False reading or Hi PH?

The context of measuring soil pH is difficult. Evaporation will skew it futher from 7 - whichever side it is on, hopepefully slightly acidic. you may need to do a little figuring out as to when it is most accurate.. maybe check it a few hours after an irrigation. Then if you notice certain trends through the irrigation cycle, you know to interpret it better with less than ideal meadurements. You will have to learn some familiarity. I doubt it's an accurate measurement due to mechanics of trying to measure pH of a slurryy of solids and moisture. Some chunk of an amendment resting against the probe could possible cause a false reading? ph what you give and spot check runoff.. compare to your soil readings... gain familiarity to use it in lieau of ph-testing to save time/effort/annoyance. Best to perceive a baseline when plant is super healthy and fast-growing etc. This is well worth the effort since you already bought the soil meter. My 100-pack of strips from 5 years ago has about 20 used, lol. I don't even look anymore. nutes are ph-buffered and one less thing to worry about. go soilless. hit the easy button :P it's a 10g plant either way... safe to experiemnt and not worry about consequences.