Soil testing kit

Any recommendations for simple soil acid/alkali testing kit ?

thanks

 

I've tried a few a long time ago but the results are not always easy to interpret and I got different readings from different parts of my garden, just to confuse things further..

This DEFRA-sponsored website will give you an overall idea of the soil type and pH in your postcode - (btw - It doesn't cover Scotland)

LandIS - Land Information System - Soilscapes soil types viewer

e.g. this is for my postcode-

 

That's what I would expect with mine as well as different areas are used differently, fertilised differently and also I've got some areas of clay and some of good top soil.

 

Very interesting!

In the past I had tried a DIY soil test kit. I used some soil that hadn't been amended. The result was not very clear - I interpreted it as roughly neutral with a tendency towards alkaline. That website though gives me the result "soilscape 18" which, when I Googled it, means "slightly acidic loamy & clayey with a tendency to stay wet seasonally". Hmmm

EDIT: Only just realised that it is the same as you @Pete8!