in Micro-nutrients) and anywhere in between. This property can be changed to match the plant preference quite easily if you know ahead of time what type of soil your particular species prefers. Most plant species do best in soil that has a pH in the range of 6.0 to 6.5 and if your soil has a low pH value it is said to be acidic. By tilling lime into the soil, you can raise the pH to an acceptable level. Adding Lime also has some additional benefits along with managing the pH. It improves the infiltration of air and water movement along with replacing the Micro-nutrients, Calcium and Magnesium. By bringing your soil into the 6.0 to 6.5 pH range, you are proving an excellent medium for microbial populations to flourish and these will result in your plants flourishing too. [...]

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