Re: [gardeners] soil pH
Kay Lancaster (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 19 May 1999 08:55:51 -0700 (PDT)
On Wed, 19 May 1999, Dan Dixon wrote:
> KrisP64@aol.com:
>
> ><< A $20 pH meter is close enough for the home gardener.
> >Example. To adjust 1 pH point in a certain type of soil requires 7.5 oz
> >of lime per 100 sq ft. To adjust 0.1 (10%) means 0.75 oz per 100 sq ft.
> >
> >Did you get that thru mailorder or would a good garden center have one?
>
> Home Depot sells them.
Yes, but a roll of pHydrion paper is about $5, and even more accurate, and
does about 1000 tests. Nasco #C08834N, $5 (1998 catalog): 1 800 558 9595;
http://www.nascofa.com Just a customer.
Kay Lancaster kay@fern.com