how to check TDS of soil(media)?

how to check TDS of soil(media)?#78384

By HarrisAz -  Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:49 pm
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- Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:49 pm #78384

you see i have used a good peat for my plants(drosera,VFTs,Nepenthes,Sarrs etc etc),so that questions me whats the TDS of the media i've been using this long...

so,i fill a 500ml cup with distilled water and add around 300ml of peat inside.
mix well the water and peat and i check the TDS with my pen TDS meter.

it measures 79ppm-100ppm++!!
then i say,wow!thats freaking high!is it true?or my measure technics is wrong?

so the topic of this thread is my question

Thanks
HArris

Thanks,
Harris Azariel

Re: how to check TDS of soil(media)?#78387

By dantt99 -  Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:03 pm
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- Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:03 pm #78387

I am not sure how the 'right' way to check it is. Perhaps the water wasn't truly distilled and had a bad TDS?
I would leave it to the experts.

Re: how to check TDS of soil(media)?#78392

By HarrisAz -  Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:21 pm
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- Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:21 pm #78392

the water was 5ppm

Thanks,
Harris Azariel

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