Ph too high, how do I bring it down?

[treemansbuds]

Hello All-
!st time grower here, I got a few issues i need help with.
About the grow, ...Prop 215 Medical grow, 2 patients, outdoor, Sierra Nevada foothills in Ca, in the ground, artisan well. My Ph is running 7.5-7.7 out of the ground from my well, how do i adjust the Ph down using organic means? I vegged with Fox Farms Grow Big (i know not organic, my bad, 1st time grower) and Big Bloom last 3 weeks. I flushed the soil the last 2 waterings (skipping 2 days between waterings), and getting ready to start feeding BMO Tonic, then Flower Power the middle of August. I need to figure out a way to get that Ph down before I start feeding the BMO products.

Any Ideas?

 

[treemansbuds]

Hello All-
Thought i would share some photos of the ladies, They were seeds May 20th, except for the 3 in the back row, those are Mindbender/Purple Haze clones from a friend.

Treemansbuds

 

[Montykoolaid]

Lemon juice. Or lime juice.

 

[chitownsmoking]

Lemon juice. Or lime juice.

he said down so either ph down or some baking soda {ghetto}

 

[Montykoolaid]

... lemon and lime juice contains citric acid which would lower your ph.... how high are you right now Chi? lmao

 

[Montykoolaid]

Baking soda BTW is alkaline, raising your ph.

 

[chitownsmoking]

baking soda is a base while lemon juice is acidic.

 

[Montykoolaid]

Right...its acidic...he wants to lower his PH.

 

[Montykoolaid]

"Sodium bicarbonate can be added as a simple solution for raising the pH balance of water (increasing total alkalinity)" - wiki

The ph of baking soda is 8.

 

[chitownsmoking]

yeah im pretty hihg koolade man ur right im sorry about that. personaly i would just by some ph up or down. it last longer then lemon juice and arm and hammer. anyway i can barley keep my eyes cloesd im off to sleep goodnight riu

 

[Montykoolaid]

You know I'm probably like 45 minutes away from you man? We should hang out.

Don't sweat it man, close those eyes and let that high take you elsewhere, have a good one man! Don't forget to wake and bake, I know Im gonna, lmao

 

[spiked1]

Definately get a decent PH measure, the Milwaukee PH pen on ebay is a good one for around US $20.
Organic apple cider vinegar, Humic acid, Fulvic acid, Lemon juice are all organic and will lower the PH.

 

[treemansbuds]

I'm using a Hannah Ph meter.
If I brewed up a tea using Bat guanno (n) they use for the vegg cycle , would that bring it down? I need to bring it down a full point to point and a half (my Ph is 7.5-7.7 now, need to get that number closer to 6.2) And if I did use Lemon Juice, or any citrus based means to lower my Ph, won't that kill the micoorgansims in the BMO products?

Thanks
Treemansbuds

 

[Montykoolaid]

I am able to change the ph of large amounts of water with a few drops, I'm not sure such a low concentration will commit genocide on beneficial bacteria but you never know, try one of the other methods.

 

[treemansbuds]

Thanks Koolaid (luv the name)-
I pump my nutes out of a 30 gallon Rubbermaid trash can, only mixing 20-25 gallons at a time (22 plants in the garden) How much lemon juice are we talking to drop the Ph from 7.5 to 6.2 in a 25 gallon mix?

Thanks
Treemansbuds

 

[Chromulan]

I've had good luck with phosphoric acid. Got it at Home Depot for about $15 a gallon. I added maybe 5 or 6 drops to a gallon of water, which lowered my pH from 8.7 to 6.5. Next day plants were thriving and looked very happy

 

[chitownsmoking]

You know I'm probably like 45 minutes away from you man? We should hang out.

Don't sweat it man, close those eyes and let that high take you elsewhere, have a good one man! Don't forget to wake and bake, I know Im gonna, lmao

lol no shit were you from around?

 

[Moses'BurninCush]

I heard that to get the pH down you crush up egg shells, soak them in water, strain the egg shells out, and then pour the water into the soil/medium.

 

[chitownsmoking]

I heard that to get the pH down you crush up egg shells, soak them in water, strain the egg shells out, and then pour the water into the soil/medium.

ive never heard no shit like that. though im not saying its not true

 

[Montykoolaid]

about 45 minutes west on 90

tree, your best bet is a ph tester for like 20 bucks. you dip it, click it, and boom you know your exact ph. also, my keyboard is drying so i am using my onscreen keyboard... takes like 3 minutes to mouseclick 1 sentance

lmao, thank you, my wife made the graphic for it, that sprout hes leaning against was my first plant