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Hi all I brought this kit and my soil is the top line on this chart high amount of everything - I have no idea what this means - do I have good soul or not if not what do I do? Thanks Mark
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Hi all I brought this kit and my soil is the top line on this chart high amount of everything - I have no idea what this means - do I have good soul or not if not what do I do? Thanks Mark
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You used too much of the indicator?
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Chuck it away and look at your soil.
Is it sandy, clay, light or dark in colour?Comment
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Get a meter, arounf £5 om Amazon.photo album of my garden in my profile http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...my+garden.htmlComment
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look at the plants that are growing on the soil already, esp. weeds. That will give you a good indication of what soil you have.
Blueberries, azaleas, and rhododendrons prefer a more acid soil. Hydrangeas will be pink on an alkaline soil, and blue in acidic soil. Spuds grown in alkaline soil are fairly likely to get scab (mine do, badly).
Soil Types And Weeds - How To Tell Which Soil You Have By The Weeds
What is soil pH and what does it mean?: Organic GardeningAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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I'd be suspicious of your result, too. I don't know the kit but what exactly did you have to do to get the results?Originally posted by zazen999 View Post"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
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I placed some soil in a tube and filled it with the solution and it went a dark green colour as on chartOriginally posted by marchogaeth View Post
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It's dark and clumpy soil I guessOriginally posted by rustylady View Post
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What is or was growing in your soil? Any particular weeds?Comment
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It means that your soil is alkaline at the top end of the scale and that you do not need to add lime to it. Your potatoes will probably be a bit scabby with the high lime content but everything else that likes lime should do well. Don't try and grow blueberries in it though.Originally posted by vegboi View Post
Edited because I don't know how it could test for the other minerals.Last edited by Four Seasons; 31-10-2013, 02:21 PM.Comment
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Originally posted by vegboi View PostIt looks like you have paid out for some type of litmus solution. If you have any solution left try adding some vinegar and see if it actually shows up as acid.Originally posted by rustylady View Post
I don't think your test tells you very much (anything) about your nutrient levels and I'm always very suspicious of having coloured material (your soil) in anything that is assessed by a colour change. For pH you are better off with pH paper pressed on moist soil (using de ionised water if it needs moistening) or a meter, I guess although I don't know how accurate they are.
Edit: just checked out the prices for lab pH meters (accurate), cheapest comes in at about £40!
As has been said above you are better off looking at your soil and working out what it's sand/loam/clay properties are and at what is currently growing in it.Last edited by marchogaeth; 30-10-2013, 08:10 PM."A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
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like most of our soils then, yet beginners are often told they have to add packets of this & bottles of that, tons of horsemuck ....Originally posted by Four Seasons View Post
My spuds are terribly scabby, it's really offputting. I get round it by growing my spuds in leafmould, and they come out lovely & cleanOriginally posted by Four Seasons View PostAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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Did you dry it out and crumble it up? As mentioned, you need to check against something acid to see if it is reading correctly, and also dry the soil out and crush before putting in the tube.Originally posted by vegboi View Post
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