Soil PH refers to the acidity or alkalinity of your soil (on a scale of 0 to 14) with 7.0 being neutral.
The lower the number the higher the acidity.
The higher the number the higher the alkalinity.
The PH of your soil affects how a plant can utilize the available nutrients in the soil.
Soil PH can be altered using Lime or Sulfur, that will be discussed in another post.
A general PH guideline for a Vegetable Garden would be between 5.5 to 7.5, but there are exceptions.
See the below list for a fairly extensive list of PH Values which can be handy for deciding where to put certain kinds of plants and how to maximize their growth abilities.
The FLOWERS, TREES and SHRUBS list’s are yet to come.
FRUITS
| Apple | 5.0-6.5 |
| Apricot | 6.0-7.0 |
| Avocado | 6.0-7.5 |
| Banana | 5.0-7.0 |
| Blackberry | 5.0-6.0 |
| Blueberry | 4.0-6.0 |
| Cherry | 6.0-7.5 |
| Cranberry | 5.5-6.5 |
| Currant – Black | 6.0-8.0 |
| Currant – Red | 5.5-7.0 |
| Currant – White | 6.0-8.0 |
| Damson | 6.0-7.5 |
| Gooseberry | 5.0-6.5 |
| Grapefruit | 6.0-7.5 |
| Grapevine | 6.0-7.0 |
| Hazelnut | 6.0-7.0 |
| Hop | 6.0-7.5 |
| Huckleberry | 4.0-6.0 |
| Lemon | 6.0-7.0 |
| Lychee | 6.0-7.0 |
| Mango | 5.0-6.0 |
| Melon | 5.5-6.5 |
| Mulberry | 6.0-7.5 |
| Nectarine | 6.0-7.5 |
| Peach | 6.0-7.5 |
| Pear | 6.0-7.5 |
| Pineapple | 5.0-6.0 |
| Plum | 6.0-7.5 |
| Pomegranate | 5.5-6.5 |
| Quince | 6.0-7.5 |
| Raspberry | 5.0-6.5 |
| Rhubarb | 5.5-7.0 |
| Strawberry | 5.0-7.5 |
| Tomato | 5.5-7.5 |
| Watermelon | 5.5-6.5 |
HERBS
| Basil | 5.5-6.5 |
| Chicory | 5.0-6.5 |
| Cress | 6.0-7.0 |
| Ginger | 6.0-8.0 |
| Marjoram | 6.0-8.0 |
| Marrow | 6.0-7.5 |
| Millet | 6.0-6.5 |
| Mint | 7.0-8.0 |
| Mustard | 6.0-7.5 |
| Paprika | 7.0-8.5 |
| Parsley | 5.0-7.0 |
| Peppermint | 6.0-7.5 |
| Rosemary | 5.0-6.0 |
| Sage | 5.5-6.5 |
| Salvia | 6.0-7.5 |
| Spearmint | 55-7.5 |
| Swede | 5.5-7.0 |
| Thyme | 5.5-7.0 |
VEGETABLES
| Artichoke | 6.5-7.5 |
| Asparagus | 6.0-8.0 |
| Bean (Runner) | 6.0-7.5 |
| Bean (Broad) | 6.0-7.5 |
| Bean (French) | 6.0-7.5 |
| Beet Root | 6.0-7.5 |
| Broccoli | 6.0-7.0 |
| Brussels Sprouts | 6.0-7.5 |
| Cabbage | 6.0-7.5 |
| Calabrese | 6.5-7.5 |
| Carrot | 5.5-7.0 |
| Cauliflower | 5.5-7.5 |
| Celery | 6.0-7.0 |
| Chinese Cabbage | 6.0-7.5 |
| Chives | 6.0-7.0 |
| Corn Sweet | 5.5-7.5 |
| Courgettes | 5.5-7.0 |
| Cucumber | 5.5-7.0 |
| Fennel | 5.0-6.0 |
| Garlic | 5.5-7.5 |
| Ginger | 6.0-8.0 |
| Horseradish | 6.0-7.0 |
| Kale | 6.0-7.5 |
| Kohlrabi | 6.0-7.5 |
| Leek | 6.0-8.0 |
| Lentil | 5.5-7.0 |
| Lettuce | 6.0-7.0 |
| Mushroom | 6.5-7.5 |
| Olive | 5.5-6.5 |
| Onion | 6.0-7.0 |
| Parsnip | 5.5-7.5 |
| Pea | 6.0-7.5 |
| Peanut | 5.0-6.5 |
| Pecan | 4.0-6.0 |
| Pepper | 5.5-7.0 |
| Pistacio | 5.0-6.0 |
| Potato | 4.5-6.0 |
| Potato-Sweet | 5.5-6.0 |
| Pumpkin | 5.5-7.5 |
| Radish | 6.0-7.0 |
| Rice | 5.0-6.5 |
| Shallot | 5.5-7.0 |
| Sorghum | 5.5-75 |
| Soyabean | 5.5-6.5 |
| Spinach | 6.0-7.5 |
| Tomato | 5.5-7.5 |
| Turnip | 5.5-7.0 |
| Water Cress | 6.0-8.0 |