http://www.cookinggarden.com/grow-garden-vegetables/why-does-acid-rain-make-vegetables-grow-faster Create Your Own Cooking Garden Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:40:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.cookinggarden.com/grow-garden-vegetables/why-does-acid-rain-make-vegetables-grow-faster/comment-page-1#comment-1222 PROBLEM JPAS A.R.T. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:46:03 +0000 http://www.cookinggarden.com/grow-garden-vegetables/why-does-acid-rain-make-vegetables-grow-faster#comment-1222 Some plants actually like an acidic soil..to a point! The problem with acid rain is that it is too acid and the exposure is prolonged doing harm. Azaleas love an acid soil. If you want to grow them in the west where the soil is alkali you have to treat the soil with acidifiers..How ever enough acid rain will kill even an azalea. Acid rain has been known to take paint off of cars. Some plants actually like an acidic soil..to a point! The problem with acid rain is that it is too acid and the exposure is prolonged doing harm. Azaleas love an acid soil. If you want to grow them in the west where the soil is alkali you have to treat the soil with acidifiers..How ever enough acid rain will kill even an azalea. Acid rain has been known to take paint off of cars.

]]> http://www.cookinggarden.com/grow-garden-vegetables/why-does-acid-rain-make-vegetables-grow-faster/comment-page-1#comment-1221 frances_ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:42:53 +0000 http://www.cookinggarden.com/grow-garden-vegetables/why-does-acid-rain-make-vegetables-grow-faster#comment-1221 plants thrive in different pH's. therefore the seeds you planted must have benefited from acidic soil and therefore grew well with the acid rain. plants thrive in different pH’s. therefore the seeds you planted must have benefited from acidic soil and therefore grew well with the acid rain.

]]> http://www.cookinggarden.com/grow-garden-vegetables/why-does-acid-rain-make-vegetables-grow-faster/comment-page-1#comment-1220 RICKY Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:17:24 +0000 http://www.cookinggarden.com/grow-garden-vegetables/why-does-acid-rain-make-vegetables-grow-faster#comment-1220 During acid rain atmospheric nitrogen gets dissolved in it and reaches soil along with the rain and nitrogen helps plants to grow faster. During acid rain atmospheric nitrogen gets dissolved in it and reaches soil along with the rain and nitrogen helps plants to grow faster.

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