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ScoopPC11 Joined: 5/07/2007 Location: Franklin, NH Posts: 22	Posted: May/04/2008 5:42 PM PST My husband just bought me two bags of top soil to start up the garden in the front yard. The question I had before I put it down was that if I had a neutral pH top soil, will it eventually become the same pH as the ground underneath it? I would have to get the soil tested, but in my area I know that it tends to be in the acidic range. Quote \| Reply \| Report

Aurora Joined: 4/24/2008 Location: Chesapeake VA Posts: 1954	Posted: May/05/2008 11:25 AM PST Since you would need to mix the topsoil with your existing soil it would be the same Ph as your soil. I have no idea how to change the Ph of soil. Quote \| Reply \| Report

ScoopPC11 Joined: 5/07/2007 Location: Franklin, NH Posts: 22	Posted: May/05/2008 12:27 PM PST I guess I'll have to get some lime this week, then, and mix it in there. These beds aren't very big, so I shouldn't need all that much. Quote \| Reply \| Report