Re: pH meters
Hello Barb,
Thanks for sharing your experience with a pH meter. Don't think I mentioned
the probs, but you describe exactly what I have in mind. They are on cards at all
the gardend centers, gardeing magazines.
They must be selling them to gardeners somewhere.. so has anyone else
purchased or received one as a gift and actually used it? What were the results?
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Barb Pernacciaro <bpern@idcnet.com>
Subject: RE: pH meters
> Boy, this is a good question that has crossed my mind many times. I even
> invested in an inexpensive pH meter with probes on it (the probes had to be
> vigorously polished with a special cloth before use), but I never thought it
> was accurate - I stuck it into a mild solution of vinegar, and then soapy
> water, and there was little difference in the readings. And now, after
> sitting on the shelf for a couple of years, it doesn't work at all.
>
> I have also tried a simple Sudbury soil test kit with chemicals that
> purported to measure nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus as well as pH, but I
> never knew how accurate it was either. I attempted once to grow a blueberry
> bush here in my limestone-based soil - and even though I treated the soil
> with sulfur - the bush gave up the ghost after sadly hanging on for a few
> years.
>
> The extension service in our county/state will do tests, but there are
> several different areas that I need to test, like Gene. And, I sometimes
> grow Sweet Peas in a garden space one year, then potatoes there the next
> year (potatoes requiring a more acid environment, I believe). So, is this
> really practical for a small garden? Maybe just an average from a blended
> sample would be best for me. I would be interested to hear what others do.
>
> Barb in WI
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