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Adding pond slime to plants
"john hamilton" wrote in message ... We have a lot of plants in pots. When scraping the bottom of the pond we bring up a greenish muddy slime. Someone said they thought this would be nutritious to mix with the soil in the plant pots. Would this be true? Would it be likely to be on the acidic side or not? Recently Aldi has been selling a brilliant pH meter for a quid or so. Just stick it in your soil and find out. I put it in a pot of what I thought was an ericaceous soil and lo and behold, the pH was 6.5. Perfeck. So at least the gadget works. I expect it would also work if you put it in water. The annoying thing about most stuff to do with pH is that you have to purchase some small quite expensive package where you only get enough chemicals for one or two goes. someone |
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Adding pond slime to plants
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"someone" wrote: "john hamilton" wrote in message ... We have a lot of plants in pots. When scraping the bottom of the pond we bring up a greenish muddy slime. Someone said they thought this would be nutritious to mix with the soil in the plant pots. Would this be true? Would it be likely to be on the acidic side or not? Recently Aldi has been selling a brilliant pH meter for a quid or so. Just stick it in your soil and find out. I put it in a pot of what I thought was an ericaceous soil and lo and behold, the pH was 6.5. Perfeck. So at least the gadget works. I expect it would also work if you put it in water. The annoying thing about most stuff to do with pH is that you have to purchase some small quite expensive package where you only get enough chemicals for one or two goes. someone There may be a cheap way. I'd guess you must take your soil or pond scum and dry it which is a variable. Take a known weight and add water a known water vol. and then use pH papers. Lets see if you can avoid a pH meter. http://tinyurl.com/y8k4a2a -- Bill Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA |
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wibbled on Thursday 08 April 2010 22:16 "john hamilton" wrote in message ... We have a lot of plants in pots. When scraping the bottom of the pond we bring up a greenish muddy slime. Someone said they thought this would be nutritious to mix with the soil in the plant pots. Would this be true? Would it be likely to be on the acidic side or not? Recently Aldi has been selling a brilliant pH meter for a quid or so. Just stick it in your soil and find out. I put it in a pot of what I thought was an ericaceous soil and lo and behold, the pH was 6.5. Perfeck. So at least the gadget works. I expect it would also work if you put it in water. The annoying thing about most stuff to do with pH is that you have to purchase some small quite expensive package where you only get enough chemicals for one or two goes. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/60-Litmus-Univ...st-papers-New- Fresh_W0QQitemZ200348777971QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_B OI_Medical_Lab_Equipment_Lab_Supplies_ET?hash=item 2ea5b7bdf3#ht_2667wt_941 All of 1.64 inc postage Should last forever if kept dry. someone -- Tim Watts Managers, politicians and environmentalists: Nature's carbon buffer. |
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Adding pond slime to plants
Bill who putters wrote:
Lets see if you can avoid a pH meter. http://tinyurl.com/y8k4a2a LOL http://lmgtfy.com bookmarked \0 |
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