Rasing ph levels with viniger
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oldnewgrower
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None, vinegar will lower it.
Green Cross
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Baking soda would probably work, but salts aren't good.
Hydrated lime is what I use to raise mine. Mix a couple teaspoons to a gallon of water and let it sit for a couple days. Then water thoroughly with the Alkaline water. Don't use to much or you;ll fry the roots
The garden store should carry it. Dolomite lime would also work.
Kash Krop
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Lime is citrus,citrus is acidic,acidic lowers ph.
Dude,this forum has a search feature,USE IT.
cowell
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Hey new guy.. just cause you can't figure out how to fucking add shit to your water doesnt' mean the info you were given was incorrect. Go pull your head outta your ass, then you can see what your reading. Adding fucking baking soda will raise your ph. adding Vinegar will lower it... what more help do you need?? Oh I though of something..You don't sprinkle the baking soda on top of the soil, you know that right? You ingrateful little tard, you water it in, if that has to be explained, do us all a favor and stick your head in the oven.
Green Cross
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Yeah what he said!
look, i was not trying to be an ass but when ever a newbie ask a question we always get the use the search feature, not sure if you have tried this yourself but not much comes up at all. so i thought i would seek the advise of the experts, and still received vague answers. When you say add baking soda to your water how much would you say per gallon, I really do appreciate the info becuase I would be lost with out the site. I am also sorry that I rubbed you guys the wrong way not my intentions.
cowell
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Fair enough. You don't need much to raise your ph.. and it's definately not as good as PH up that you can buy at any pool place and some bigger grocery stores. I have only used it when I slip with the ph down, and it's like less than 1/4 teaspoon at a time in a 10 gal. res. to adjust it as it was mentioned that salt is bad.
5.8 isn't a horribly low Ph I don't think.. I think soil prefers 6-7 ph .. I could be wrong on that and I'm sure if I am someone will correct it pretty fast. So you may be alright with it as it is. If you don't have a ph testor, it's a very needed invetment of like 20 bucks.
I'd say 90% of the problems I have had with my grow are PH, or nute (we all learn very fast that more isn't better). The other is mistakes during set up that have stunted their growth that you get straightened out pretty fast too, but you learn, and they are pretty resiliant little plants.
Just remember it's not that no one wants to help, or will try, but generally if you get help, and it's good advice and you tell the guy it was useless for him to bother trying to help, how would you expect the rest of us to respond? Ask nice and be thankful when you get assistance.. watch what happens next time you have a problem and you do it that way how much more information people will take the time to go over with you. Welcome to RIU.
Again, my opinions are mine alone, some agree, some don't. Won't change what I think which ever side of the fence you stand on. Thanks for taking the time to apologize.
PH 6-7 for soil, ideally from 6.5 to 6.8. PH up and PH down are both sold at almost every hardware/Lowes/Home Depot/True Value/Coast to Coast store I have ever been in. Its extremely cheap also, a 5 year supply of the stuff is less than 20 bucks. Just look for the spa chemicals section, its all you need.
You COULD use battery acid also, you know from your car battery, its sulfuric acid in there, same as what Sodium Sulfate and Sodium Bisulfate make when added to water. Lots of chemicals can be used to do what you want, just need to figure out the chemistry that plants respond most favorably to.
You COULD use battery acid also, you know from your car battery, its sulfuric acid in there, same as what Sodium Sulfate and Sodium Bisulfate make when added to water. Lots of chemicals can be used to do what you want, just need to figure out the chemistry that plants respond most favorably to.
bu4
Member
i dont really recommend buying ph up or down, you can just use vinegar to lower the ph and chances are you already have more than enough around the house (it only takes a few drops to adjust the ph of a gallon of water). so thats a free way to adjust your ph
( i dont discourage using ph up/down, i just like using free alternatives
)
( i dont discourage using ph up/down, i just like using free alternatives
)
itsgrowinglikeaweed
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The vinegar yes, I use organic apple cider vinegar. But the baking soda is not so good to use. It will work to raise Ph yes but like Green Cross said SODIUM bicarbonate is... well it contains sodium (salt )molecules which can caused problems. Hydrated lime or fine dolomite lime, gardeners lime, thats the way to go. Its best mixed into your soil before hand but it can be watered in too. It also contains other micro nutrients and trace elements that are beneficial.
The search on this site is lacking, but Google search works like a charm.
"The addition of hardwood ash, bone meal, crushed marble, or crushed oyster shells will also help to raise the soil pH." > http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=2&oq=raise+ph&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGIH_enUS264US264&q=raise+ph+in+soil
The search on this site is lacking, but Google search works like a charm.
"The addition of hardwood ash, bone meal, crushed marble, or crushed oyster shells will also help to raise the soil pH." > http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=2&oq=raise+ph&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGIH_enUS264US264&q=raise+ph+in+soil
purplekitty7772008
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I know the search feature sucks ass.
Buts thats why you use google.
Go to google, and type in "rollitup.org _______"
and in the blank goes whatever you're looking
for.
so say you wanted to search perpetual, but RIU's
search feature is wacked out.
Go to google and type in "rollitup.org perpetual"
and some threads should pop up..
Hope that helped.
Buts thats why you use google.
Go to google, and type in "rollitup.org _______"
and in the blank goes whatever you're looking
for.
so say you wanted to search perpetual, but RIU's
search feature is wacked out.
Go to google and type in "rollitup.org perpetual"
and some threads should pop up..
Hope that helped.
GrowitLikeaPro
Member
You must have been stoned in Chemistry Class.
i dont really recommend buying ph up or down, you can just use vinegar to lower the ph and chances are you already have more than enough around the house (it only takes a few drops to adjust the ph of a gallon of water). so thats a free way to adjust your ph
( i dont discourage using ph up/down, i just like using free alternatives
Wow do you make your own vinegar?