Free organic soil testing ph indicator

If you would like to see wheather your soil is acidic, neutral or alkaline and don’t want to buy a ph testing kit then you can use this simple recipe for making an organic soil ph indicator.

Chop half a red cabbage into a pan, add about a pint of water, and boil for 10–15 minutes.  Strain off the liquid into a bowl and allow it to cool.

Filtered water or rainwater works best, as these contain no chlorine (slightly acid). Once cool, pop in a bit of soil and see what  colour the liquid changes. 

The cabbage juice turns:

Blue/purple when neutral.

Bright red when acid.

Green when alkaline.

Why not throw the juice after you’ve finished onto your plants, click here for why!

Have fun and I wouldn’t wear a white linen suit whilst doing it neither!

Beener