How do you adjust Ph?

[Booyawkahshaw]

Say you test your water and it's not in the suitable pH range? How do you make things right?

 

[potroastV2]

you can goto your local grow shop and get ph+ and ph- just throw some of that in your water prior to feeding your plants and you are set. It differs from areas but usually you will only need one bottle of either. Your ph from your tap will rarely change. It is also good to let your water site 12 hrs before you put it into your system wether it be hydro or soil.

 

[DeepBlue]

There isn't that much more to it really, though as rollitup said, you'll get a fairly consistant pH level from your tap water.

Have you also checked the pH of the soil itself? I've read various sources which suggest somewhere around 6.7-6.2 is best to maintain a good balance of nutrients, though don't quote me on that. I've found that investing in a cheap pH meter was the best thing I ever did as far as creating ideal growing conditions are concerned.

 

[Garden Knowm]

Booy...

Many many growers use VINEGAR to lower the PH of their water..
It only takes a couple drops to lower the PH substantialy!!

: )
cheers

 

[P.R dude]

what if the ph is to low

 

[Garden Knowm]

If your PH is to low, add Baking Soda... Baking Soda has a PH of about 8.1

and NOW you KNOWM

 

[potroastV2]

Once you get situated you will know exactly how much ph- (baking soda as garden knowm pointed out) or ph+ you will need to add to your 5 gallons of water or whatever your using. It becomes a daily routine.

 

[P.R dude]

verry cool

 

[t's-buds]

is it good to mix up a gallon at a time?

 

[Garden Knowm]

yes you can mix up as much as you want.. but the ph can change over time.. so if you mix up a big batch and plan on using it (water) over a few weeks, you should double check the PH before each use.

: )
cheers

 

[Tanya]

..what are the signs of having a to high or to low ph level?


XTANYAx

 

[RnB Hydroponics]

The plants will be yellow due to nutrients being unavailable.The ph must be between 5.8-6.5 for the nutrients to be available to the plant.

 

[Alto]

It is also important to check your ph AFTER you add your nutes.

 

[spliffin]

if the ph of the water is 6.5 does that mean when you water you make the soil have a ph of 6.5? should you water everytime with the water adjusted to the proper ph?

 

[Argentum]

I can attest to the fact that many types of Miracle Grow (bloom booster, azalea, general purpose, etc) all seem to have a consistent pH of 5. I ran controlled tests all of which point to Miracle Grow being a shitty fertalizer (no pun intended).

 

[Dr.Chronic]

Garden Knowm is right... vinegar which has a ph of 2.7 - 3.0 to bring it down and baking soday which has ph of 8.0 - 9.0 to bring it up. It doesnt take very much at all.

 

[Dr.Chronic]

Ideally the ph should be 6.3 - 6.8.

 

[v1nc3]

so how do u go about upping or downing soil already above/below the ph level required

does nutrients change the ph and if they do do i add nutrients to water then do a test to get ph at right level

ps. never grown before but just got all my stuff except a few minor things to make a start yesssssssss

 

[JOKADATOKA]

PH+ AND PH- SHOULD DO THE TRICK..

 

[MrFishy]

I can attest to the fact that many types of Miracle Grow (bloom booster, azalea, general purpose, etc) all seem to have a consistent pH of 5. I ran controlled tests all of which point to Miracle Grow being a shitty fertalizer (no pun intended).

I found that the regular MG all-purpose fert in my 7.6 water, lowers it to a usable pH (below 7) which I think is great. (indoor full strength)

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