I'm starting to move some of my plants into their final pots and I mixed up a batch of "dirt". Decided to test the pH with one of those small jobs you add a bit of dirt, then powder from a green capsule, some water--I use reverse osmosis filtered stuff, shake and wait a minute then compare colors.
My mix consists of five parts peat/top soil, one part humus and composted cow manure, one half part perlite, a quarter part worm casting and an eighth part organic lime.
The two extremes for colors is red for acidic and dark green for alkaline. A greenish/orange is neutral.
After I waited a couple of minutes for the test to run its course the color was so dark it was almost black! What he heck is causing my mix to test so high on the alkaline side?
Help please?![Icon Sad :( :(](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
My mix consists of five parts peat/top soil, one part humus and composted cow manure, one half part perlite, a quarter part worm casting and an eighth part organic lime.
The two extremes for colors is red for acidic and dark green for alkaline. A greenish/orange is neutral.
After I waited a couple of minutes for the test to run its course the color was so dark it was almost black! What he heck is causing my mix to test so high on the alkaline side?
Help please?
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