Recommended Soil pH by Plant
Vegetables | Sandy Soil | Clay Soil |
Artichoke | 6.5 | 7.5 |
Asparagus | 6 | 8 |
Beets | 6 | 7.5 |
Broccoli | 6 | 7 |
Cabbage | 6 | 7.5 |
Carrots | 5.5 | 7 |
Chives, Garlic | 6 | 7 |
Collards | 6 | 6.5 |
Corn | 6 | 7 |
Cress | 6 | 7 |
Cucumber | 5.5 | 7.5 |
Eggplant | 5.5 | 6 |
Endive (Escarole) | 6 | 6.5 |
Garlic | 6 | 7 |
Leeks | 6 | 8 |
Lettuce | 6 | 7 |
Mustard Greens | 6 | 7.5 |
Onion | 6 | 7 |
Parsley | 5 | 7 |
Parsnip | 5 | 7.5 |
Pea, Edible Pod | 6 | 7.5 |
Pepper | 5.5 | 7 |
Potato | 4.5 | 6 |
Pumpkin | 5.5 | 7.5 |
Radish | 6 | 7 |
Spinach | 6 | 7.5 |
Tomato | 6 | 7 |
Turnip | 5.5 | 7 |
Zucchini | 6 | 6.8 |
Fruits | Sandy Soil | Clay Soil |
Apple | 6 | 7 |
Cherry | 6.5 | 7.5 |
Pear | 6 | 7.5 |
Plum | 6 | 7.5 |
Raspberry | 5 | 7.5 |
Strawberry | 6.5 | 7.5 |
Flowers | Sandy Soil | Clay Soil |
Azalea and Rhododendron | 4.5 | 6 |
Chrysanthemum | 6 | 7 |
Dahlia | 6 | 7.5 |
Geranium | 6 | 7.5 |
Hydrangea (Blue) | 4 | 5 |
Hydrangea (Pink) | 6 | 7 |
Hydrangea (White) | 6.5 | 8 |
Lavender | 6.5 | 7.5 |
Lilac | 6 | 7 |
Rose | 6 | 7 |
Tulip | 6 | 7 |
Most Annuals | 6 | 7.5 |
Trees | Sandy Soil | Clay Soil |
Magnolia | 5.5 | 7 |
Maple | 6 | 7.5 |
Thuja | 6 | 7 |