tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post8458092791171399207..comments2024-03-27T00:25:28.696+11:00Comments on Garden amateur: Compost recipeJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-87116662404214596842010-04-16T16:40:25.551+10:002010-04-16T16:40:25.551+10:00Hi Glen
I'm not keen on any probe-style pH tes...Hi Glen<br />I'm not keen on any probe-style pH tester. My kit (made here in Oz by Manutec) consists of a small bottle of liquid, a small bottle of powder, and a coloured plastic chart (plus instructions). It's the same kit they use to test soil pH in agricultural settings, and it's quite simple, reliable and accurate.<br /><br />To use it, you take a small sample of soil, wet it with the liquid, then dust it with the white powder, and it changes colour in 60 seconds. Match the colour to the plastic chart and you know your pH.<br /><br />Yes, it's a bit more hassle to use than a probe, of course, but all the gardening experts I know say it's the most reliable way to test pH, so that's what I use.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-18329892409879361432010-04-16T16:16:30.309+10:002010-04-16T16:16:30.309+10:00I'd like to add that most of these rapitest-ty...I'd like to add that most of these rapitest-type PH probes sold in many garden shops don't work (ripoff I think)- you usually need to buy the real digital ones that cost more.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10427385436937097066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-72288248922887487262009-08-10T17:53:09.532+10:002009-08-10T17:53:09.532+10:00Good question, Dot, and I think I'll do a litt...Good question, Dot, and I think I'll do a little blog entry on that to answer the question more fully. However, the shortish answer is that you can buy a soil pH test kit at any decent garden centre.<br /><br />Why I'd do a blog on that is that some pH test kits are better than others. The one I use is sold by a company called Manutec, and it's the same one used by field officers in Agriculture. It's easy enough to use, but does involve about three steps to use it, but it's very reliable in its results. Some other testers, which involve prongs with dials that you insert in the ground are extremely easy to use, but not so reliable.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-41097831052958693022009-08-10T12:17:28.279+10:002009-08-10T12:17:28.279+10:00Hi Jamie,
I really enjoyed your post. My parent...Hi Jamie,<br />I really enjoyed your post. My parent's worm farm takes care of my veggie scraps but I would love to someday do my own compost. Its a newb question I know, but what do you use to test your soil's ph?<br /><br />And your right. Your scraps were quite photogenic ;)Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389896430405726839noreply@blogger.com