I've never had the Ph tested for the water but our soil generally tests a bit on the acid side. Which is good for pasture grass. We do feed one of the horses alfalfa cubes. I have in the past soaked them for a week or so then spread into the soil. Horse manure takes a while to compost down and you have to mix with lots of green, but we do keep a small pile going for the flower beds. I've got one of those solar lawn lights that you just stick in the ground in the pot with the wormkiller. I've used it before to get the moths to pollinate the Hoya's.