If you have a pH meter available this is a quick and easy technique for recording soil conditions. Measure the pH value to track how the soil changes and improves over time.
Biologically active soils, tend to bring soil closer to a neutral pH over time – soils with high biological activity tend to be healthier. In order to really understand how your soil pH is changing as you improve the soil health, it’s a good idea to have access to a “control field” perhaps a neighbour’s field (with permission), where the management remains constant. It is also interesting to compare soil pH changes over time in a single field and between fields on the farm.
What to record
- pH value on device
- Photos
Equipment
- Soil pH Pen (e.g Bluelab)
- pH buffer solution (pH4 and pH7)
How to do the test
