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Calcium hydroxide to peat ratio................
    #4270561 - 06/08/05 02:18 AM (18 years, 8 months ago)

Finally got my hands on some pure calcium hydroxide. The pH meter I got now sucks, but, I'm about to get a Kelway soil pH meter / moisture tester.

But, until then, is there any ratios to go by......like......4 cups peat and 1 tablespoon calcium hydroxide.?


P.S. :: How do you check soil pH with paper test strips? I got some of those put up somewhere :tongue:


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Re: Calcium hydroxide to peat ratio................ [Re: MrMaddHatter]
    #4271112 - 06/08/05 09:47 AM (18 years, 8 months ago)

All you do with the test strip is place is between your soil, and remove it in 20 seconds. if your soil is 90% hydrated, this works... I don't know about dry soil.


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Re: Calcium hydroxide to peat ratio................ [Re: grow]
    #4271123 - 06/08/05 09:51 AM (18 years, 8 months ago)

I'd just stick to the test strips IMO. Although, that tester is a good one. Mr. Stamets uses that one if i'm not mistaken. Strips are just cheap and dead on. Here's a mixture for peat that Jim posted. Check out the last post in this thread
http://forums.mycotopia.net/showthread.php?p=187762


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Re: Calcium hydroxide to peat ratio................ [Re: Hotnuts]
    #4271307 - 06/08/05 10:53 AM (18 years, 8 months ago)

Quote:

Adding 4% agricultural hydrated lime and 15% crushed oyster shell, by
volume, to the over all 50/50 mix is a much better casing mix.



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- 15 1/2 cups vermiculite
- 15 1/2 cups peat moss
- 4 1/2 cups crushed oyster shell
- 1.2 cups of hydrated lime
- 15 cups of distilled water (1 cup short of a gallon of bottled water)




(taken from hotnutz link.)

Does this look ok? 4% by volume seems like alot, but I've only messed with hydrated lime once.


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Re: Calcium hydroxide to peat ratio................ [Re: MrMaddHatter]
    #4271315 - 06/08/05 10:55 AM (18 years, 8 months ago)

Yeh, I've always heard 5% by volume


I'm not sure what you are talking about but i use Calcium CARBONATE as a Ph buffer...not hydroxide


Edited by GlassOnion (06/08/05 10:57 AM)


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