By Marion Waters
Garden soil on the rainy west coast tends to be highly acidic.
Some plants love this type of soil and you can probably guess which ones by their frequent appearances in local landscapes; conifers, rhododendrons, camelias, heathers, azaleas, blueberries, and most native plants all thrive in soils with a pH lower than 7.0.
Many vegetable crops and other plants, such as turf, prefer a slightly acidic soil with a pH between 6.0
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