My leaves have turned to a rust color so i assumed it was ph problem. I have been trimming the rust parts off. i bought a ph meter yesterday well 2. Both of them are giving me different readings at different times. I tested my ph last night with 1 of them and it said 5.9. So brought some lime. Today before I used the lime i tested with my other ph meter and it said 7.9 so I go back to the 1st one i used and it said 7.8. Just to experiment I mixed the lime with water and tested with both ph meters and it brought both meters down to the 5 range. I thought lime was supposed to bring ph up to alkaline area.
Does anyone have a comment about this.
Plus I put the meters into a bucket of cleaning acid and both shot straight up to 8.0 now I know this is acid, but these meters are doing the opposite of what I am expecting. When put in the lime they go down. Am I wrong I thought the lower the # the more acidic?
thanx,
dased and confused
Does anyone have a comment about this.
Plus I put the meters into a bucket of cleaning acid and both shot straight up to 8.0 now I know this is acid, but these meters are doing the opposite of what I am expecting. When put in the lime they go down. Am I wrong I thought the lower the # the more acidic?
thanx,
dased and confused
