|
| I recently had a soil test, and it's a lot less acid than I expected - readings of 6.8 to 6.9 (various areas of yard) - have any of you in the Central part of Ohio had issues with more acid-preferring plants like conifers etc? |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 10:56
| I lived there for decades, Dublin/Worthington/Powell area. What part of town are you in? The conventional wisdom in my garden crowd up there was just not to plant azaleas or whatever it is that needs acid soil. At almost exactly neutral, you have plenty of options. What do you see thriving in the area that you like? It's so much easier to work with Ma nature has to offer than to put up a fight. OSU has a ton of landscaping articles. Not advice, but maybe a chuckle... I never was much into evergreens but I did buy the cutest little "pine tree" once. I got it with the idea of planting at the back fence, to block the view between my back door and the neighbors behind us. After about a year, it hadn't grown an INCH. So I got down on the ground and smudged the dirt off of the label to read it again. I finally noticed it said it should grow to 12-15" not 12-15'. This tiny tree you had to walk all the way to the back of the back yard to see was already full grown! Oops! |
|
- Posted by tsugajunkie z5 SE WI (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 22:27
| Conifers will do fine there. My soil has a pH of 7+ and I grow pines, spruces, firs, yews, hemlocks and more. tj |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Midwest Gardening Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.