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Measuring the pH of a whole garden. Is it worth it ?

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Most plants have quite broad variation in what they'll tolerate, so you really only need a rough value @Winston_The_Gravity_Man .
    The red cabbage thing is interesting - not heard of that before.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited May 2023

    A quick google got this:

    Red Cabbage pH Indicator Colors 

    pH24681012
    ColorRedPurpleVioletBlueBlue-GreenGreenish Yellow

    The coloured chemiclas are anthocyanins, so red wine would work.  But I can think of better things to do with it.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    What I do know is that the "juice" from red cabbage left on a chopping board turns dark blue-black as soon as our tap water touches it. Hard water, alkaline (but I don't really need to know how alkaline).
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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