Soil PH?
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dannyboy602
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6.8 to 7.0 is better. A little dolomite lime and water will bump it up a little.
Toolage 87
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How do you go about testing the PH level of your soil?
I know you can test the run off but I kinda prefer to know the soil more then the run off since there's stuff in the soil that might give a different reading over the run off.
I know you can test the run off but I kinda prefer to know the soil more then the run off since there's stuff in the soil that might give a different reading over the run off.
troutie
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went to local hardward store ...and bought a cheap ph tester ...plastic dial thing with 2 probes that go in the soil..... it also checks for water content in the soil
troutie
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your chart shows i'm somewhere near right... thanks buddy
if you plan on growing anything of substance those plastic green 2 pronged POS wont really work. you need to get your pH dialed in and you need to watch your ppm's and thats another probe. Spend the money the first time and save money in the long run and time and energy.
Toolage 87
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Thanks but how do I go about testing the PH of the soil its self and not the run off?
I am using a Digital PH Pen not one of those cheap prong kind of testers.
troutie
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i dont mind spending the cash ... but i need to find out which ones are ok ...and which are "POS" .... being new i aing got a clue
Toolage 87
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Digital PH meters are good but you have to watch what brand is good and not. You also need to buy stuff called PH 7.0 to calibrate it.
troutie
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do i have to test the run off water with the digital type?.... or is it straight in the soil?
Toolage 87
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Digital PH pens are used to test the PH of water. It can't test the PH of soil by sticking it into it.
troutie
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yeah not bad.. copied to my note pad .... thanks bud
Toolage 87
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thank you very much. I knew testing the run off wasn't accurate. Now the question is how do you change the PH level of the soil once you find out if its to high or to low?
Bwpz
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Alter what you put into the soil.
Bonzi Lighthouse
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Unless your water is way out of wack, do not even worry about PH in soil, all you will do is fuck everything up trying to adjust it.
Reply #2 had the answer. Add some dolomite lime to your mix.
Not only does it keep your pH buffered in the correct 'range', it also supplies cal/mag. Does all this for ~$5/40lb bag at Lowes or HD.
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