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Dear Dr. Dirt: We have so much clover coming up in our yard. Why is this? A lot of other yards aren't bothered? — Kay, Indianapolis Dear Reader: Clover needs a high soil pH to grow. When the house was ...

A couple of questions this past week from readers prompted me to write a column about the pH of our soils and how plants react to it. First of all, pH means potential hydrogen in the soil. A pH of 7 ...

Question for Dan Gill: I received my soil test results from the LSU AgCenter Soil Testing and Plant Analysis Lab. Our new side yard shows a high pH - 7.03 to 7.72. The area was filled with 10 loads of ...