It has been my experience that they add some acid to the soil. Popular plants such as azaleas, rhododendrons, blueberries, strawberries and heathers, are all acid-loving, meaning they need a soil pH of about 5.5.
No but they do make it acidic that prevents some plants from thriving. Rake your pine needles up at least 2x a year in Spring and Fall. Plant acid loving plants like azaleas, rhododendrons, hardy fuschia, hydrangea, lilly of the valley, violets, pansies etc.
You would have to keep the needles raked up, and add an alkaline to the soil to neutralize the acidity. Here is a good article. You will need some PH test strips and a kit. http://agverra.com/blog/soil-ph/
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The needles fine under only acid loving plants. Like azalea. Look up acid-loving plants on Google.
no, however only to be used for acid loving plants
It has been my experience that they add some acid to the soil. Popular plants such as azaleas, rhododendrons, blueberries, strawberries and heathers, are all acid-loving, meaning they need a soil pH of about 5.5.
No but they do make it acidic that prevents some plants from thriving. Rake your pine needles up at least 2x a year in Spring and Fall. Plant acid loving plants like azaleas, rhododendrons, hardy fuschia, hydrangea, lilly of the valley, violets, pansies etc.
Seems like they dont!
https://www.gardenmyths.com/pine-needles-acidify-soil/
How how do you neutralize the acid in your soil
They are a good mulch for ericaceous plants.
https://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2702/
that will depend on what plants....Purchase a soil tester first to see how much acid is in the soil