How to Properly Use pH Meters in the Garden - Soil Prep, Averaging & Cleaning: Rapitest & Burpee
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The pH measures (p)otential (h)ydrogen which is basically about how nutrients are available and accessed in your soil. The pH Scale is 0-14 with 7 being neutral. I show you how to set up the soil for the meters optimal readings, use distilled water, clean the meters and how to take an average. An average is the best way to arrive at your gardens pH level.
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I have been watching your videos for a couple years and I just have to tell you how much I appreciate them and how much I have learned from them. You, sir, are a great instructor and gardener!! Thank you!!
THANK YOU!!! Finally a video that explains exactly how to use the ph meter and not like the several other videos that I found and say that will show how to use the ph meter, but only explains the moist meter an not the ph meter. Grate video
Watched a lot of videos on measuring ph, this is the first one indicating the soil needs to be moist. thanks.
Yours is one of the best, most informative gardening channels on RUclips. I’ve watched most of your older videos and the information is great and very helpful even though they’re years old.
Also glad to help and more to come this year.
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Great video as always Gary, very well explained and much appreciated.
Excellent video. I was debating about getting one of these meters so this info is helpful. Thanks Gary.
Very helpful.. I've just bought a new one .. this has given me some useful practical information that I've written in my book. 👍
Good luck. I find they can be tough to use. I am looking for something higher quality
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thanks for all the tips gary
Yep
Awesome bro👍👍
A lot of helpful tips. Been using the meter and really felt lost with this tool.
Thanks you for the teaching💪.
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Well made video...best regarding ph meters that I've seen. You actually used them per the instructions. Thx
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That’s funny. Per the instructions? Mine came with no instructions. Good thing we have Gary!
Brilliant tips
I needed to know this
Thanx mate
Good luck
Thank you! Really helpful. God bless you, Gary.
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Nice, thanks!
Also "hey everyone, don't wipe them clean away from you, do it towards u instead to protect the tip"
Gary proceeds to wipe away from him 😀
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Maybe you're already planning to do this, but a video explaining what to add to your soil in order to change the ph would be great.
Peat moss or sulfer to make more acidit. Lime to make more alkaline. Hopefully I get to a video.
thank you for awesome info plant bro!!
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Awesome education thank you.
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Electrostatic activity of water is another very good subject on how water holds electricity and how plants exhort electricity through the roots that's why the roots start to Circle but not many know much about we have been extensive reading at the library about these subjects to find out more about becoming a a botanist these are very good subjects that people should know more about maybe you're the person to bring it out in the open 😎
That is interesting. Id have to really learn about before sharing.
Thanks for the information we surely appreciate the knowledge 😎
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This was at least closer to what you should actually do when testing. Well done, I love that you pointed out to dig down, A Lot of others did not do this in their videos. Give yourself a pat on the back Gary.
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thank you, thank you, thank you. I can't get the pH of the soil in my blueberry bed to budge, and now I realize that's probably because I haven't been using the meter correctly. It's 2 a.m. so I will try your method first thing in the morning.
Oh good luck.
Dig a 2 foot hole, 2 food deep and line the bottom with weed barrier and back fill with ericaceous compost.
You can mix a little lime in every year and put a hand full of Osmocot fertiliser a few inches below the soil line( no need to scatter ) keep the soils damp and you'll be good.
@@AB-um2dl I don't know where you live, BUT that method will NOT work on soils in Mid-Missouri. We have limestone based soils that are too alkaline.
You could spend a bit more on your meter for increased accuracy and confidence in the readings. The $100 range is not high-end equipment, but it certainly beats the $15-20 jobs. I've got one of the better consumer units because I use it for a number of things (Extech PH110). Also, for a few dollars, you can buy test solutions and be able to calibrate your meter.
I appreciate your helpful tips on checking garden soil pH. That's what got me here. :-) And I keep coming back to your videos almost daily as I try to learn more about gardening.
Thanks. Going to invest in something better. Ill check it out the Extech for 2018.
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...thanks for the vid....i5 would be great to see how you make these changes by using a bed full of soil ...one side too acidic and the other side too alkaline and the. Let’s see in live time what to do and in what sort of timeframe
Maybe a future experiment
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That pH meter failed or you had "dirty water" (it wasn't pure). 7.0 is neutral. With baking soda, it should be above 7.0 unless your water is acidic. I typically use deionized water then add vinegar/baking soda for demonstrative purposes as the ions can interfere with the reading. That being said, addition of solid baking soda should've been enough to at least get it to 7.0 if it was any appreciable amount.
For clarification, as you used deionized water... that orange meter simply failed the test.
You need to do a video. I find most of these videos are inadequate.
host is a weasel and kept going with the probe when it was acidic in baking soda water lol.
Thank you. Do I prep the soil the same way to check my container soil
SO I dont love these meters and wont being doing videos on them anymore. They give you a ball park and just arent accurate. It would be the same way for containers but pH is rarely an issue.
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great, ive been using mine wrong this whole time. excellent hahaha
Good luck
Is rain water de-ionised? If not, it’s not accurate using anything but rain water?
Thank you for your helpful & well-organised video . Would you happen to have an idea on how to get a soil pH meter ( pair of probes- 1 steel & 1 copper) to start re-working? It suddenly stopped & this seems to be a common phenomenon. I wonder if it may be due to oxidation of the probe tips- someone said they used steel wool to clean them (which they claimed worked) though I’m afraid as whether that abrasive process could damage them (further). Would you have any advice to offer on this? Thanks for your time on this & look forward to avidly perusing the remainder of your series!
Did u ever figure out a solution for fixing the probe? I, too, have one that I don't think is working. Thanks
I have a low cost rapitest ph meter that read the same ph no matter what I stuck it in so I bought another one . Same thing so I bought a different one same scenario well this year I was determined to figure out why . So I added like two handfuls of alum to two cups of water . It only dropped slightly . Then I got the idea to clean the probe with a mr clean cleaning eraser . Then it worked fine . Wish I thought of that before
Thanks.They are just to much work
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I have a Meyer lemon tree in a terracotta container and am struggling to get the PH above 3.5. It’s loamy soil. I use Espoma organic for Citrus but still have brown-edged, yellowing leaves. Help! What can I use?
That is low. Mix some lime in water and pour that on the mix. It will increase the pH quickly. 1 or 2 tablespoons, heaping to start.
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Just got this PH meter and didn’t understand how to use it. Watched this video and I understand completely! Can these PH meters be used to measure just water as well?
Im not 100% sure. Some can and some cant.
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how can i test ph in Sand soil ?
I can not keep adding water every time before reading because they dont like too much water
what kind of meter do you suggest?
Not sure. Soil test is probably best. The one you mail out. These meters are pretty suspect.
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VERY CONFUSING FOR ME....NOT the video..As usual your instructive video is simple clear and complete. BUT I still am confused...Mine tested out below with the vinegar (3.7 appx) and then 5.25 aqppx with the soda..... Since my tests in 2 beds all came out at 7.5 to 8....MOST were way up at the 8.... Does that mean they are really closer to a 7 to 7.5??? in other words do I use the numbers as callibrators?? Makes me want to send them to the testing. But I have to many beds and not enough dough
By adding the deionized water isn't that going to change the soil ph ?
For example if I have an acidic soil 4.5 and by adding the neutral ph ?
To be honest after years... the meters arent good IMO. Unless you buy something high end. Water is typically pH neutral so it doesnt overly effect the test. Its kind of baked in.
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Hey Gary, i also have the same rapidtest ph meter. it costs around 10$ and seems to be accurate for the money
I was close enough. I have some chemical test kits Ill be using on video too.
NOTE: At the 3:07 minute mark, Gary uses the green, plastic scrubby to "shine up" the stainless steel middle of the probe. This should actually be done with a "piece of steel wool" at the end of the testing to remove any salt build-up. So, instead of the green scrubby, use material that would actually scuff up the probe and remove the salts. If the salt buildup continues on that probe, it will make that tester useless. (See: "Soil pH METER REVIEWED BY A SOIL SCIENTIST...). Be careful how you dry off your probes too. You don't want to break off the tips. So, take care in gripping the probe shaft and wiping it towards the tip. Just stop wiping when you get close to the tip. As for the actual testing, the pros say that (1) the water should be at ambient temperature. Not warm/hot, as this can alter the readings. So, on a Summer day, test in the early morning, or late in the day, under shadow. And of course, the (2) soil should be wet, if not at least moist, because the testing is a kind of electrical test, with one probe calibrated to a set reading by the manufacturer, and the other probe, the sampler of your soil. The tester passes a current from one probe, through your soil slurry, to the other. That's how the test is done. Dry soil will provide a false reading. Good video!
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Just my remarks: being aware of the tip of important. Never use scouring pad on tip. Easier to clean probe while probe turned on. But never leave the tip alone. Sometimes all you have time for is the the tip
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Thank you for your videos hey are well done. I have same ph tester as your own one. And I was studying ph If our soil say is high and we water with water that is treated to be let's 6.0. How would I know how much water to add to change the soil? Or do I just treat the soil myself.
Also when I treat my water with ph-up. Or ph-down. I find that after I treat the water and get it to 6.5 or 6.0. When I come back a few hours later it is back to 7.0. I got my ph up and down on amazon so i was worried I bought some scam. Also adjusting the soil just seems hard because I have one section near the pool that I had the best amount of sun but the ground soil is a whopping 9 ph. I would think just watering with tap water would bring it down eventually but if I add an acidic amendment how deep do I go and how much It is this test just concerned about the ph of the water mixture I'm feeding the plants. Example if my soil is 8.0 but I feed with 6.5 water will the plant be able to grab what it needs. ?
So that is such a hard question to answer and there really isnt one as pH changes slowly. I would work acidic amendment down a foot and try and do it in fall. Mass amounts of peat moss will help. Also really amend the direct planting hole with peat in the 9 area. I might suggest also getting the liquid drop pH kits too. The binding of nutrients doesnt come and go that easily with a watering. The chemical ferts that are water soluble that can be absorb by leaves will help too.
2 years old I know. My best guess is you used tap water and tap water has buffers in it from the treatment plant so it keeps a 7.0 PH. It’s very hard to get tap water to PH without sitting out for days and or adding a ton of PH up to down.
it also affects how iron and other minerals like manganese can be absorbed. Your plant can die if it has the wrong ph, because it can't get the nutrients
it needs. If you find the lower and newer leaves on your plant getting yellow with green veins(not dropping off, just turning yellow) test the PH.
If the leaves are all at the center of the plant, this may indicate root damage. Yellow leaves dropping off, or in the case of Gardenia, buds also dropping,
leaf edges and buds (even flowers) turning brown, falling off etc are a good sign the plant is being overwatered. Gardenia likes a PH of 5.0 to 6.0. 7 is too high.
Blackberries & strawberries like between 5.5 and 6.5 . Blueberries also like the more acidic soil. So not all plants are going to be healthy at a 7 PH.
Thanks so much.
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Maybe down the line you could talk about deionized water and how it affects the soil most do not touch you on this because they are not aware of how good is still water can help boost your plants specially in flower 😎🤔
If I'd made my soil to what I wanted (in terms of compost, manure, top soil, whatever), and was looking at 6.7 PH, I'd definitely not add anything to it, unless I had some specific crop issue, such as blueberries or potatoes (ph lower). Almost every crop will like PH 6.7, including those who like high PH, such as cantaloupes. If you got it down to 6.3, (maybe by adding a little peat and manure) damn near everything would like it. Even acidic-loving plants do well at that range. I mean to add that adding fertilizer to change PH is a super bad idea. Keep it as organic and non-intrusive as possible. Personal favorites would be crushed limestone to raise it and peat moss to lower it. Then your fertilizer schedule is untampered. If you use fertilizer to change PH, you will just burn your plants up and possibly even make the soil unusable.
I agree. Good point. Sometimes, till people get the compost flowing regularly, adjust are needed. But it is rare.
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The orange meter should have been well above 7 (neutral) in that baking soda solution. The better meters use a little glass bulb and they have to be kept in a KCl solution and calibrated every couple of weeks with a standard solution of 4.0 and 7.0 pH. You would take a soil sample and mix it with distilled water 1:1. Shake it vigorously and pour off the leachant, and test that. It will be VERY accurate.
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Could I use a hydroponic ph meter? Or do I need the one with the needle?
As long as the sample is set up right, sure.
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The pH of the water + baking soda should be over 7. Goes to the comment about the accuracy of the meters.
This depends upon the PH of the water. That varies from place to place and even season to season. I know that in Central Ohio the PH of city water is about 7.5, but when we get runoff from the fields it can go up to almost 8. Distilled water might hover in the 7 range. Other cities might have acidic water. I agree that it was odd that his baking soda water only showed low 7s, but that would indicate that he either put just a few sprinkles of baking soda in or his water is exceptionally acidic. Hell, it means both, to be honest about it.
Alkaline in the water can make your ph sit stubbornly even if its acidic. Its very confusing, but a ph above 7 and Alkalinity are 2 different things. Alkaline in the water will raise ph but raising ph will not add Alkaline in the water
Hi Gary,
Your videos are great. But I would check my red pH meter if I was you. When in baking soda solution it should read above 7.0 (neutrality point) since baking soda solution (sodium bicarbonate) is alkaline. It should read around 8.0.
Ill check. Was very little SB but youre right
I would think that if you use your hose water instead of distilled for the test, you would get a more relatable reading. Since most of us water out of the hose.
Actually I dont know.
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Wouldnt you want to test it with the same water your going to water your plants with?
The distilled in neutral. So you get an accurate reading of just the soil. After raining and watering for years, I think your soil has adjusted to that and its reflected in its current pH.
I was thinking the same thing. I guess he's saying the new water would affect the test. But in reality,I'm guessing after the test, you would have to water with rain water or something like that in order to keep the test result the same?
ateamofone yes this is confusing. I know it would effect the test but some tap waters are 8.0. So if I'm water a soil that is 6.5 ph but my water is 8.0. Will that keep plant from receiving what it is trying to get from the soil.
Jim Wright that would be an experiment for you to try. 2 different containers with the same soil and Ph. Water one with tap water for a week or two and the other with distilled water. Keep in mind the water temp for both should be the same. I believe temp effects Ph to some degree.
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I would not change that at all that's about perfect
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0:16 the hydrogen ions that are involved in pH are positive ions. (I am a chemical technology student, so pH is something that I’m very familiar with)
And your point is
@@amarylisrios4780 - and your point is?
How do you know if those meters are accurate?
To be honest. I tossed them. They initially work but they just arent needed.
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Man i was thinking my rapid test ph meter just like the one you are using was broke. No matter what i do it always reads 7.0 . tried everything in video and still just sticks at 7.0 no matter what. Guess i got a bum meter.
They are tough to use.
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Isn't that probe completely wrong if it reads in the 6.2 in baking soda water? It should be well above 7, no?
I tossed these probes
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Which PH meter do you recommend?
None. I decided they are junk. I am still looking
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Which state earth r u testing?
This Maryland.
You should have used a control consisting of the water you're using, without any additives. You're digital meter was reading pure water with baking soda at pH 6.5 which is acid. Your meter is not working or something.
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My BURPEE model stays at 7 whether in soil, laying around or in coffee laden soil. Clearly doesnt function.
I stopped using them. Just vary too much
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Oh I’ve been doing this all wrong 😅
You told us not to wipe the probe off that way then you wiped it off the way you told us not to. Not that it's any big deal.
Mine says 7.0 no matter what. Something is not right.
Why didn't you check the water alone to see if it showed about 7.0 ?
It was done before hand.
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The directions clearly state in CAPS to only "USE THE METER ONLY IN SOIL. DO NOT PLACE THE PROBE INTO LIQUIDS OF ANY KIND."
Not that clear.
@@THERUSTEDGARDEN It's a guy thing to not read directions I understand but I did.
If your title says "Properly" then you should do the reading on how to use the tool at the least.
People are going by your advice and fuckin up the meters which are shit as it is and hit and miss if they work out of the package.
will adding apple cider vinegar to my water to lower the ph help my garden? my ph is at an 8 to 9
I think that it would. I will react with the water, lower the pH and when it gets put on the ground it wont add to a pH increase.
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wrong. the pad is for the tip, those tips can get a build up on them, you scrap it and make it clean to get a better reading. if you had a blue lab soil meter it would be more accurate. instead of spending 20 dollars on a meter maybe spend more. i have that shitty rapitest orange one and it sucks, it always reads 7
Ill check out blue lab. Thanks.
WARNING!: the Rapitest digital meters say specifically to NOT SUBMERGE PROBE IN WATER/LIQUIDS. im not sure about the analog meters. also Distilled water is the water you should use to wet the soil for pH testing.
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those meters are brutal innacurate, dont need to send to a lab, just buy a propepr digi pen, and to do this your water is supose to be 7 nutral, not low like yours is adding low ph to another ph medium changes the result.
should be running waters through the medium in a bucket or cup with holes in bottom to test the run off, thats proper way. this is a rough guess is all
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So could I use vinegar to lower the ph instead of buying these expensive ass ph lower
In theory yes,
@@THERUSTEDGARDEN I’m growing a certain kind of plant. I’m having ph issues. But I really think I’m trying to hard. And I’ve screwed it all up. I am old school. Stick it in the ground let it grow. It has worked then. But I’m not with them times and understand how these things work yet. But I don’t like chemicals. But I mean times have changed. Now it’s a science 😂. I don’t want to spend a butt load of money on things that household foods can do
Why does it need to be distilled water and not tap water?
tap water can have a pH to it. Distilled is more neutral
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Pretty good except pH is Power Hydrogen.
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No it's not. Lol
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Okay, then what is it?
BTW:
pH is defined as -log[H+] the negative log of the concentration of Hydrogen ion - thus "Power Hydrogen"
@@catman8965 potential hydrogen.
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In fact it is quoted both ways (power or potential), but the number reported on meters and in formula computations is an exponent.
pH power of hydrogen
For the rapitest digital soil pH meter (the orange one): It say in bold letters on the exterior of the package: "Use the meter only in soil. Do not place the probe into liquids of any kind." Therefore, your experiment to test the general accuracy of the pH meter is invalid. It's been over six years, you need to redo this video correctly or remove it altogether.
THe meters are terrible after buying all kinds.
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Do you really want the pH of your soil with distilled water? You don’t water you garden with distilled water. The plants experience the pH of soil and the water you provide. This water is out of the tap. If your water is acidic that is what your plants will experience.
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p does not mean potential. A p scale is the "power of" scale
Your soil doesn't seem to drain very well.
I does well. Havent had issues.
My comments for improvements:
1. Stop talking too much and show more actions with captions.
2. You should both meters in each hole and then take the average for each hole;e.
3. You never showed how to correct each condition, because you keep talking.
Other than above, I enjoyed your video
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it is not even close to the right soil ph . i have tried them . very bad products
Yeah I tossed them a while ago.
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those ph meters your using are very inaccurate there are so many things that can afect the readings its near impossable to tell exactly the true ph of your soil unless you have it professonaly tested and whos going to pay for this.
They are a pain.
I have a ph meter and it is totally useless
These meters are so poorly calibrated that are next to useless.
Ive trashed them a while back
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