NOLA.com: Want your hydrangeas to be blue? Add some acid to the soil Want your hydrangeas to be blue? Add some acid to the soil 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.

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A pH of 7.0 is neutral while that above 7.0 is alkaline ... Many Texas soils are acid soils and certainly, almost all East Texas soils are acidic. Acidic soils have a soil pH that is less than 7.0. Soil acidity is caused by various environmental, climatic and ...

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