A deficiency of vitamin K can affect a new-born baby or fetus as well. Vitamin K deficiency may result in internal bleeding (in the skull), malformed fingers, and under-developed facial features like ears, nose, and chin. Vitamin K helps in the overall development of the fetus. This explains why a pregnant woman is usually given vitamin K in the form of food supplements.
Honeyberries grow best in moist, well-drained soil. The ideal pH is 6.5, but they are adapted to a pH range of 5 to 8. Unlike many other berries, they produce well in a partly shaded location and on wet, clay soils, although they do best on a well-drained soil.
Strawberries prefer acidic soils with a pH between 5.8 and 6.2. Pine straw mulch is ideal for maintaining this soil acidity so that your plants can thrive. If your soil has a pH over 7.0, the application of pine straw mulch can help lower the pH of the surface soil to the acidic level your strawberry plant requires. Strawberry plants need well-drained soil in order to thrive.