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Originally Posted by tommyboy
just need an idea of soil acidity in an area where i plan to plant roses...
will head to the extension service in bushnell....was hoping for something closer...
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My two cents worth. Depending on the rose you choose to plant the ph range is variable. My view, proper rose care is well a lot of work. What is being sold as shrub roses, low care my opinion are they worth growing. The flowers are not impressive either.
Your soil ph depends on where you are and for that matter where the soil used to level your lot came from.
As to something closer. The cooperative extension has soil sample bags or did. How to take the sample, properly, is important. You mail it in to the lab. You can use one of those probe things they cost about $10. However, readings. They will give you a number. Is it right? Who knows. A proper lab will regularly calibrate the meter against a known value.