Thread: How do you measure soil PH???
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Old 13-02-2012, 10:42 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
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Default How do you measure soil PH???
On 2/13/2012 10:25 AM, mike wrote:
I'd like to measure the PH of my soil.
I have PH paper.
Stick it in a liquid, compare color to chart and I have the PH.

But dirt is not a liquid.
Put dirt in water and some stuff will dissolve and other stuff won't.
And the PH is dependent on how much water you add.
So, how the heck do I prepare the sample to get a PH reading for dirt?

I just moisten the soil a little. Enough to get the paper wet.
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