Testing Soil pH the Old Fashioned Way

Theres a lot out there on the importance of testing the pH balance of your soil in order to grow healthy vegetables. I wasnt interested in buying some fancy pH test kit or something like that.

CleanAirGardening had a post a few weeks ago titled, Dare you taste your soil? It was about how they used to test the pH levels of their soil back in the day - by tasting it.

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[TheDeathCrawler]

Get with the times bro, it's 20 fucking dollars. Stop eating dirt like you live in a 3rd world country. This is the mother fucking USA bitch get a Job you bum and buy yourself a cheap ph tester.

[CanarsieBK]

@TheDeathCrawler Appreciate the well thought out comment.

[dearthpanda]

Today I learned a $20 tool is "fancy". Interesting.

[CanarsieBK]

@dearthpanda Appreciate the comment.

[mogges1]

Why are some of you folks downing this guy,this is how they testef the soil before all the gaggets in the 1800 they teasted the soil and smelled the soil.some folks do not have the money to buy these test kits.

[CanarsieBK]

@mogges1 Because they are haters ;-)

[skateboy159]

red cabbages juice works real well for ph testing

[nosuchthingasauserna]

I was just reading a study about people who eat dirt. Apparently dirt, clay in particular, helps block out toxins from plants. When you are a pregnant woman the frequently ask if you eat dirt. I don't but when I was a kid I sure did and guess what? I'm not dead! I never got worms of a parasitic anything! I survived mud pies so I don't get the people hating on people. There are people all over the world who do practice this method.

[TheMilsey59]

weirdo

[aworkland]

@mogges1 certain plants during flower may be different colors for different soil ph i think this was used more to be honest.

[jonny7748]

Hope you don't use guano

[mogges1]

@aworkland I didn't mean to eat it.just taste it.and beside that how the old time tested there soil.they tasted it for salt or sourness

[gamereaper]

i learned something today

[GadsdenChicago]

Forget the bad comments... You helped me today. Thank you. Got to go eat some dirt now. : ) Thanks again.

[MadPrepper]

@mogges1 Eating dirt can kill you.

[aworkland]

hahahahahah thats how you get worms fool