posted 1 year ago
This is a math problem.
Lets say you have a cubic yard of 4.9 ph soil and a cubic yard of 7.0 ph soil. Mixing them together should create something around 6.0 ph. 4.9 +7.0 divided by 2= 5.95.
If you want the ph a little lower, adjust the amount of 4.9 ph soil upwards and do the math again.
So 1.5 yards of 4.9 ph + 1 yard of 7 ph goes like this:
(1.5x4.9) + 7.0 divided by 2.5 = 5.74 ph
If you want to get to 6.5, you have to do the math backwards. Starting with the end result you want, 6.5, how much 4.9 do you add to a cubic yard of 7.0?
4.9x +7.0/ x+1 = 6.8 Without doing all the algebra, I can tell you that about 1/8 of a yard of 4.9 ph soil added to a cubic yard of 7.0 ph soil will get you 6.76 ph.
So in layman's terms for every 8 shovels of 7.0 soil add a shovel of that 4.9.
It may take a while (months even) for the ph level to truly average out if you are mixing by hand.
If you have a rolling barrel cement mixer, you can get a much better mix of the soils by putting them in the mixer and letting it spin for a bit.
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