<span><span style="font-style:italic;">The Montana Gardener’s Companion</span><span> explains how to identify and address common shortcomings of Montana soils, including alkaline soils (the most common soil in Montana), acidic soils (found in some soils in the mountains and near Great Falls), and salty soils (found especially in eastern Montana and in areas west and northwest of Great Falls east of the Divide and in the far northeastern portions of Sheridan County).</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span>