acid soil

American  

noun

1. a soil of acid reaction or having a predominance of hydrogen ions, tasting sour in solution.

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acid soil British  

noun

1. a soil that gives a pH reaction of below about 6, found especially in cool moist areas where soluble bases are leached away

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Example Sentences

If you have acid soil, you might need to add lime to shift to more alkaline conditions.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

Water lily-shaped blooms are deep purple in acid soil and pink in alkaline soil.

From Southern Living • May 1, 2012

For example, 'Ami Pasquier' stays crimson in all but the most acid soil and 'Purple Tiers' remains purple.

From Southern Living • May 1, 2012

Crimson flowers in all but very acid soil, where it turns a wine purple color.

From Southern Living • May 1, 2012

But until other evidence to the contrary comes in, I shall strongly suspect that the real trouble was that the Chinese chestnut demands an acid soil and is highly allergic to even a slight alkalinity.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association