If you are concerned about using it around acid - loving plants then consider buying an inexpensive
pH soil testing kit and testing your compost before use.
Drawing on the horticultural research and experience of Cornell University, the Master Gardeners provide services to Ulster County residents that include
pH soil testing, insect and plant disease identification and plant selection and care recommendations.
Not exact matches
Unfortunately these units can't ve used to check the
pH on hot sauce — unfortunately, way more expensive is required for
testing liquids.
Testing Soil NutrientsBesides pH meters, soil test kits with color indicators are another method of checking the acid
Soil NutrientsBesides
pH meters,
soil test kits with color indicators are another method of checking the acid
soil test kits with color indicators are another method of checking the acidity.
When I
tested the
soil in our pepper patch, the results were amazingly accurate — all three units showed a
pH of 6.3 to 6.5, i.e. no actions necessary here to adjust the
pH. One shop that has the Rapitest unit is here, another one here (please note I am not endorsing any of these shops here — just found them using Google).
Doing a
ph test of your
soil is easy and super informative.
Once back in the lab, the researchers used the same methods from their original studies to repeat
tests for calcium,
pH, and aluminum in the
soil.
Soil samples will be submitted to the AgriLife Extension
Soil, Water and Forage
Testing Lab for routine analysis, including
pH, conductivity and nitrate - nitrogen.
A commercial water
test, in conjunction with a
soil test, indicates the
pH level of your water and
soil, and provides recommendations for managing it.
Gardening can be used for numeracy skills including: measurement, areas and volumes, data gathering and presentation and for literacy labelling plants, recording and describing plant development researching, creating written and multi-modal texts, science and technology (growth and reproduction,
testing soil pH as well as designing, planning and constructing the garden).