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Looking for plant which grow in Chalky soil? Chalky soils are often shallow, stony and drain very quickly making it difficult to grow a wide range of plants.

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What type of plants grow well in chalky soil - List

Chalky soils are also difficult to keep fertile but adding lots of compost, with mulch or organic matter on the top at the beginning and back end of the year can lessen the effect, this effect does not last for very long, so you might be better looking for plants which grow in chalky soil as a norm.
Chalk, is a form of limestone and it is largely made up of prehistoric marine animal shells. The lime content of chalky soil bubbles up in weak acids like vinegar, if you drop some soil into vinegar and it froths up, then there is a good chance you have chalky soil.
This chalk in the soil is alkaline and prevents the roots of the plants from taking up iron and manganese which can result in yellowing of leaves.
Below are plants tolerant to chalky soils.

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