New Grower Soil test

[Joedirt]

Accurate8 indicates 6.1

Runoff test with 6.5 ph water is 6.5

Is this normal to be +/- .4 with the Accurate8 ?

 

[namvet25]

Is your intake water at 6.1?

 

[Joedirt]

6.5

 

[namvet25]

So when is it reading 6.1?

 

[Joedirt]

I tested the soil with my accurate8 tester and it reads 6.1

I did a runoff test with 6.5 water, the runoff tested with digital ph tester tested at 6.5

 

[Dr Who]

A couple of possibilities...

Both meters could be slightly out

The true soil pH might be different from the solution pH. They are not really directly comparable measurements.

 

[namvet25]

I reported your post so we will get more input so just hold on for awhile,thanks.

 

[Eyes on Fire]

whats your soil?? if your A8 is working and you believe it to be accurate, Id start looking at turning your rings with some lime to buffer it up a little n see where your at.water aint gonna help you at this point.short of a flat out soak but if your running water PH tests im betting your soil is purty wet too.which while you rsoil is freshly wet with trace mins n stuffs it'll lower your PH just from sheer temp drop alone not counting a dozen other variables.

 

[Joedirt]

A couple of possibilities...

Both meters could be slightly out

The true soil pH might be different from the solution pH. They are not really directly comparable measurements.

I calibrated my digital meter before the test.
its a pHep by HANNA only a few months old

 

[Joedirt]

whats your soil?? if your A8 is working and you believe it to be accurate, Id start looking at turning your rings with some lime to buffer it up a little n see where your at.water aint gonna help you at this point.short of a flat out soak but if your running water PH tests im betting your soil is purty wet too.which while you rsoil is freshly wet with trace mins n stuffs it'll lower your PH just from sheer temp drop alone not counting a dozen other variable

I have a tub of TLO that has been composting since March.
I have been monitoring the ph with my A8 the whole time, adding lime and shells to bring the ph up.
I was wondering what a runoff test would show. I have some conflicting results so I was hoping that someone could shed some light it.