"Soil pH testing is vital for understanding your soil's chemical makeup and how it affects plant growth," says Greg Niewold of PowerPlanter.com. "Maintaining a neutral pH level is optimal for ...

Soil pH is defined as the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration. The pH scale goes from 0 to 14 with pH 7 as the neutral point. As the amount of hydrogen ions in the soil increases the ...

A pH of seven is considered neutral. Most native soils in Greater Columbus tend to be alkaline since the parent material of most of our native soil is limestone, which contains high levels of ...