Re: Soil pH

as any ponder/fish colelctor can tell you - vinger and
baking soda are always on hand supplies to control the
ph of the water. (over doing will cause more problems,
but...)

So wondering if plants use up the by products when in
soil like they do in water to adjust the soil ph?

any one know? Jim our resident chemist have any link
on that thought?

Donna


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> Sometimes.  Several years ago when I was taking hort
> classes, I noticed how
> much better plants looked after rain compared to tap
> water.  I began to
> wonder about the pH of our tap water since this part
> of the country is quite
> alkaline.  So I checked with the city and they told
> me they try to keep it
> at 9, but it does get away from them., so up to 10
> is a possibility.  I
> posed the question in my MG classes and never got a
> definitive answer about
> the affect, but the Hort Ed agreed that it would at
> least have some affect,
> except that we get a fair amount of rain here that
> probably counteracts it.
> More recently, I did come across a study on it which
> proved my theory, but I
> don't know where I filed it right now.  One can
> alter the 9 or 10 pH by
> adding vinegar to a hose end sprayer.  Again, just
> now I don't recall the
> ratio.
> 
> Kitty
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Franzman" <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 11:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > 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>
> > > 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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