Onion setback

Hiya Kristen.

It would take an age to write down the PH of every plant(veg) listed. But, on the face of it, they all look ok. I've had a look online at the ideal range for Onions, and it seems they prefer an acid soil

Yep, got thatI don't use it much these days, in fact I can't remember the last time I looked at it I really must dig it out again, thanks for reminding me

 

May be me that's wrong then ...

Dr. H : "Liming will be necessary if the soil is acid"
Joy Larkcom: "Onions (particularly sping onions) sensitive to acidity, so lime if soil is acid"

:(

 

Strange. Anyway, I'm AIMING for a PH of 6.5-7.0. Might be easier said than done!

 

Maybe "6.0 - 7.0" isn't "acid" in the minds of vegetable gardeners ... and they only mean to Lime it if it is more acid than that ...

 

Yeah, I was kinda thinking that...a 'relative' thing

 

If you start with a neutral PH, when you add manure this will increase the acidity, thereby the manuring (in the autumn) will increase the acidity to around 5.5 - 6.5PH which is ideal, manuring onto an already acidic bed will have a detrimental effect.

Aim for 6.5, this is the point the plants can obtain most nutrients from the soil.
Sorry if my previous post was mis-leading.

 

Ah ... NOW it all makes sense