"Deight" wrote in message
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Does anyone have suggestions for a good quality PH meter.......Digital or
analog meter, doesn't matter, provided that it is reliable. The one I got
from my local garden center reads 7 for all areas of my garden. I knew it
was a dud when I placed it in pure lime juice, and it still read a PH of
7.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.


Deight.




AFAIK there aint no such animal except in a laboratory. The little portable
probe ones rely on the moisture in the soil to get a reading and since that
is not constant they are unreliable. I recommend a dye indicator test kit.
These are cheap, easy to use and reliable. IIRC lime juice is about pH 3 or
4 so take it back for a refund.

David