CLEMENTE DIAZ asked 4 years ago
Hi! Fairly new to Worm Farming- I have stacks and CFT Systems- What pH soil tester do you find more accurate?
wormadmin Staff answered 4 years ago
Hi Clemente
Quoted from my “Big Book” ebook:
PH Testers:
You may want to use a garden PH tester to see you’re in the ideal range of 6.5 to 7.5 (buffers increases the PH number, making it less acidic)
The worms PREFER the bedding in this PH range and do best within it.
You can buy a PH tester (pen type) for about $10, but they are seldom accurate – the best kind that I have seen (cheaply) are the white powder/purple dye sets.
Testers under $100-$200 are not any good – the best cheap one is the Manutec test kit available from Bunnings, it is the type that has a purple dye and white dust puffer. About $17 from memory, but they should be replaced every 12 months to keep accuracy.
Hope that helps
Thanks for asking your question
Regards
Brian