• Wildlife Gardening Projects
  1. A Butterfly Garden
  2. A Bird Garden
  3. A Woodland Garden
  4. A Herb Garden
  5. A Wetland Garden
  6. A Wild Flower Meadow
  7. A Wildlife Pond
  8. A Wildlife Container Garden
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• Plants For Wildlife
  1. Wild Flowers
  2. Plant Propagation
  3. Plant Of The Month
  4. Country Garden Flowers
  5. Hosts For Insects
• Wildlife Plant Care
  1. Plant Protection
  2. Pest And Disease Control
  3. Natural Plant Foods
  4. Beneficial Predators
  5. Acid Or Alkaline
  6. Companion Planting
  7. Crop Rotation
• Wildlife In The Garden
  1. Bird Boxes
  2. Attracting Birds
  3. Squirrels
  4. Butterflies
  5. Bats
  6. Hedgehogs
  7. Hoverflies And Lacewings
  8. Bees
  9. Spiders
  10. Ladybirds
  11. Frogs And Toads
  12. Earwigs
  13. Worms
  14. Beetles
  15. Cetipides
• Wildlife Garden Care
  1. Composting
  2. Natural Water Treatment
  3. Water Savers
  4. Green Manure
  5. Biodegradable Pots
  6. Watering Your Plants
  7. Organic Soil Conditioner
  8. Water In The Garden
  9. Lawns For Wildlife

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Acid or Alkaline

A simple pH soil tester or soil test kit will tell you what plants will love growing in your garden. You will be able to choose from a preference guide for over 400 plants.

Below 7 is acid. 7 is neutral. Above 7 is alkaline.

Add sulphur chips to lower pH.

Add lime to raise pH.
Apply lime several weeks before sowing or planting to raise pH
To raise pH of 100 square metres of soils by approximately 1 unit add
1 kg for sandy soils, 2 kg for sandy loam, 3kg for heavy clay.                                                                                                            

In acid soils, unless growing acid lovers, apply lime every 4 years to keep the soil sweet & encourage worms – essential for soil drainage, aeration & material recycling. 

Never apply lime to newly manured soil.