Potatoes grow well on Anhad's farm which has soil with a pH of 5.5. Anhad decides to add lot of lime to soil so that he can grow broccoli in the same farm:
(a) Do potatoes grow better in acidic or alkaline soil?
(b) Does broccoli grow better in acidic or alkaline soil?

Question

Potatoes grow well on Anhad's farm which has soil with a pH of 5.5. Anhad decides to add lot of lime to soil so that he can grow broccoli in the same farm:
(a)	Do potatoes grow better in acidic or alkaline soil?
(b)	Does broccoli grow better in acidic or alkaline soil?

Accepted Answer

Potatoes grow in the soil having acidic nature of pH 5
Broccoli grows better in alkaline soil because he added a lot of lime to the soil which is acidic and seems more basic.

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