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chitownsmoking
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nice your a illinois boy to
Ph too high, how do I bring it down?
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Montykoolaid
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you know it man!
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chitownsmoking
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im from the north west side of chicago
Montykoolaid
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for having lived here since birth can you believe i have been to chicago like only 12 times, sheesh i gotta step up. 3 of those times were spent sweating horribly as i pushed my way past other horribly sweaty people at the taste
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chitownsmoking
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hahahaha lemme guess you was at the taste of chi huh? yeah the city is decent.
Montykoolaid
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the taste was...interesting, but goddamn those huge turkey legs were amazing, i could beat someone with one they are so big, and the sauce, oh fuck yes. my high ass is now daydreaming about one
Phenom420
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Yeah man I likes yer avatar 2. I was thinking about trying to add to the thread but that was all I could come up with, you guys already said it all hahah.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
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chitownsmoking
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yeah those turkey legs are bomb.
sandmonkey
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Please DO NOT use lemon juice (citric acid). It lowers the pH temporarily, but not for long.
I've found cider vinegar to the job just fine.
I've found cider vinegar to the job just fine.
Ohsogreen
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Quote Treemansbuds " Hello All- 1st 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? "
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Treemansbuds.... The SPT will drive your pH down. Mix it in first and recheck a minute later. It will easily pull you down in the 6 range.
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The GIG is acidic on it's own (low pH), the FH & FP are more alkaline (higher pH).
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Given a choice, I prefer to balance pH of mixed up fertilizers, by using a small dose of the oposite type of fertilizer.
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Example: Mixed up SPT & GIG (opps my pH is low - about 4.5) - add one teaspoon of Flower Power and up to 5.5
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Mixed up FH & FP (opps my pH is high - about 7.5) - add one teaspoon of Grow it Green, and down to 6.5 it goes..... (SPT will also drop pH - just don't use more than the label recommends) Why you ask - you'll end up with massive growth & serious nute burn (literally overnight).
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Hope this helps....
Keep it Real....Organic....
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Any Ideas? "
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Treemansbuds.... The SPT will drive your pH down. Mix it in first and recheck a minute later. It will easily pull you down in the 6 range.
.
The GIG is acidic on it's own (low pH), the FH & FP are more alkaline (higher pH).
.
Given a choice, I prefer to balance pH of mixed up fertilizers, by using a small dose of the oposite type of fertilizer.
.
Example: Mixed up SPT & GIG (opps my pH is low - about 4.5) - add one teaspoon of Flower Power and up to 5.5
.
or
.
Mixed up FH & FP (opps my pH is high - about 7.5) - add one teaspoon of Grow it Green, and down to 6.5 it goes..... (SPT will also drop pH - just don't use more than the label recommends) Why you ask - you'll end up with massive growth & serious nute burn (literally overnight).
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Hope this helps....
Keep it Real....Organic....
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ThomasJeffersonDidit
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"bu4" is right, white vinager will do it. However I think the easiest most accurate way would be to just use some ph down. And it does not smell bad!
Corbat420
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dude, baking soda is a base, not an acid. when the PH is to high it means the soil is not acidic enough.
baking soda will make your PH problem worse, its used as organic PH-up. its what i use on my organic grows.
on ly organic grows i also use lemon juice, just straight up store bought lemon juice ans PH down. its a great organic addative.
to bring your PH DOWN add 1 FL oz lemon juice/gallon of water to bring the PH down a full point, EI 7.8 to 6.8.
PH UP use baking soda, 1 tsp/gallon of watter for same effect as lemon juice.
Corbat420
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DO NOT USE LIME.
lime has to "cook" outside for a month or your plants will absorb amonia nitrates. if it does then your smoking amonia.
salt build up is easily dealt with compaired to amonia toxic plants, just flush the salt out of the soil with a good soaking of water. when the water runs through the pot clear theres no more salt.