vinegar

[kushkidd2]

how can i use vinegar to bring down my ph levels? and baking soda, please help ph is at 7.5 my plant is 5 weeks old, my first baby, i dont want nothin bad to happen..

 

[smokebomb1]

vinagar can be used with about 2 tbs per 5 gal of water or so and water with it every time if your doing a soil grow. but you will have to watch out for gnats or fruit flies, they love and are atracted to the smell of it. use a ph tester to test your water before and after each tbs and adjust accordingly

 

[Punk]

I wouldn't recommend either of those. Take baking soda: Sodium Bicarbonate...which will only compound your problems. Vinegar is not a stable acid, so when you think you've balanced everything, a day or two later, the ph in your resevoir or bucket-o-water is out of wack again. I don't have the chemistry major to tell you precisely why just not to do it. A liter of ph-up and down is only about 10 bucks each and will last the average home grower for years.

 

[smokebomb1]

I wouldn't recommend either of those. Take baking soda: Sodium Bicarbonate...which will only compound your problems. Vinegar is not a stable acid, so when you think you've balanced everything, a day or two later, the ph in your resevoir or bucket-o-water is out of wack again. I don't have the chemistry major to tell you precisely why just not to do it. A liter of ph-up and down is only about 10 bucks each and will last the average home grower for years.

this is true if your doing a hydro grow. i dont do hydro, just soil. it works for me just fine in soil even though it probably dosnt need it. good point punk.

 

[coonword]

i personally use lemon juice and was just using it earlier today...my tap water ph is 7.1 and with a half cup of lemon juice the ph drops down to 6.4 and sometimes below its very easy to use just make sure you are testing your ph at all times!

 

[Michael Sparks]

I use Vinegar for temporary ph down just for a quick fix but Ph products are available for a reason, more efficient i do believe is the reason.

 

[kushkidd2]

THank U guys, This Site is da best, i get all the good info, my plant is 20 inches and lookin beautiful right now im on the flowering stage, i wish we could all smoke it together..

 

[kushkidd2]

i brought down the ph in the water from 7.5 to 5.6 in the water, how do i bring down the ph in the soil, or does the ph in the water brings down the ph in the soil..

 

[Michael Sparks]

well... we can lol