Threw $120 down the drain on a fancy soil pH meter

I bought this digital pH meter from a brand called Bluelab because I thought it would save me from guessing with my fiddle leaf figs. It told me my soil was at 8.5 so I dumped a ton of sulfur in, then the plant started dropping leaves like crazy. Turns out the meter was off by almost 2 full points and I cooked the roots for nothing. Has anyone else had a supposedly premium tester just flat out lie to you?

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oliver_morgan2mo ago

Toss that thing in the drawer and go back to the old-school liquid test kits for a while. They're cheap, last forever, and won't lie to you about your soil.

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anderson.david2mo ago

Yeah, you're not wrong. I still trust the old liquid kits way more than those digital ones.

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