Soil pH Explained - [The Faster Way to a Greener Lawn]
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Soil pH is one of the most important parts of soil test results. It's an indication of the acidity or alkalinity of soil and is measured in pH units ranging from 0 - 14. It has a huge impact on nutrient availability which effects how your lawn is able to make use of those nutrients. Keeping soil pH in the optimal range grass is the faster way to greener lawn. When it's correct, your lawn will make better and more efficient use of fertilizer and other soil amendments.
In this video I cover, what soil pH is, the lawn care issues that result from it being outside of the ideal range, and how to amend the soil to move pH into the ideal range.
Apologies for the misspelling of "alkaline" at the 38 second mark.
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--- Video Contents --
0:00 Introduction
0:16 What is Soil pH
0:26 pH Scale
0:40 Why pH is Important
1:10 Issues from Poor pH Levels
3:01 How to Fix Acidic Soil
3:55 How to Fix Alkaline Soil
4:22 Product Coverage
4:40 Important Considerations
4:55 Correcting Over Time
5:15 The Payoff
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@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
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@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
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@XxMissingDataxX 3 жыл бұрын
So the higher deal come with the T tool?
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Yep. This one comes with the T tool: golfcourselawn.store/products/mysoil-starter-pack
@ceddy97 3 жыл бұрын
Mad Scientist, Excellent commentary young man!! You are on your way towards accomplishing your dreams... Be encouraged Sir...
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Cedrick. Appreciate you watching the content. Thanks for the support. 👍😎
@taylorbrawner2052 3 жыл бұрын
Really well laid out Ron! Thanks for the info
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful Taylor. Let me know if I can help with anything else. 😎👍
@alexanderly7120 3 жыл бұрын
Always delivering gold for our lawns!
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man. We need spring to hurry up and get here. Itching to get started on these projects. :-)
@5thg5 3 жыл бұрын
Great informative video Ron!!! Really enjoying your lectures it helps me so much! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks sir. I appreciate you watching the content. Thanks for the support.
@michaellizotte2675 2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your videos Ron! you are an excellent teacher!
@RonHenry 2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that MIchael! Thanks for watching.
@popoandsonlawncare710 3 жыл бұрын
Perfect timing! I just got mine and some others. Thank you!
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it's useful sir! Thanks for watching the content. I appreciate the support. Let me know if I can help with anything. 😎👍
@fairwaybermudalawn 3 жыл бұрын
Great job 👍 Ron ... learning how to with Ron....!! That was very helpful sir.
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Darrell. Let me know if I can help with anything else. 😎👍
@johnfetter3252 3 жыл бұрын
Great content Ron. Learning a lot from you. People through down a lot of NPK without a soil test. Until you get the pH balanced or close, huge amount of fert is being wasted.
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks John! That's the point I was trying to make. People don't bother to test their soil, but it's really a great way to save money and get more out of whatever you're applying. Thanks for watching sir.
@luisgamez9941 Жыл бұрын
Just the info I needed, Thanx
@RonHenry Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful
@SDMev1982 3 жыл бұрын
Great and concise video Ron. Hopefully someone develops an at home, reusable soil test kit some day. That person would make a lot of money.
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks sir. It would be interesting to be able to pull that off. Due to the way the ion exchange resin works, I doubt you can reuse it. Still $$30 isn’t too bad. Even cheaper in bulk.
@TheLawngineer 3 жыл бұрын
Well said Ron! Great Video!!
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks The Lawngineer! I appreciate the support. Thanks for watching.
@brooklynboy4224 3 жыл бұрын
Again, You nailed it! Thanks
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks sir. Glad it was helpful. Appreciate you watching.
@PacificNorthwestLawns 3 жыл бұрын
Great explanation Ron! 👊
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Pacific Northwest! Appreciate you watching.
@thomasdipaolo2349 Жыл бұрын
New sub. Glad i found your channel
@RonHenry Жыл бұрын
Appreciate you watching!
@robertriley949 3 жыл бұрын
Good info Ron could of used that a few weeks ago and saved you a few emails...maybe I’m part of the inspiration for this video 😎 thanks again!!!
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry Robert! I received a few questions on the topic so invited at that point it was time to make a video. 😎
@Dstromb232 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Nice video!
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks D S. Appreciate you watching.
@PrincessCutLawnCare 3 жыл бұрын
Cool thumbnail dude! Clever;)
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Tried to get a bit creative with it. Something different. 👍😎
@mark78750 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Very welcome Mark. Thanks for watching! 👍😎
@MeisterofMyLawn 3 жыл бұрын
Great video and great information. Got my soil tests back the other day and going to have to get me a bag of the purple stuff. It’s not to high but just outside the optimal line. Interested on how well it works.
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Heya Meister. It should help to get the pH moving in the right direction. Remember that it takes a while to adjust soil pH. That's why regular testing is an important tool to figuring out if what you're doing is working. Let me know if I can help with anything. :-)
@stevenle1760 Жыл бұрын
Great advice. Following the recommendations from a soil test, I went from 5.2 to 6.6pH and my lawn has greatly improved and is more responsive to fertilizer! It took a huge amount of lime thou, thousands of pounds for my half acre of lawn.
@RonHenry Жыл бұрын
Glad the video was helpful Steven. Soil testing is one of the best things you can do for your lawn care program.
@ThePerpetualStudent 3 жыл бұрын
Solid video!!
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks perpetual student!
@onthelawntraining5205 3 жыл бұрын
Alright Ron, you finally convinced me, I sent the soil test off to My Soil today 😀 Thanks for all the great content!
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome man. You won’t regret it. Having the knowledge about your soil is important.
@onthelawntraining5205 3 жыл бұрын
Be on the lookout for an email from me once the results come in, I'll need your expertise 😀
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
I’ll look out for it sir! Happy to help out.
@GardenLawncareGuy 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice vid 👍
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks sir. Glad you found it useful. Let me know if I can help with anything.
@edwarddeluca4479 10 ай бұрын
Exhalent Video Thanks
@RonHenry 10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@papamowslow196 3 жыл бұрын
Sensei Henry!
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Ha. I don't know about that Papa Mows Low. Appreciate you watching though. 👍😎
@LawnNOrder 3 жыл бұрын
Great work Ron. I just hit my soil with Sulfur and Ammonium sulfate for high ph and the difference was night and day in 11 days.
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Very cool SoCal. Greener lawn is easier when pH is in that goldilocks zone. 😎
@tdhoeffel 3 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t ammonium nitrogen lower pH and nitrate nitrogen raise pH. So kinda cancels each other out. I believe you want ammonium sulfate to lower pH. Hard to find this on bags as most of the say urea or ammoniacal nitrogen
@LawnNOrder 3 жыл бұрын
@@tdhoeffel I meant Ammonium sulfate. I corrected it, but yes if you have high PH Ammonium Sulfate has good source of N for alkaline turfgrasses when used on high PH soils.
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
@@tdhoeffel Thanks for the comment Tom. If you watch the video, at the 3:40 mark, I say to use ammonium sulfate to lower pH. Appreciate you watching.
@tdhoeffel 3 жыл бұрын
@@RonHenry yes you did but I was responding to SoCal. He corrected the post
@kkevinj1 10 ай бұрын
In just one Ron Henry video about PH, you just answered almost all my questions, my whole lawn is in the 3s, OUCH, but I do have one question, does this product affect PH faster than buying regular lime at box store because it is crazy expensive but would be worth it if it works much faster, have not test mag yet tho
@RonHenry 10 ай бұрын
Either prodcut will work Kevin. If you can find lime locally, no issue with going that route. Appreciate you watching.
@carolynmcclain1637 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Ron, gosh i love your channel!!! Im new to caring for my lawn. I had a soil test done that tou suggested. The results show NPK and ph are opimal. BUT, phos, mag, calcium, iron, maganese and zinc are very high. I live in northwest Indiana with clay soil. The ground was very dry when collected my sample. Can these be fixed. I put some Milorganite down after i collected the sample. Can you suggest something that can help me. Thank you..Carolyn
@RonHenry 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Carolyn. I really wouldn't worry about the levels currently being high. Having the soil test results is a great way to know what to apply as well as what NOT to apply. If you want to lower levels, the easiest way is to bag your clippings and dispose of them. You're essentially removing nutrients when you do this. It'll take a while but it's a way to reduce nutrient levels in your lawn. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching the content. 🙏😎
@carolynmcclain1637 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness Ron !!! Im so excited responded!! This makes me feel better. Im just starting out caring for my lawn myself. I have physically felt better being outdoors.🥰🥰. My soil test did not have a recommendation for fertilizer because my NPK was optimal. Im getting things ready to thatch, aerate and overseed this fall. Is there a particular fertilizer i should use with optimal NKP levels?? Thank you do much. . Oh, and also, i hear you speak on your lawn care academy. I was wondering should I join, or is this group to advanced for me... Carolyn
@jamesking994 3 жыл бұрын
Nice vid ron. My ph is 8.5 and high in sulfur. How would you suggest me bringing this down?
@jamesking994 3 жыл бұрын
Also very high In sodium
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Hi James. This product should lower your pH. golfcourselawn.store/products/mag-i-cal%C2%AE-plus-soil-food-for-lawns-in-alkaline-hard-soil One bag covers 5000 square feet so depending on how big your lawn is determines how many bags you'll need.
@bigearl8687 3 жыл бұрын
Well EXPLAINED Big homie.....it has been about 30 minutes, & my ph is showing 6.0 ,I have st.augustine grass ,I'm trying to find the fertilizer that I need to make it thick n green..also fill in some spots..it's dark green in areas, backyard is mostly yellowish green, what would you recommend..I'm in Florida 🌞🌞🌞
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Heya Big EARL. A pH of 6 is pretty good. A great fertilizer for your St. Augustine is Humic Max. golfcourselawn.store/products/country-club-16-0-8-humic-max-and-mesa%C2%AE-by-lebanonturf-sgn-150 It's an excellent product that feeds your grass and the soil. If you're comfortable with spraying liquids, you can add TurfPlex to create a knockout combination. golfcourselawn.store/products/turfplex-iv-20-2-3-with-seaxtra I also have a video for you showing how I use them together: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ftpjgdiistWdkpc.html Let me know if I can help with anything else. 🙏😎
@bigearl8687 3 жыл бұрын
@@RonHenry wow, I didn't realize that you responded 😁 1st of all I appreciate you getting back to me so quickly...with so much information,hands down your the best....I may need 2 bags, my back yard is pretty big ,I had to get 2 of those $50 bags of scoot turf builder to cover my intire yard...I'll be ordering it for sure
@rolfsteinmann4140 3 жыл бұрын
Its very nice video of the ph wert , my wert is 6,1 ist top , thanks , land mecanic man
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Rolf. If your pH is at 6.1, you are in good shape. I would still add lime once per year as a maintenance but other than that, you are good to go. Nice work sir. Thank you for watching the video.
@rolfsteinmann4140 3 жыл бұрын
@@RonHenry Hi Ron thnks vor komentar lg Rolf ps : i am abbo for you canel
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
@@rolfsteinmann4140 Kein Problem, Rolf. Danke fürs zuschauen. Ich schätze die unterstützung. Wenn der Deutsche nicht korrekt ist, entschuldige ich mich. Ich habe Google Translate benutzt.
@rolfsteinmann4140 3 жыл бұрын
@@RonHenry kein problem ich sprech Deutsch und halt auch nicht ganz korekt Englisch , bin froh das Sie Deutsch können lg Rolf
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
@@rolfsteinmann4140 👍😎
@jasona4881 Жыл бұрын
Hi Ron, I’m in Texas can the ammonium sulfate be applied during this time of the year as the lawn starts to go dormant?
@RonHenry Жыл бұрын
I would lean towards citric acid instead of sulfate due to then lower nitrogen vs. ammonium sulfate.
@jasona4881 Жыл бұрын
@@RonHenry can you link to the specific citric acid you are recommending? Thx
@chasesutton1349 3 жыл бұрын
When is the best time to apply lime to your lawn to correct a low PH? I’m just outside the optimal range with a 5.72 with a newly graded and sodded lawn in North GA.
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Yesterday. :-)
@smallnuts2 2 жыл бұрын
I'm in Phoenix and my soil was 8 alkaline and zero ph. So wondering just add gypsum?
@RonHenry 2 жыл бұрын
If you're soil is that alkaline, you can apply elemental sulfur or citric acid. The folks at @Soilab have a great video series on the topic here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b79yrZWU2cq3lKc.html
@coryCuc Жыл бұрын
Hey Ron! Great content! My question is-I did a soil test and my calcium content is EXTREMELY high at like 1018, yet my pH is 6.8. If adding lime will lower my Calcium, but raise my pH, what do I do? since it sounds like adding lime will get my calcium within normal range but knock my pH out of range and make my yard too acidic? I sent you an email with my test results from my soil test kit btw. Thanks!
@RonHenry Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't worry about the calcium levels Cory. It's fairly common for the part of the country you're in. Focus on pH (which is already good) and macro nutrient levels.
@coryCuc Жыл бұрын
@@RonHenry Thanks man! I didn't realize how common it is where I live. I already purchased the stuff you recommended. Thanks for the reply as always!
@15DurangoRT Жыл бұрын
Here's one for you. My pH is optimal @ 6.76 though my sulfer is low @ 3.7 Sulfer lowers pH. How do I add sulfer without lowering the pH?
@RonHenry Жыл бұрын
Add a fertilizer with sulfur like these: golfcourselawn.store/thegoodstuff
@TInyK12 2 жыл бұрын
My ph is 8.5 and extension office said it’s not worth a try because it’ll be difficult and I’ll be fighting a large buffering capacity. Have you had to lower ph with soil this alkaline?
@RonHenry 2 жыл бұрын
8.5 is definitely on the higher side TinyK12. I'd still try to lower it over time. Between citric acid and sulfate products, it should come down. Will just take a while. In your case, you'll want to make use of foliar applications for your micronutrients. With a pH of 8.5, they'll be much less available directly from the soil. Something like NutriSolve is what you'll want to use: golfcourselawn.store/products/nutrisolve-with-seaxtra Hope this helps.
@TInyK12 2 жыл бұрын
@@RonHenry wow thanks. Didn’t expect a reply! I’ll try out the foliar apps once I put down the phos. I’m afraid it’ll take a few years to change the ph. I’ll see how it goes.
@RonHenry 2 жыл бұрын
@@TInyK12 anytime TinyK12. Happy to help out. I think you’ll enjoy the results you get from foliar apps
@andrewstockdale1671 Жыл бұрын
Hey my soil ph is 6.3. But my soil test says my buffer ph is 7.6. And my calcium is really high. I’m sorta confused about the buffer ph.
@RonHenry Жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew. If you pH is measuring 6.3, you're good to go. Read this to learn the difference between the 2: nutrien-ekonomics.com/agronomics/when-looking-at-my-soil-test-what-is-the-difference-between-soil-ph-and-buffer-ph/
@andrewstockdale1671 Жыл бұрын
@@RonHenry Thanks Ron. I got my soil test from Soilkit. What had me confused is they recommended for me to add sulfur. I thought that was completely wrong. I tested my back yard. I got pine trees. They drop lots of needles on my yard.
@RichardsonBarnes 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Ron, how about doing a spring giveaway to boost the comments, subscriptions, notifications, etc for your channel. Maybe you can giveaway Carbon Pro L, boric acid for pest control, prodiamine, tenacity, image, whatever you have laying around that's unopened. Also, can you send me a bottle of Carbon Pro L? 😂
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Heya Rich B. I guess when you ask, you ask BIG! 😂 I have a few of the smaller Prodiamine containers so I can do a giveaway of one of those. Probably won't be on this livestream because I have Lee from Reel Rollers as a guest. Next week might work though. Thanks for the idea and for watching the content. Appreciate the support.
@wayneessar7489 3 жыл бұрын
I think you are on clay soil so this won't apply to you but here lots of soils drain well. The fine ground and then prilled lime like Dolopril and Calpril soon wash below the turf root zone. Here we put one of them down for fast effect but include a coarse, sand like natural dolomite lime product at the same time, it breaks down slowly and physically remains in the root zone.
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
That’s a great tip Wayne. How much like are you having to apply annually to balance levels?
@wayneessar7489 3 жыл бұрын
@@RonHenry The rain and irrigation water here are both from snow melt and are 5.6 so the issue is ongoing but normally 15 pounds a thousand of the coarse and 10 of the prilled but depending on the winter. Some years there is constant rain for 40 days and 40 nights! I am five hours north of Seattle.
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
40 days of rain!?!? Good grief. Talk about a serious leaching problem. 😎
@wayneessar7489 3 жыл бұрын
@@RonHenry Two ladies I used to work with came from Uganda when there was trouble there. Rose, one of them, told me, I am not Christian but I heard the story and I was really worried! We still laugh about this.
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
@@wayneessar7489 They blame you for all the rain?
@lawn2learn 3 жыл бұрын
🤘🏼
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lawn 2 Learn.
@lawn2learn 3 жыл бұрын
Not for nothing but I kinda enjoy these type of videos. Packed with knowledge and everything I didn’t know about PH. Thank you Ron!!!
@RonHenry 3 жыл бұрын
Very welcome sir! Now you know why I think soil testing is so important. 😎
@Palmit_ Жыл бұрын
stopped vid at 0:016. eh? Where's the explanation about soil test itself.. ie.. how to do soil test? .. it's just a sudden "now that you have your soil test results" - sorry OP.. but this is a massive fail in delivery. probably not deliberate, but the title is hugely mis-leading or the video is. Thanks for trying. but i dont trust you.
@RonHenry Жыл бұрын
Palmit, Between my live streams and other content, I literally have TONS of videos where I explain how to do a soil test. As a matter of fact, here's a video titled [How to FIX YOUR SOIL] - Step by Step How to USE a SOIL TEST kzfaq.info/get/bejne/np-onKimnZ6um2w.html Walks you through the process step by step. See you in the next video. 😘
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