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  • From: "Mike Snow" <msnow@mountainschool.org>
  • To: Cesca@CornerPlotVegetables.co.uk, "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] pH meters
  • Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:47:43 -0500 (EST)

Not sure what's in them, but a good company to contact is Pike Agri-Labs
in Maine. They'll tell you all about them and sell you a good one. Not
all pH meters are created equal.

Then, maybe testing isn't necessary. Ask the plant if the soil is balanced.

Mike

> Please do you know what's inside pH meters? The probe sort (presumably an
> electrical response?)rather than chemical colour change paper or liquid.
> And
> do they have a set lifespan ? (finally got round to doing pH tests I'm
> supposed to do over my field and it don't move from 7!)
>
> I'd also be interested to hear what you think about testing and worrying
> about pH on a mulched garden
>
> Thanks
> Cesca
>
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