People tend to get to hung up over the concept of soil PH. Most areas have soil that will grow most of the "plot" foods that we want to put in. Checking your PH gives you an idea of your "overall' soil characteristics. You can raise your PH by adding lime, or lower PH by adding sulfur. Ph(without getting scientific), basically is the # given to the balance of positive/negative ions in the soil. This # can effect the overall quality and growth of whatever your planting. Your soil Ph can be high or low, and you still can grow your crop. In an ideal world, your soil ph would match your plant requirements. Unless your PH is below 5.5 or above 8.0, your plants should do OK. Yes, it's nice to keep things in balance, but this is reality and nothing is perfect. Taz