How to make soil more acidic?


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all good answers.you can also use pine needles as a mulch. it will make your soil slightly acid and keep down the weeds.


Add used coffee grounds or tea grounds to the soil. Or you can use any leftover coffee or unsweet tea you may have, making sure you dilute it first.
go to starbucks , when you walk into the store they usually have a big bucket with used grounds for free take two and use the right away dont take more than you need cause they will mold. they are big bags. works for me : )-
Miracle-gro makes a product -Mir-acid) or something like that. Its in a blue box i think. Or look for any food that says high acid like for food for Rhodadrendrons, or Azealas. They also make these high acid foods in spikes.
Adding peat makes it more acidic.
Buy Aluminum Sulfate or Garden Sulfur. www.espoma.com for a retailer near you, or substitue brands. Sulfur (Sulphur) is the key to the reduction in alkalinity (increase in acidity).
Dig in lots of leaf mulch or/and peat if you can.

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