Total beginner gardener here. Are there any DIY/homemade options

>>1155036
not being rude, but theres a gardening thread on /out/ that has a bunch of really knowledgeable anon's in it.

go peep that.

>>1155036
Want to increase pH (to make it more alkaline), use any form of hydroxides aka Lye, Ca-Na-K-OH
A practical way to decrease the pH is to use compost, specially homemade compost, all the starches and sugars are fermented and made into acetic acid (vinegar) which is in turn a weak acid and a better option than dumping car acid battery on the floor.

>>1155036
see
>>>/out/979331

Also, use google. You also should not raise or lower the pH quickly. It needs to be done over time over the course of a year at least.

>>1155043
>>1155075

Ah, excuse my ignorance, I'll head there then.

>>1155044
>Ca-Na-K-OH
>(Homemade) Compost

Got it. Will keep in mind.

limestone

>>1155036
Use sulphur chips to lower the pH

I work in agronomics. Pulverized limestone to increase pH. Sulphur to decrease. Don't use anything else. Always call your county extension office for help. They are free and provide expert advice and services for your area.

Ph changes take time. 20lbs per thousand square feet and 10lbs have the same reaction rate. 20lbs will continue to move the pH over a year where 10 will do six months.

>>1155036
>reduce or increase the pH of my soil?
acids or bases. Y'know, like any other solution. Commercial fertilizers are made to achieve certain pH levels as well, and will be marked as such.

>>1155036
look up "NPK" faggot.
potash alkalises .
urea(piss) acidifies.

>>1155733
This.

Also how much soil are talking here? What are you trying to grow? Different plants have different happy zones.

If it's just a simple little raised bed or something this should be no big deal, if its your whole yard or something don't plan on getting immediate results its going to take a few years to get everything right, consider growing things that prefer the PH you have for now.

Call your extension office. They like to talk to people.

Burn some wood spread the charcoal, apparently don't do it too often because of other trace elements that will build up in the soil.

>>1155036
Wood ashes and lime make soil more alkaline, gypsum and a lot of manure or rotting wood makes it more acid.

you can get a bucket with 2/4 dirt, then try to shit 1/4 of it plus another 1/4 of water and mix it with some shovel.

once it is done dig a hole in an empty space in your garden, and put it in.

you might be able to rise any local flora in there.

any mammal shit will do the trick

>>1155036
yes, you can rottotiller pummis rock in it to get it around 7

>>1155075
>over the course of a year

stfu if you don't know what you're talking about