Important for any home or commercial gardener is a soil test. Soil tests can provide all sorts of information but one of the most important is the pH of the soil. You can do a soil test and send it off to a lab for analysis or, you can use a red cabbage soil pH test because yes, red cabbage is good for more than coleslaw; red cabbage juice is a wonderful pH indicator. Plus, a red cabbage pH experiment is a great way to teach the kids or grandkids about the importance of acidity or alkalinity in the garden. What is pH? The abbreviation pH stands for potential hydrogen. It is the measure of hydrogen ion concentration which tells whether a soil is acidic or basic/alkaline. PH is measured on a scale of 1-14, with a pH of 7.0 being neutral. Numbers below 7.0 are acidic and those above […]
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