oneyejacks
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
I was just wondering. If you are without a PH tester and have store bought soil (Miracle Grow, Fox Farms etc.) is it safe to assume the PH level is going to be somewhat to very acidic? I heard stories about FF Ocean forest where it lists 6.3-6.8 on the bag but has been tested at about a 5.5 etc.
So if we can assume that at best the store bought soil is going to be somewhere lower than a six and we have dolomite lime or PH up at our disposal but no tester, is it safe to go with the lime by default or PH up to a 7 level?
If the soil is really 6.8 on the upper scale as far as Fox Farms Ocean Forest claims then PHing at a 7 by default would only raise this to at worst 6.9?
What do you think??
I was just wondering. If you are without a PH tester and have store bought soil (Miracle Grow, Fox Farms etc.) is it safe to assume the PH level is going to be somewhat to very acidic? I heard stories about FF Ocean forest where it lists 6.3-6.8 on the bag but has been tested at about a 5.5 etc.
So if we can assume that at best the store bought soil is going to be somewhere lower than a six and we have dolomite lime or PH up at our disposal but no tester, is it safe to go with the lime by default or PH up to a 7 level?
If the soil is really 6.8 on the upper scale as far as Fox Farms Ocean Forest claims then PHing at a 7 by default would only raise this to at worst 6.9?
What do you think??