Soil canbe acidic or alkaline. Its not easy for everyone to go out and buy an appartus to check the soil. so here is an easy home solution to check your soil type.
collect soil in two different cups. to one add half a cup of vinegar and to the other add distilled water until soil gets muddy.
If the vinegar cup fizzes you have alkaline soil with a PH between 7-8 probably.
If the distilled water fizzez then soil is acidic with a PH of probably around 5 & 6.
Plants which thrive in acidic soil are beans, broccoli, beetroot, bok choy, garlic, lettuce, leafy greens, parsley, peas, potato, onions, spinach to name a few.
Plants which thrive in alkaline soil are cabbage, grape vines, leeks, lima beans, spinach, leafy greens, mustard, turnips, beets...
Plants which thrive in acidic soil are beans, broccoli, beetroot, bok choy, garlic, lettuce, leafy greens, parsley, peas, potato, onions, spinach to name a few.
Plants which thrive in alkaline soil are cabbage, grape vines, leeks, lima beans, spinach, leafy greens, mustard, turnips, beets...