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Anyone tested their soil acidity?

wideboywideboy
edited July 2010 in Local discussion
Wanted to grow some Rhododendrons but found they only like acid soil. Has anyone tested their soil ph round here?
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  • dorothydorothy
    edited 5:36PM
    Yes, it’s really alkaline. Camellias, Azaleas,Rhododendrons none of them do very well. Little ones in pots do ok with acid compost.
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  • sg_mikesg_mike
    edited 5:36PM
    I thought Rhododendrons (sp?) had different coloured flowers depending on whether it was acid or alkaline soil?
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  • miss anniemiss annie
    edited 5:36PM
    I think that's hydrangeas - pink for acid. blue for alkaline?
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  • wideboywideboy
    edited 5:36PM
    That's Hydrangeas. I did notice a large Rhododendron in Woodstock/Enis/Perth Road recently. Not sure if potted or otherwise isolated but it caught my eye. Reason for asking is that I noticed them in abundance at two locations in Scotland recently, but it doesn't sound like a natural habitat around here without ongoing attention.
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  • sg_mikesg_mike
    edited 5:36PM
    Whoops, yes must be hydrangeas. One day I'll have a garden and I'll actually learn the names of different plants. I'm much better at recognising vegetables.
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