Could Your Garden Pass A Soil Test? 可你的花园通过土壤测试？

Poor soil can inhibit plant growth in a number of ways.在贫瘠土壤中能抑制植物生长的多种方式。 If it has too high a clay content, it will compact easily, drain poorly, prevent air from getting to the roots, and dry into hard clumps.如果有太高的粘土含量，将紧凑容易流失欠佳，防止空气进入，以根，干燥成硬团。 If it's too sandy, it will drain too quickly, erode easily and have difficulty holding nutrients for the plants to use.如果它太沙地，它会流失得太快，很容易侵蚀和有困难的控股养分，为植物利用。 Good soil strikes a balance between these two extremes.良好的土壤中取得了平衡，这两种极端之间。 When you pick up a handful, it feels moist and loose without falling through your fingers, has a fresh, clean smell, and a rich dark colour.当你拿起少数，它感到潮湿和松散，没有落入通过你的手指，有一个清新，干净的味道，和丰富的深色。

To find out what your soil structure is like, stir a handful into a clear glass of water and let it sit for several hours, until the water clears.搞清楚你的土壤结构，是想挑起少数成一个明确的一杯水，让它坐了几个小时，直到水擦亮了。 The coarse, heavier sand particles will eventually settle to the bottom, with silt layering the top.粗，重的沙子颗粒最终将沉降到底层，与泥沙分层顶端。 The finer clay particles will eventually settle on top, and some humus (organic matter) will likely float on top of the clear water.微细的粘土颗粒最终将定居顶部，有的腐殖质（有机质） ，将有可能浮于顶部的清水。 Looking at the side of the glass, you can tell what your soil is primarily made of.从目前的一面玻璃，你可以告诉你们的土壤，主要是取得的。

If it's mostly sand, digging in lots of organic matter such as Hillview Triple Mix will improve it a great deal.如果我们考虑的主要是砂，挖掘，在大量的有机物如hillview三重组合将改善了很多。 If it's mostly silt and clay, it will benefit from the addition of washed sand to help it drain and aerate well.如果我们考虑的主要是泥沙和粘土，将有利于从另外的水洗砂，以帮助它流失和通气良好。

All soils will benefit from liberal applications of compost.所有的土壤将受益于自由申请的堆肥。 If you don't have your own compost, try Green Earth Premium Compost.如果你没有你自己的堆肥，尝试绿色地球保费堆肥。 Work the soil by turning it over and mixing it well to a depth of at least one foot, before planting.工作中的土壤，把它与混合得好，以深度至少有一只脚，然后才种植。

SOIL pH LEVELS土壤酸碱度水平

Acidity or alkalinity in the soil is measured by pH values, on a scale of 1 (most acid) to 14 (most alkaline) with a level of 7 considered "neutral" Each level is ten times more or less than the next, ie.酸度或碱度在土壤测量ph值，对规模1 （最酸）至14日（大部份碱）与某种程度的七认为是"中立"的每个层面，是10倍以上或低于下，即。 5 is a ten times more acidic than 6 and 100 x more acidic than 7. 5是一个10倍以上的酸性比6和100 ×酸度较高，大于7 。 A pH level of 8 is ten times more alkaline than 7, and so on.硷水平的8 10倍以上碱性超过700人，等等。

The pH level influences the availability of nutrients for you plants, and the type of plants you can grow. ph值水平的影响提供养分给你的植物，以及采用何种植物，你能够继续增长。 For example, azaleas and rhododendrons like a lot of iron, a micronutrient that becomes less available to plants as soil alkalinity increases.例如，杜鹃花和杜鹃花一样，有很多的铁，微营养素变成扣除可用以植物为土壤碱度增加。 These plants prefer a more acid soil, where iron is freely available...otherwise, their leaves become yellow between the veins.这些工厂宁可选择一个更酸性土壤，而铁是免费提供...否则，其叶片变成黄色之间的静脉。 Unavailability of many other nutrients can have widely ranging, but equally damaging effects.欠缺许多其他营养物质，可广泛不等，但同样的破坏性影响。

Most plants will grow well in a pH range of 6.5 to 7.2, where nutrients are readily available to them and this is a good area to strive for.大多数植物会生长良好，在ph值范围的6月5日至7月2日，那里的养分随时提供给他们，这是一个很好的地区去争取。 But to start, it helps to know what your present soil pH value is.但首先，它有助于了解你的，目前土壤酸碱值。

You can buy a simple, inexpensive soil test kit from your garden centre, or ask them for local resources for testing soil samples.你可以购买一种简单，廉价的土壤检测试剂盒从你的花园中心，或请他们为当地资源进行化验土壤样本。

Alkaline soils can be neutralized by adding Green Earth Peat Moss, or small amounts of C-I-L Aluminium Sulphate.碱性土壤中，可以抵消加入绿色地球泥炭藓，或少量的印度煤炭公司的硫酸铝。 Acid soils can be neutralized by adding Green Earth Dolomitic Lime.酸性土壤，可中和加入绿色地球白云质石灰。 Be sure to read the label and change the soil pH slowly and carefully, to ensure you don't upset the balance too far in the opposite direction.请务必阅读标签，改变土壤酸碱度缓慢和小心，以确保您不打破平衡太远，在相反的方向。 Compost will also help neutralize soil pH and add nutrients at the same time.堆肥，也有利于中和土壤酸碱度和补充养分，在同一时间举行。

SOIL NUTRIENTS土壤养分

All plants need a good balance of the major nutrients (Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potash), as well as minor or "micro" nutrients such as magnesium, copper, iron, calcium, manganese and many others in minute quantities.所有植物都需要有一个良好的平衡，最重要的营养盐（氮，磷，钾） ，以及未成年人或"微"的营养素，如镁，铜，铁，钙，锰和其他许多在分钟的数量。 You can test your soil for the presence of these nutrients, and add those that are needed in the form of fertilizer.你可以测试您的土壤，为在场的这些营养成分，并加上那些需要在形式的肥料。 They will quickly become available to the plants (providing your soil pH is fairly neutral) and promote healthy growth.他们将很快成为提供给植物（提供你的土壤酸碱度是相当中性的） ，并促进其健康发展。 Regardless of pH level, the absence of any key nutrient can cause growth problems.不论ph值，没有任何重要的养分可造成生长问题。 Using a good quality general purpose fertilizer like PINK All Purpose Garden Food 8-12-6 will help to ensure plants get the balanced nutrition they need.用一个良好的质量一般用途肥料喜欢粉红色，所有的目的园食品8-12-6 ，将有助于确保植物得到均衡的营养，他们需要的人。

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