how to messure Ph in soil ? [outdoors]

Sandnut

Active member

• Jun 11, 2010

• #1

I am currently growing outdoors, i already got everything set up, roughly 80 plants.. and all that dragging of soil bags got be really fed up with using my own soil, i was thinking about finding a spot where i dont need to change the medium for my next batch of plants and I was thinking I could hopefully just transplant the plants into the new spot

How do I messure the PH of the soil? do i fill a bucket with that soil and have some water drain to the bottom and messure that off, but doesnt the ph of the starting water affect the outcome?

or do i just simply buy a ph metre for soil only?

I guess the Ph in the soil is different the depeer in the soil you get, do i have to check ph of the soil every 15cm?


Thx...

 

C

CANNATOPIA

• Jun 11, 2010

• #2

A simple soil meter should work good enough.

 

Hash Man

Member

• Jun 11, 2010

• #3

yes a simple soil ph meter will be fine... Look at the probe below and thats what it should look like. The one shown below also tests for moisture leves with the click of a button.

 

Sandnut

Active member

• Jun 11, 2010

• #4

Hash Man said:

yes a simple soil ph meter will be fine... Look at the probe below and thats what it should look like. The one shown below also tests for moisture leves with the click of a button.

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any online shop that sells a decent one that is accurate?

 

Sandnut

Active member

• Jun 11, 2010

• #5

most of the cheap soil meters seem to work crap, read alot of bad response to them, please do tell me if you have one that you find worth the money...

 

C

CANNATOPIA

• Jun 11, 2010

• #6

There are plenty out there bro. I go to h20 grow supply but there are many choices out there bro & I don't do out doors, Sorry

 

Sandnut

Active member

• Jun 11, 2010

• #7

CANNATOPIA said:

There are plenty out there bro. I go to h20 grow supply but there are many choices out there bro & I don't do out doors, Sorry

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Just ordered one from there, hopeing for a fast delivery thanks for the help!

 

C

CANNATOPIA

• Jun 11, 2010

• #8

No problem friend. Even the cheep ones will work they just usually don't last but a harvest or two untill they quit. Good Luck & Peace.

 

Core

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Veteran

• Jun 11, 2010

• #9

if you don't wanne buy s meter specially for that .....then my suggestion is to take a cup with some soil, from beneath the surface, say a spoon or 3-4 and poor some distilled water with it,a similar amount ...let it sit for 5 minutes ...and then test it with drops/ph meter...simple as that

 

Sandnut

Active member

• Jun 12, 2010

• #10

Core said:

if you don't wanne buy s meter specially for that .....then my suggestion is to take a cup with some soil, from beneath the surface, say a spoon or 3-4 and poor some distilled water with it,a similar amount ...let it sit for 5 minutes ...and then test it with drops/ph meter...simple as that

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Already ordered a ph meter for soil, but thanks for the info bro

 

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burnt out og'er

Veteran

• Jun 13, 2010

• #11

fwiw, those cheap soil probe pH meters are useless crap.

The test core described is much more accurate indicator of your soil pH