This is an old gardening myth that just wonât rot away! This common, incorrect, advice goes as follows: if your soil is alkaline (ie has a pH above 7) and you want to make it more acidic, add pine needles to the soil. Since pine needles are acidic they will acidify your soil.
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From August 2009, anhydrous ammonia prices increased, reaching a plateau in 2011. In 2011 and 2012, average anhydrous ammonia prices in Illinois have varied in a band with a low of $774 per ton to a high of $867 per ton. The current $853 per ton price is toward the high end of the 2011-2012 range.