INPUT ARTICLE: Article: a small hole in the soil. Use a trowel or spade to dig a hole 24 inches (5.110.2cm) deep. Break up the soil within the hole and remove any twigs or foreign debris. Use distilled (not spring) water. You can find this in your local pharmacy. Rainwater is slightly acidic, and bottled or tap water tends to be slightly alkaline. Fill the hole until you have a muddy pool at the bottom. Make sure your tester is clean and calibrated (for a more exact measurement). Wipe the probe with a tissue or clean cloth, and insert it into the mud. pH is usually measured on a scale of 1-14, though the tester may not include this entire range. A pH of 7 indicates neutral soil. A pH above 7 indicates alkaline soil. A pH below 7 indicates acidic soil. A single reading may be an anomaly, so it's good to get an idea of the average pH in a plot. If they're all around the same, take the average and amend the soil accordingly. If one spot is very different than the rest, however, you may need to "spot treat" it.

SUMMARY: Dig Fill the hole with water. Insert the test probe into the mud. Hold it there for 60 seconds and take a reading. Take several measurements in different spots in the garden.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: In any number, the different digits represent different amounts. For instance, in the number 1,872, the "1" represents thousands, the "8" represents hundreds, the "7" represents tens, and the "2" represents ones. When there is a decimal point in a number, the numbers to the right of the point represent fractions of one. The places to the right of the decimal point have names that mirror the names of the whole number decimal places. The first number to the right of the decimal point represents tenths, the second represents hundredths, the third represents thousandths, and so on for ten-thousandths, etc. For example, in the number 2.37589, "2" is the number of ones, "3" is the number of tenths, "7" is the number of hundredths, "5" is the number of thousandths, "8" is the number of ten-thousandths, and "9" is the number of hundred-thousandths. The first step to rounding a decimal is to determine which decimal place you're going to round it to. If you're doing schoolwork, this information is usually given to you often, the problem will say something like, "round the answer to the nearest tenth/hundredth/thousandth." For example, if you are asked to round to the nearest thousandth in the number 12.9889, you would start by finding the thousandths place. Counting from the decimal point, the spaces to the right represent tenths, hundredths, thousandths, and ten-thousandths, so the second "8" (12.9889) is the one you want. Sometimes, instructions will tell you exactly which decimal place to round to (e.g., "round to the third decimal place" means the same thing as "round to the nearest thousandth"). Now, find the decimal place to the right of the place you're rounding to. Based on the number in this place, you'll round either up or down. In our example number (12.9889), you're rounding to the thousandths place (12.9889), so now look at the number to the right of this, which is the final "9" (12.9889). To be clear: if the place you're rounding to is followed by a 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, round it up. In other words, make that decimal place one value greater and get rid of the digits after it. In the example number (12.9889), since the final 9 is higher than 5, round your thousandths place up. The rounded value becomes 12.989. Note that you drop the digits after the rounded decimal place. On the other hand, if the place you're rounding to is followed by a 4, 3, 2, 1, or 0, round it down. This means to leave the rounded digit as it is and get rid of the digits after it. You wouldn't round 12.9889 down because the final 9 isn't 4 or lower. However, if you were working with the number 12.9884, you could round it down to 12.988. Does this process seem familiar? If so, it's because this is basically how you round whole numbers the decimal point doesn't change things. One common rounding task is to round a number to the nearest whole number (sometimes, this will be explained as "rounding the number to the ones place"). In this case, use the same rounding technique as before. In other words, start at the ones place, then look at the number to the right. If this number is 5 or greater, round up. If it is 4 or lower, round down. The decimal point in the middle doesn't change anything. For example, if you needed to round the example number from earlier (12.9889) to the nearest whole number, you'd start by looking at the ones place: 12.9889. Since the "9" to the right is greater than 5, you would round up to 13. Since you've gotten a whole number answer, you don't need the decimal point any more. The directions for rounding above will work well in general. However, when you've been given special directions for rounding decimal places, make sure to follow them before you use the normal rounding rules. For example, if you receive the instructions "Round 4.59 down to the nearest tenth", you'd round the 5 in the tenths place down even though the 9 to the right means you'd normally round it up. This would give you 4.5. Similarly, if you are told to "round 180.1 up to the nearest whole number," you'd round to 181 even though you'd normally round down.

SUMMARY: Understand the idea of decimal places. Find the decimal place you need to round to. Look at the number in the space to the right. If this number is greater than or equal to five, round up. If this number is less than five, round down. Use the same technique to round to a whole number. Look out for special instructions.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: It's the blue app icon with a white lowercase "f" usually located on your home screen. You can browse for a group page on your wall or by typing the name of the group in the search bar at the top. Tap the white info button with the lowercase "i" in the top-right of the screen. This opens the Group Info page. On iPad, tap in the top-right and then tap View Group Info instead. It's the second option on the Group Info page. It's next to an icon with a curved arrow. This displays a pop-up menu from the bottom of the screen. If this option is not listed, you may need to be a member of the group before you can copy the URL. It's near the bottom of the pop-up menu just above the "Cancel" option. This copies the link to your iPhone or iPad's clipboard, allowing you to paste it elsewhere. You can paste the link in any app that allows you to write or edit text. This can be another Facebook post, instant message, text message, email, or text document. To paste the link, tap and hold the text cursor until you see the black bar above the cursor appear and then tap Paste.

SUMMARY:
Open the Facebook app. Go to the Facebook group's page you want to URL for. Tap . Tap Share Group . Tap Copy Link. Paste the link.