Re: Soil pH

Hmm... I do also have one of those strip kits.  Might try it.
Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 10:00 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Soil pH


> Well the next time Rich sends you some rain... test it! Would be
interesting
> to learn the results.
>
> Donna
>
> >
> > Manual may have been written before acid rain got to be a problem.  I
> > would
> > think distilled water too. But I wouldn't think rainwater would have a
pH
> > of
> > 4, would it? (compared to my10 tapwater)
> >
> > Kitty
> > neIN, Z5
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 9:42 PM
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Soil pH
> >
> >
> > > 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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