Question: What’s the difference between soil pH and buffer pH? My soil has a pH of 5.1 and a buffer pH of 6.7. Answer: Soil pH is the measure of active acidity. Active acidity is soil solution ...

One of the biggest factors affecting the health of plants in your garden is the pH of the soil, which is a measure of its acidity or alkalinity. A pH of 7.0 is neutral while that above 7.0 is alkaline ...

With the planting season setting in, it is important to know the pH of the soil in order for you to know what plants you will have to grow on it. Knowing the PH determines how soil absorbs nutrients ...

The power of hydrogen is not often discussed among gardeners unless you are a chemist. Commonly known as pH, it measures of the number of hydrogen and hydroxyl ions in the soils. But enough with the ...

The Phoenix Mars Lander has measured, for the first time, the pH of martian soil, and it’s an alkaline 8 or 9, scientists announced yesterday at a press briefing. That’s a level habitable by a broad ...