Posted by Mel on January 23, 2007, 8:50 am
I have one of those inexpensive combined moisture/ph testing meters. The ph
meter doesn't seem to work very well, so I was wondering if a more expensive
ph meter would work (by expensive, I mean about £15). Does anyone have any
experience with these, and do they work?
Thanks.
Mel
Posted by Mike Lyle on January 23, 2007, 10:39 am
Mel wrote:
> I have one of those inexpensive combined moisture/ph testing meters.
> The ph meter doesn't seem to work very well, so I was wondering if a
> more expensive ph meter would work (by expensive, I mean about £15).
> Does anyone have any experience with these, and do they work?
Out of vulgar curiosity, why do you need one? If it's just for fun,
great; but it won't improve your gardening.
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Mike.
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Posted by Mel on January 23, 2007, 10:44 am
"Mike Lyle" wrote ...
>> I have one of those inexpensive combined moisture/ph testing meters.
> Out of vulgar curiosity, why do you need one? If it's just for fun,
> great; but it won't improve your gardening.
Because I'd like to know if I need to add lime and how much, for growing
brassicas on my acid soil.
Posted by Mike Lyle on January 23, 2007, 1:46 pm
Mel wrote:
> "Mike Lyle" wrote ...
>>> I have one of those inexpensive combined moisture/ph testing meters.
>>
>> Out of vulgar curiosity, why do you need one? If it's just for fun,
>> great; but it won't improve your gardening.
> Because I'd like to know if I need to add lime and how much, for
> growing brassicas on my acid soil.
Maybe I can save you the trouble. The quantity you need is "some"!
Unless you've already limed well in the past couple of years, in which
case results will tell you whether you need one of those other precise
quantities, "none" or "a bit more". Honestly, I'm not being frivolous
here: it's actually difficult to analyse accurately with amateur
equipment, and if there are no clues from previous years' performance or
from what all your neighbours are doing, you may as well just do a bit
this year and see how it goes.
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Mike.
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Posted by Alan Holmes on January 23, 2007, 12:06 pm
> Mel wrote:
>> I have one of those inexpensive combined moisture/ph testing meters.
>> The ph meter doesn't seem to work very well, so I was wondering if a
>> more expensive ph meter would work (by expensive, I mean about £15).
>> Does anyone have any experience with these, and do they work?
> Out of vulgar curiosity, why do you need one? If it's just for fun,
> great; but it won't improve your gardening.
I was going to say something like that!(:-(
Alan
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> The ph meter doesn't seem to work very well, so I was wondering if a
> more expensive ph meter would work (by expensive, I mean about £15).
> Does anyone have any experience with these, and do they work?