Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to Gardening@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoUm... it doesn't work quite like that...slrpnk.netimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageUm... it doesn't work quite like that...slrpnk.netTrack_Shovel@slrpnk.net to Gardening@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareTrack_Shovel@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoI haven’t ever seen those nutrients sensors you link to, and I’m highly suspect. The closest thing I’ve seen are XRF guns and those are for metals. The whole fertility sensor/probe thing is a pipe dream IMO. Soil heterogeneity is tremendous. If you want an accurate reading, a lab is a must. Even then, parameters such as soil texture can vary by 10 to 30% And electrical conductivity is never good. It’s routinely screened for along with SAR
I haven’t ever seen those nutrients sensors you link to, and I’m highly suspect. The closest thing I’ve seen are XRF guns and those are for metals.
The whole fertility sensor/probe thing is a pipe dream IMO. Soil heterogeneity is tremendous.
If you want an accurate reading, a lab is a must. Even then, parameters such as soil texture can vary by 10 to 30%
And electrical conductivity is never good. It’s routinely screened for along with SAR