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Growing Advice: Is pH impHortant?
There are very few hot button topics that get indoor gardeners more riled up than the concept of “perfect pH”. Some gardeners are religious zealots regarding nutrient pH; others check levels both night and day. What if I told you pH rarely, if ever, matters for indoor gardens? Would you think I’ve lost my mind? […]
Easy DIY: How To Test Your Soil pH
Playing the role of a mad scientist is always fun, and there are plenty of experiments you can do that will help you learn a little bit more about how your garden grows! Here’s an easy DIY test that will tell you what your soil’s pH levels are. Soil pH is important because it promotes […]
pH Potion with Red Cabbage Anthocyanin
Red Cabbage is high in a special type of flavonoid pigment known as anthocyanin. This gives red cabbage its characteristic purplish color, as well as being responsible for the blue in blueberries and the black in blackberries. It is also color reactive to pH and can be used to make a homemade pH color changing […]
The Power of Hydrogen (pH)
The pH scale is used to describe how basic (alkaline) or acidic a solution is. Solutions with a pH below 7 are acidic. Solutions with a pH above 7 are basic, and solutions with a pH of 7 are neutral. A water molecule has 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom (H2O). Water molecules are […]
Nitrogen Changes Potting Mix pH
Container gardeners might want to pay closer attention to the type of nitrogen in their fertilizer – it can actually change your potting mix pH. Things like minerals in your tap water, or the amount of limestone in the growing media in a given pot can affect pH levels in any growing media, but nitrogen? Yes. Both the […]