This week's gardening column addresses the importance of neutral pH in your garden soil, as well as why "princess trees" are a royal pain.

While there are a variety of other variables and protocols to be followed to ensure our food supply remains safe, a basic understanding of pH and how it is measured is crucial to food production.

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

The pH scale is used to measure the acidity of a fluid. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. A pH of 7 is neutral, whereas a pH result below 7 is acidic and above 7 is alkaline. Urine has the widest ...

Applying lime when lime is not needed may have disastrous results in your garden, landscape and lawn. Determining soil pH is important in gardening. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14, with 7 being ...

The pH scale that is widely accepted and used by scientists didn't actually exist until 1909. Before then scientists had to rely on using adjectives to describe the acidity or basicity of a substance ...

Soil pH is a measure of soil acidity or alkalinity. On the pH scale, a value of 7.0 is neutral, pH values less than 7.0 are acidic, and pH values greater than 7.0 are alkaline. Homeowners and ...

IPI tests paper-based materials and adhesives for pH levels using a modification (described in ISO 18902) of the standardized test, TAPPI T 509 Hydrogen Ion Concentration (pH) of Paper Extracts (Cold ...

How well do you remember the pH scale from chemistry class? Today’s Google Doodle presents a small interactive to jog your memory, and more importantly, celebrate Søren Peder Lauritz Sørensen, the ...

Monitoring of pH levels during the process of food production is a vital step in the production of high-quality foods. Maintaining a proper pH range is essential in many of the physical and chemical ...