If I want to test the ph of the soil in my garden.
What kind of ph tester should I buy?
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I have gotten what seem like reasonable results with the metal probe type soil pH meters similar to this:
https://www.megagrowers.com/control-wiza ... Ogod318AmQ
I say "seem like" because I have never calibrated it against a real soil test by scientists, so I don't really know. But the results are consistent (doesn't read one way one time and different the next time) and consistent with what I know by what will and won't grow in my soil (acid lovers just die, things that like or tolerate alkaline soil do fine).
But you will find them for under $10 some times and I would avoid those, because people have written in here to say that their pH meters are worthless and give meaningless results.
https://www.megagrowers.com/control-wiza ... Ogod318AmQ
I say "seem like" because I have never calibrated it against a real soil test by scientists, so I don't really know. But the results are consistent (doesn't read one way one time and different the next time) and consistent with what I know by what will and won't grow in my soil (acid lovers just die, things that like or tolerate alkaline soil do fine).
But you will find them for under $10 some times and I would avoid those, because people have written in here to say that their pH meters are worthless and give meaningless results.
