Re: Soil pH

Kitty, it seems to me that you have to take into account the water you use to water your plants with. My soil is around 6 when delivered and then gradually becomes 6.5 because of watering.

Is your water really 10???

David
http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
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Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Soil pH


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>
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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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