These Plants Detect Alkaline Soil: 5 Crops to Consider
15.11.2023 11:07
Experienced gardeners know the importance of the acidity level in the area.
The ability of living organisms to function normally and crops to grow in the garden depends on pH.
Fortunately, there are plants that can determine the acidity of the soil, acting as an indicator.
Let's see what crops are highlighted by the expert of the online publication "Belnovosti" and agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh.
What Plants Can Signal Alkaline Soil
These are the cultures.
- Wormwood. Wormwood thickets can act as an indicator of slightly alkaline soil.
- White deadnettle. Also called deadnettle, it is a herbaceous perennial that can be used for medicinal purposes.
- Field pennycress. This is a fairly tenacious weed that has quite a few alternative names - hairs, toad grass, pennywort, moneywort, and so on.
- Medicinal fumitory. This is an annual plant with pinnate leaves, which contains a large number of biologically active substances.
