So I'm using Fox Farm Ocean Forest added perlite 75/25 mix watering with well water ph 6.6 and I used a stick in pH tester from Amazon. Soil was wet but tester showed between 7 and 8 pH. Can anyone suggest a pH tester that I can get in use or how should I check my soil pH? I thought about taking some soil adding it to distilled water and check with my other pH tester for liquid. If it's that high how can I fix it? Help me out please.
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I use the soil and water method. 1 part soil and 5 parts distilled water, mix well and let it sit until the majority of the debris has settled and then test.
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Inexpensive soil probes are generally not even close. Blue Lab and other Lab quality Soil probes are accurate but expensive and they wear out.
The Accurate 8 Is pretty good. The clone of it works the same so buy whichever is cheaper if you go that way.
A slurry test as described above is ok but the soil samples need to be from random depths in the pot.
Welcome to AFNInexpensive soil probes are generally not even close. Blue Lab and other Lab quality Soil probes are accurate but expensive and they wear out.
The Accurate 8 Is pretty good. The clone of it works the same so buy whichever is cheaper if you go that way.
A slurry test as described above is ok but the soil samples need to be from random depths in the pot.
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