What is an acicifyer?
soil acidifier is a product used to reduce soil pH and make it more acidic. The soil pH is required in areas where the pH of the soil is too high, usually from high lime, calcium or magnesium content in the soil or water. Soil acidifiers are also used for plants such as blueberries or azaleas, which have unusually low pH requirements.
soil pH affects the biological availability of nutrients in the soil. It also affects the ability of plants to receive and process nutrients. Most plants prefer pH neutral soil or around pH 7. Many plants such as broccoli, cabbage and kale, prefer slightly alkaline soils. In areas where the soil is very sour, lime is added annually to "sweeten" the soil and make them more hospitable for plants and microbiotic life. If soil pH is 6 or higher, these plants will cover growth, yellow leaves and poor flower and fruit production. This is usually caused by iron deficiency because plants cannot effectively approach iron at youMerry pH. Most soils require a type of soil acidifier before these plants will go to the ground or will not be successful.
The common soil acidifier is elementary sulfur, a type of rock dust. Sulfur is a mineral with slow release that reduces pH over time. In general, it must be added annually because the soil tends to go back to the original pH. Elementary sulfur is not immediately effective as a soil aciftor. Instead, it must be applied at a depth of six inches to a year before planting.
Fast soil acidifiers include aluminum sulphate and iron sulphate. These are generally effective within four weeks, but the results do not last so long and there is a risk of plant poisoning with too much iron or aluminum. In addition, salts relaxed when these acidifiers disintegrate harmful.
concerns about the elementary sulfur is turning into sulfuric acid when interacting in water, led some ZahraDrying for the use of organic means to acidify the soil. Peat or sphagnum moss placed in planting is useful for lower pH directly around the plant, but these materials are more and more. Other acidifiers of organic soil with slow release include pine fries and pine needles, coffee facilities and old sawdust. Composting leaves of chestnut, oak or beech trees can also be used for organic acidification of the soil.