Anyone have a recommendation on which pH meter has worked well for you? I'm hoping to make some better educated decisions on fertilizer applications this year. Thank you ☺️!

I have used this one with good success http://www.amazon.com/Accuracy-Measurement-Resolution-Handheld-Household/dp/B00W4PH6OC?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

People will tell you that a cheap ph meter won't work. That's totally not true with this one. Once calibrated it reliably tests ph of known solutions with what I consider a very reasonable degree of accuracy (+ or - .15 ph or better).

Testing a solution and testing soil are two entirely different things. You must develop a method of testing the soil that is reliable and repeatable. Is it easy? NO. But neither is driving samples or mailing samples to your county Ag extension office to be tested.

My figs do well at a pH of 7.0.

My orchard soil ranges from 5.0 to 6.5 ph.
I have my orchard on a slope and fine dirt has washed down the hill side
for who knows how many years. So I have about 2 feet of good dark soil with red clay
underneath.
I learned years ago that figs seem to like slightly acidic soil so I haven't added lime in years.
I take a couple cups of soil, add water to mix then let dirt settle out.
I use a ph test strip and test that water. It gives me a good idea of my soil ph.

So I put the blueberries in the 5.0ph soil and figs in the 6.0ph and up.
Figs are very adaptable in many kinds of soils and ph does not seem to be a factor
I worry about much any more.

Doug