When planting Alpines in a rockery, do I need to use ericaceous soil?

Answer 1

Alpines in rockeries do not need ericaceous soil. There are specially proiduced alpine soils ready mixed from garden centres if you a planning to specialise in the miniture varieties in a container but outside you should provide a mixture of ordinary garden soil with a plenty of drainage such as pea gravel.and a good handful of compost into the hole. Choose varieties that suit your garden and your area talk to you local garden centre if you need further guidance.

Answer 2

Ericaceous soil and compost, is acidic, and lime free for lime hating plants, it's usually used for heathers, rhododendrons, azalias, camellias and piereis. Most rockery plants like lime or are, at least, lime tolerent, so will not need lime free soil, the exceptions are some gentions (when in doubt, read the label, the nursery's want them to survive). All alpines need free draining soil, so add grit or sand, and they do not like to get splashed so a top dressing of gravel helps, and looks good.

Answer 3

It depends on the individual plants. Most alpines do not need ericaceous soil but some, like gentians, do. You will have to look up the needs of the plants you are planning to plant.What they all need, however, is very good drainage so incorporate some grit into the planting holes.

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

i,ve got alpines in normal soil and they grow fine!