Thanks man I mighr try that further down the line im only couple weeks in.That's one way to do it. You could also collect the run off and pour it through the medium a time or two more before testing to make sure it has the same pH as the medium. They also sell testing pens for soil but you must make sure the medium is thoroughly moist and mixed homogenously or test in several different areas and take the average.
The pour through test is probably the easiest way for most home growers as this is basically the average soil pH for the entire pot.
Exactly. My experience with it has shown me ammonia has no nutritional value and is simply a poisonous contaminant in our food supply.
Make sure to test them for ammonia contamination. Take a small amount of the fertilizer and get it moist then put your finger in it or hold it in your hand and see if it causes any pain or tingling sensation. If it begins to hurt or burn it probably is contaminated with ammonia and will kill off your soil microbes. If this is the case you are growing chemically and not organically.
Organic nutrients will not hurt or burn your skin they are simply dead plant or animal matter.