OT: soil pH test kit
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- Subject: OT: soil pH test kit
- From: d*@tso.cin.ix.net (Dennis Kramb)
- Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 14:48:37 -0500
From: dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net (Dennis Kramb)
I found out that we sell soil pH test kits at work. With my employee
discount I can get them for $19.01 (can't forget that extra $.01!). This
test kit works as follows:
Fill test tube 30% with soil removing any stones & organic matter. Fill
the rest of test tube with neutral water and shake for 1 minute. Place
test strip in for 5 seconds and remove. Compare color pattern to the
master card to ascertain your soil pH.
The kit contains 100 strips and measures over a range of 4.5 to 10.
My question is, is this worth it? Or can I get them cheaper at a garden
center? I've never cared about soil pH much before, but I figure if I'm
going to be a "real" gardener, it's something I should learn to do.
Especially now that I'm growing more exotic stuff.
On a side note, my work does not sell replacement strips, but I imagine
those hundred strips would last me for years (I hope).
TIA!
Dennis Kramb; dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
Member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, RIS, SIGNA, SLI, & Miami Valley Iris Society
Primary Interests: ABs, REBs, LAs, Native Ohio SPEC and SPEC-X hybrids
(Check out my web page at http://home.fuse.net/dkramb/home.html)
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