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Knowing the pH of your growing medium is important from time to time. The soil pH slurry test is the easiest way of finding the true pH level of your soil based growing medium.
For this you'll need:
Step 1: Collect a soil sample.
Step 2: Add distilled or RO water to your cup or container. Use a 1:1 or 1:2 ratio of soil to water.
Step 3: Stir vigorously into a slurry. Stir for a few minutes.
Step 4: Let it rest. Then stir again. Do this over the course of about 15-30 minutes. The longer the better.
Step 5: Insert your pH meter into the slurry and read the results. You're done. That's the pH of your soil. You can also do this with your ppm / ec meter if you are interested in the conductivity value of your soil.
For this you'll need:
- pH Meter - Cheap Amazon pH Pen - Blue Lab pH Pen - Blue Lab Soil pH Pen
- Cup or Container - Solo Cups work great
- Mixing or Stirring Tool
- Distilled or Reverse Osmosis Water
Step 1: Collect a soil sample.
Step 2: Add distilled or RO water to your cup or container. Use a 1:1 or 1:2 ratio of soil to water.
Step 3: Stir vigorously into a slurry. Stir for a few minutes.
Step 4: Let it rest. Then stir again. Do this over the course of about 15-30 minutes. The longer the better.
Step 5: Insert your pH meter into the slurry and read the results. You're done. That's the pH of your soil. You can also do this with your ppm / ec meter if you are interested in the conductivity value of your soil.