lower ph with lemon juice?

[EpicAhren]

Hi,

I currently use just tap water at home because its of such high quality and fuck you @churchhaze people learn by doing, I have nitric as well as phosphoric acid but with so much plants in the yard its nice to experiment.

If you keep to what everyone around you says how things work and how to do shit we would have never evolved as a species so go stick your dick beneath the rock you've been living under.

 

[churchhaze]

They also learn from me telling them, assfuck. Fuck off.

Hi,

I currently use just tap water at home because its of such high quality and fuck you @churchhaze people learn by doing, I have nitric as well as phosphoric acid but with so much plants in the yard its nice to experiment.

If you keep to what everyone around you says how things work and how to do shit we would have never evolved as a species so go stick your dick beneath the rock you've been living under.

 

[redzi]

First off YES I know this is an old thread but since it popped up on a Google search for how much lemon drops to bring down ph I might as well post what I read in a paper written for waste treatment people. Chloramines (chlorine and ammonia) have a much longer half life than reg. chlorine so if your in a rush to dump a bunch of water into a habitat of living stuff the quick fix is ascorbic acid (vit. C) at 50 mg per liter. Since I also live where there is lots of lime I don't have to worry about lowering the ph too much. The acid also binds with oxygen but not to the point of a fish kill. I have been mixing my own mix of 2 - 1.5 cu feet fox farm ocean with 1 - reg. Roots Organics 1.5 and a .5 of Alaskan humus by General Hydroponics.

Now I have to deal with soil that may become too much for my grow.. all sativa dominant Jack Herer related strains. I already have a little burn on some one month old C99 seedlings. I knew about chloramines but didn't know my city was using the stuff. When I read that most water districts list there treatment methods and water quality reports on the internet I took a quick look to find that not only is the ph around 8 but that the area is no longer going to go take the non chlorine route to clean water. The water treatment report said that most treatment is done by chloramines. So check it out and if you also live around a lot of lime stone consider a pound of pure vitamin C on Amazon for $12. I am staying away from the Chinese "all natural" vit. C... whatever that is.

 

[Muleskinner]

I bought an expensive bottle of Earth Juice ph down - do you know what was inside the bottle? Pure citric acid powder, yellowish in color. Basically dehydrated lemon juice.

absolutely yes I would use lemon juice to lower ph. I just bought a big bottle to use on my Rhododendrons outdoors.

 

[Jon E. Doe]

In a pinch hit your local grocery or cashmart. Find the canning section, there is typically some Ball stuff used for canning/jarring that is just ascorbic acid (vit c).

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[Jon E. Doe]

In a pinch hit your local grocery or cashmart. Find the canning section, there is typically some Ball stuff used for canning/jarring that is just ascorbic acid (vit c).

I'd advise against getting experimental with pectin or gelatin tho, lol.3

 

[blueylol]

i was using white vinegar when i was trying these organic bottles (i know, organic bottles...!!)

 

[Hofinfest]

what would the ratio be water to lemon juice wise

I've come to find one gallon of water sitting at 8.0 ph literally takes one drop of pure lemon juice to take it down between 6.0-6.5 depending on how accurate your ph tests are and if the original water source doesn't fluctuate much. I grow in soil so when I water plain water I go that route, 1 gallon at a time.

 

[churchhaze]

pH doesn't tell you how hard your water is and thus it doesn't tell you how much pH down you need... "one drop of lemon juice for 8.0 pH" means absolutely nothing. If 1 drop of lemon juice takes 8.0pH water to 6.0, your water doesn't need pH down in the first place. Just add the nutrients and stop playing with your water.

 

[Hofinfest]

pH doesn't tell you how hard your water is and thus it doesn't tell you how much pH down you need... "one drop of lemon juice for 8.0 pH" means absolutely nothing. If 1 drop of lemon juice takes 8.0pH water to 6.0, your water doesn't need pH down in the first place. Just add the nutrients and stop playing with your water.

That's why I only use a drop w plain water, no nutes.

 

[BCNeil]

A proper bottle of pH down from the hydros shop will cost $10 and lasts forever.
Over the long term I don't think lemon juice would even be the cheaper way.

 

[canamerican]

Well lasts forever ? forever was over today ..ran out of ph down so used lemon juice ..worked great thanks !
I am blaming you for this you said it sast for ever ..

 

[churchhaze]

Over the long term I don't think lemon juice would even be the cheaper way.

THIS, EXACTLY!!! People keep suggesting lemons... why not just go straight for the saffron and truffles.

 

[MMJ Dreaming 99]

yea lemon juice will lower ph. It is organic. also it has citric acid in it which is sopposedly beneficial to plants also it doesnt harm microbes which is a very good thing

What about white vinegar? Vinegar might be cheaper than lemon juice.

Wal Mart has 1 gallon of vinegar for $2.48. 1 gallon of general hydro PH Down is about $20 +.

 

[MMJ Dreaming 99]

apple cider vinigar takes it down........ baking soda will raise it

Good stuff. White vinegar will work to. I highly recommend a Reverse Osmosis water filter and PH'ing your water. Also you do not want too cold water. Aquarium heaters on eBay are cheap and can help you maintain the right water temps. I think around 70 to 75 degrees. Others may know the exact water temp.

 

[Orlando737]

What about white vinegar? Vinegar might be cheaper than lemon juice.

Wal Mart has 1 gallon of vinegar for $2.48. 1 gallon of general hydro PH Down is about $20 +.

White vinegar/distilled vinegar is ideal. A cheaper option with the same results.

 

[Esso2222]

Hi guy my plant looks like daying any help wat can I do please

 

[Orlando737]

Hi guy my plant looks like daying any help wat can I do please

Start again...
You'll be wasting time fighting a losing battle to save it. Resembled symptoms of my last grow, growing with bad soil.
If you get some better soil, keep an eye on any ph issues. Just my opinion.
Good luck

 

[SDgoonie]

Been using lemon juice from the 99 cents store for years wth no issues at all. My ph from tap is about 8 and I use about 1.5 tablespoons of lemon juice to get it where I want it. If I add too much, no problem. Just subtract water then add more tap to bring it back up and add nutes accordingly. Once you dial in how much u need to put in, routine becomes easier.

 

[rivirobo]

I use ph down and the shit don't work in soil. so far lemon is the only thing that does it for my tap water...which is 7 out the tap. I may try the crystals or other natural shit.