What Causes Alkaline in Soil?
cracked soil image by Ana de Sousa from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/qc/qq/causes-alkaline-soil_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Soil can be tested for its pH, which varies greatly between acid and alkaline, according to constituent elements and environment. Soils, like all substances, can be tested for pH balance, or how acid or alkaline it is. If your soil is alkaline, a pH test will give results between 7.0 and 14.0. The alkaline in soil may be traced to a number of its constituent elements or environmental factors. Depending on what you wish to plant in the soil, you may decide to change the soil pH by adding specific elements to counteract high alkalinity. For example, blueberries require highly acidic soils. On the other hand, olive trees thrive in the alkaline soils of the Mediterranean. Rainfall Climate can dramatically affect a soil’s pH. In areas with high rainfall, the soil tends
