Plants that Grow in Alkaline Soil.

If fixing alkaline soil isn’t an option, then adding suitable plants for sweet soil may be the answer. There are actually a number of alkaline plants, some of which may signal the presence of sweet soil. For example, many weeds are commonly found in alkaline soils.

These include:

Chickweed

Dandelions

Goosefoot

Queen Anne’s lace

Once you know your soil is sweet in a given area, you still have the option of growing some of your favorite plants.

Vegetables and herbs for sweet soil include:

Asparagus

Yams

Okra

Beets

Cabbage

Cucumber

Celery

Oregano

Parsley Cauliflower

Some flowers also tolerate soil that is slightly alkaline.

Try the following:

Zinnias

Clematis

Hosta

Echinacea

Salvia

Phlox

Dianthus

Sweet pea

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