Test your soil

No ma er what the supplier says, I always test soil to find out the pH so I can choose the most suitable plants to grow. Of course, this doesn’t stop you altering the pH so you can grow other produce and ornamentals. This is the beauty of raised-bed gardening. You can have one that’s very acidic (pH4.5-5.8) for potatoes, shallots, sorrel, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, a moderately acidic (pH 5.5-6.5) bed for Brussels