RE: Soil pH

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: RE: [CHAT] Soil pH
• From: "Donna" g*@sbcglobal.net
• Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:42:02 -0500
• In-reply-to: 005f01c56b0d$6b7e18a0$55cff545@hsd1.in.comcast.net

Hum... rainwater should be acidic... how about distilled water?

Donna

> 
> What water did you use?  If you used my tap water, its pH of 9 or 10 could
> skew the results.  My meter manual suggests rainwater.
> Kitty
> neIN, Z5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Franzman" <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 9:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Soil pH
> 
> 
> > Hey Jim
> >
> > I just got a test kit from my local ag chemical company.  Much cheaper
> than
> > a meter.  You add soil and water shake a little and it gives you a ph
> > reading.  I think it was about five bucks.  Probably not as accurate as
> a
> > meter but how accurate do you need it to be?
> >
> > David
> > http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> > To: "Garden Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 12:35 PM
> > Subject: [CHAT] Soil pH
> >
> >
> > > How do you [all] determine soil pH? [Trying to decide if it's worth
> > > springing for a meter.]
> > >
> > > Island Jim
> > > Southwest Florida
> > > 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> > > Hardiness Zone 10
> > > Heat Zone 10
> > > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> > > Maximum 100 F [38 C]
> > >
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