Soil pH

You picked out a plant, set it in a sunny spot and plan to water it often (just like the tag says). Done, right? Wrong. Has your soil been tested? The acidity or alkinity, or pH, of your soil can have an effect on how well certain plants grow.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Extension Soil Testing Laboratory
• Gardening Tips: Soil pH and Landscape Plants
• Landscape Plants: Changing Soil pH
• Landscape Plants: Soil pH Testing
• Soil and pH: Master Gardener FAQ

UF/IFAS Publications

• Lime and Liming: A Florida Perspective
• Soil pH FAQ (PDF)
• Soil pH and Landscape Plants (PDF)
• Soil pH and Tree Species Suitability in the South (PDF)
• Soil Testing and Interpretation for Florida Turfgrasses

Other Sites

• Changing the pH of Your Soil--Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service
• Soil Testing is an Excellent Investment--Ohio State University Extension
• Think Like a Plant When Measuring Soil pH--Oregon State University Extension Service