Posted 11/16/2012 02:52 (#2699879 - in reply to #2699488) Subject: Re: why all the fuss about PH.
NW Washington
A low soil pH causes aluminum toxicity and hinders plants from taking up required nutrients. Check this Wiki on soil pH. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_pH
I heard a soil fertility professor once say that soil pH is the most common soil problem in the country.