Don't think its been used for pine before think it was normal trees before, don't HV soil pH kit. Yeah iv done some girls in the dirt up here before n they went well, it WD be a bit of a mission trying to bring pots into this site as well. If I dig very big holes and backfill with amended soil and lots of dolomite line do you think its possible, its the only safe spot I can find as all woods near me are definetly pine plantations. Yeah thought soi have a feeling field mice might be protected but could be wrong, I'll lay my hands on some traps n I know there's plenty of owls about. Would hay that's had a ferret pissin n shittin n stuff on it. Placed at bottom of the plants keep them away?