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><channel><title>start-a-garden.com &#187; Soil</title> <atom:link href="http://start-a-garden.com/soil/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://start-a-garden.com</link> <description>Information about Starting and Maintaining a Garden</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:03:36 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Basic Gardening &#8211; Soil Acidity and pH &#8211; Liming the Soil</title><link>http://start-a-garden.com/974/basic-gardening-soil-acidity-and-ph-liming-the-soil/</link> <comments>http://start-a-garden.com/974/basic-gardening-soil-acidity-and-ph-liming-the-soil/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:31:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>chris587</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Soil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Acid Soils]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acidity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[alkalinity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arid Climates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Basic Gardening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blue Flowers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cottage Farms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Flower Color]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Garden Plants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[garden soil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[neutral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nutrient Availability]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Optimum Ph]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ph Changes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ph Level]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ph Levels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ph Range]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pH scale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Scale Ranges]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Soil Acidity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Soil Collection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[soil ph]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Soil Type]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://start-a-garden.com/?p=974</guid> <description><![CDATA[pH is a gardening term used to reflect the acidity or alkalinity of a soil. 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