Re: ph meter
mellisa thanx, but a long way to send. it costs 10.00 up here just for ph
sample.chris anderson had one he liked . but i lost info . craig
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald & Melissa Lehman" <melgerald@locl.net>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 2:55 AM
Subject: RE: ph meter
> Craig,
>
> My name is Melissa, and I'm an agronomist in Northern Indiana. To answer
> your question about a pH meter. A good meter is really expensive, but to
> get a soil sample done at a professional lab is not expensive at all. I
> have gotten into a lot of GPS grid sampling for row crops in which I can
> pull over a hundred samples out of one field. Then I send the samples to
> A&L Great Lakes Labs, where they have one of those expensive accurate
meters
> and get pH readings as well as P & K levels, CEC, Organic matter, Ca to Mg
> ratios etc, all for only $5.50 / sample. Of coarse, it is important to
get
> a representative sample from your patch. You will want to pull 8 -10
cores
> from your patch and get the top 8" of soil in a profile. If you would
like
> more information about the lab and where to send samples let me know.
>
> Melissa Lehman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com [o*@mallorn.com]On
> Behalf Of craig sandvik
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 3:28 AM
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: ph meter
>
>
> nope , thanx craig
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stan Pugh" <snpugh@accessone.com>
> To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 10:09 PM
> Subject: ph meter
>
>
> > After watching the 2000 Pacific Northwest Growers Seminar, the featured
> speaker,
> > Dr. Don Horneck from Agri-Check, answered that question by stating that
> "cheap"
> > meters are virtually worthless! The meter that he uses has a probe that
> costs
> > $1500 and must be calibrated daily. I believe that he has over $2300
in
> his
> > meter. Still wish to buy one?
> >
> > Stan
> >
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