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TLO grown running perfect pH!
Ifcheckingacontainerwithaplantinit,makesureyouknowvaguelywhereyourspikesareat,because
they will run different pH ranges than the rest of your soil mix. Always make several checks in a row,
reading each one, and this will really help you see the true reading zone of your mix. I keep my meter in
its package so it is not just hanging out in the air, as it does react very slowly with regular air over time. I
recommend keeping it in some kind of sealed container or freezer bag for these very reasons. Also, never
use any kind of cleaning fluid, or alcohol on the probe; only water if necessary.
Totell youthetruth,ifthingsaresetuprightinTLOgrowing,yourarelyneedtoconcernyourselfwith
pH meters of any kind. However, while you are learning to grow TLO style, or even just organically in a
soil mix, I highly recommend you get yourself a halfway decent soil pH testing meter. It will really help
you to narrow down many problems immediately, rather than months of trial and error testing for what is
wrong.
For Liquid pH Testers Hanna Brand Rules
As long as you are not mixing up mad organic liquid fertilizer blends all the time, you probably will only
rarely have any need for a liquid pH testing meter. Again, as above with the soil meter, these are nice to
have if you can afford one. Hanna brand meters are the only brand I will ever get (for testing the pH of
liquids) if at all possible. They are bulletproof, and they stay calibrated for the greater part over long time
spans. Don't worry about a liquid pH meter if you are going to grow the TLO way, you really won't need
it. I mostly use mine these days to troubleshoot other people's garden troubles.
