Soil pH Test Kit for Lawns

Just moved into a new townhouse but the landscapers aren't that great. When I owned a single family home all I used was JG seed and my yard had great curb appeal when I sold it. I decided to redo the lawn here myself so wanted to check the soil ph level. It looked like it was in the normal rage but I'm not positive since the soil makes the water dirty. I'll double check it again in the Spring.

Followed instructions to the T. Soil sample, dried in the sun, distilled water, didn't touch with hands, etc, etc. Let it sit, etc. etc. etc. Color was brown.......not any color on the chart. Tossed in the trash. Luckily it didn't cost too much. If you read this and still purchase one I wish you the best.

This does work if you just want ball park accuracy. There are better kits but they certainly cost more. You could also send soil sample to your local extension. Soil Ph is #1 thing you can do to get a healthy lawn.

The gist is you add some soil, a capsule, and water to a test tube to set levels, shake and let the test settle before reading the acidity-alkaline scale to see what you have. Simple. However, the color match to the scale and my soil sample is not even close - sample is dark brown - neither on the scale of light brown (slight acid) nor one of the shades of green (neutral to alkaline). Cannot determine what the match level is to properly amend the soil.

Good little ph tester test your soil it works👍

This is really not a actual reading after sampling , just approx. Best to spend the 10 bucks and go to your local agriculture center and submit a soil sample, if using it to PH your lawn.