As they say, tastes could not be discussed, they are taken into account. Plants also have preferences., eg, by soil acidity. Often this factor determines their well-being.. Most indoor flowers grow well in slightly acidic soil., but some need higher pH values (7, 3-8, 0).
ASPARAGUS
Seemingly, such a familiar plant, and) there is something wrong with him - it turns yellow, cladodes are crumbling, shoots become smaller. Familiar?
There is a little "secret" - asparagus feels better in slightly alkaline soil.
Adjust the acidity of the soil - you will have a green lush cloud!
PAFIOPEDILUM
For a lady's shoe, it is useful to boil the bark in a solution of ash before use, to reduce acidity. This orchid prefers a slightly alkaline environment and needs some calcium., so add chalk or ground limestone (5-10 d on 1 l mixture). And don't bother with a transplant unnecessarily.
CAMPANULA
The charming bell does not tolerate excess soil acidity. It is reduced by liming, add wood ash. The rest of the plant is not picky, responds gratefully to outdoor placement in summer in diffused shade, because it needs coolness.
ADIANTUM
This delicate fern is sensitive to tobacco smoke, dust, drafts, kitchen fumes. Plus to these "whims" he prefers to grow in slightly alkaline soil. But in exchange for attention pleases with graceful openwork fronds, which? by the way, there is an interesting feature - they are not wetted with water.
What plants need alkaline and slightly alkaline soil
THREE WAYS TO CHECK SOIL ACIDITY OF HOME PLANTS
Can you use home remedies to measure soil pH in flower pots? How to do it?
N. KOROLENKO
Whatever soil we use for planting, indicator of its acidity (pH) it is desirable to know. Some tools at hand are also suitable for measurement.. Sure, so we will not get an accurate digital pH value, but we will definitely find out, whether our soil is neutral or its acidity is shifted in one direction or another.
Pre-prepare a water extract from the soil: in 200 Pour ml of water 1 st.l.. soil, actively stir about 5 minutes and filter. The hood is ready, now we start making "indicators" and measuring.
1.CABBAGE
Anthocyanins of red cabbage are effective as an indicator of acidity.. Near 100 grind the leaves on a fine grater and fill 0,5 l of clean water. Bring the mixture to a boil and cool or just let it brew for a quarter of an hour. Filter before use. The liquid should be dark purple.
We measure as follows: take two transparent glasses, pour plain water into one (control), in the other - a hood, then add a little anthocyanin solution to each of them. If, as a result, the color of the liquid in the glasses is approximately the same shade? then the acidity of the soil is close to neutral. If the color in a glass with a hood has changed towards pink or red, then the soil is acidic (the redder, the more acidic the soil). In slightly alkaline soils, the color changes towards blue, up to green in alkaline.
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CURRANT AND NOT ONLY
Handful of greens, preferably young black currant leaves, we brew bird cherry or cherry in 0,5 l boiling water, let it brew and cool, filter. We measure acidity, as in the previous version. In this case, with an acidic reaction of the soil extract, the liquid turns reddish-orange, with alkaline - dirty blue, with neutral - remains unchanged.
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CARCADE
Freshly brewed hibiscus tea (hibiscus petals) without additives. On 0,5 l take boiling water 1 st.l.. petals, to make an intense red drink. We use chilled. As a result of measurements already familiar to us, the acidic reaction of the medium changes the red color of the infusion to a pink-fuchsia shade, and alkaline to blue-green. Extraction from neutral soil will hardly change the shade of the solution.
