i recently moved into my house. in the backyard there was a stump tree. i decided to grow a garden around it. After digging up most of the soil my neighbor came by and said i would have trouble growing anything because that stump was a old pine tree. i didnt remove the stump but removed tons of its roots(electric saw:-) that would interfere with planting.
My question would the acidity affect my future veggie garden?
will my garden grow where there used to be a pine tree?
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The soil in that area will be slightly acid, so I suggest that you get a soil test kit at a local Farm and garden store and follow the directions to test your soil.
If that sounds like too much work (it is not) But if it sounds like too much work, then get several bags of lime and work them into the soil.
The problem is that lime is very slow acting so this years garden might be a mess.
But with adding lime spring and fall, you will change the PH for the more neutral number of 7 that most plants need to grow at.
Or maybe your efforts will pay off and your neighbor is an old grouch! But , just in case he is correct…….ADD lime!
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