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2. Jeremy Rhoden: Why does soil pH matter to your garden? - AOL

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   The University of Florida offers three different soil test options. Soil pH Test: For a very low price, your local Extension office will test your soil pH. To have a test completed, simply collect ...

3. Soil pH - Wikipedia

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   Then, using the initial soil pH and the aluminium content, the amount of lime needed to raise the pH to a desired level can be calculated. [68] Amendments other than agricultural lime that can be used to increase the pH of soil include wood ash, industrial calcium oxide , magnesium oxide, basic slag (calcium silicate), and oyster shells.

4. Soil acidification - Wikipedia

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   Soil acidification is the buildup of hydrogen cations, which reduces the soil pH. Chemically, this happens when a proton donor gets added to the soil. The donor can be an acid , such as nitric acid , sulfuric acid , or carbonic acid .

5. Base-cation saturation ratio - Wikipedia

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   Base-cation saturation ratio (BCSR) is a method of interpreting soil test results that is widely used in sustainable agriculture, supported by the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) [1] and claimed to be successfully in use on over a million acres (4,000 km 2) of farmland worldwide.

6. The 2 Best Ways to Test Your Soil pH, According to a ... - AOL

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7. Liming (soil) - Wikipedia

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   Structure liming can reduce losses of clay and nutrients from soil aggregates. [3] The degree to which a given amount of lime per unit of soil volume will increase soil pH depends on the buffer capacity of the soil (this is generally related to soil cation exchange capacity or CEC). Most acid soils are saturated with aluminum rather than ...

8. Soil management - Wikipedia

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   Tilling the soil, or tillage, is the breaking of soil, such as with a plough or harrow, to prepare the soil for new seeds. Tillage systems vary in intensity and disturbance. Conventional tillage is the most intense tillage system and disturbs the deepest level of soils. At least 30% of plant residue remains on the soil surface in conservation ...

9. Myakka (soil) - Wikipedia

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   Myakka soil is the official state soil of Florida, which has more than 1,500,000 acres (6,100 km 2) of land composed partly or entirely of Myakka soils, [1] out of its total acreage of 42,084,928 acres (170,311.66 km 2). This soil is primarily located in broad flatwoods in irregularly shaped areas ranging from 5 to 500 acres in size.