baking powder for ph up

GrowerCy

Active Member

• Nov 30, 2018

• #1

hello

can i use baking powder insteadnof baking soda to ph up my water? i tested it with strips and its raising the ph aswell but im wondering if it will have a negative effect on my plants

 

Herb & Suds

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• Nov 30, 2018

• #2

GrowerCy said:

hello

can i use baking powder insteadnof baking soda to ph up my water? i tested it with strips and its raising the ph aswell

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NO
Never heard of it but it sounds like a mess

 

GrowerCy

Active Member

• Nov 30, 2018

• #3

Herb & Suds said:

NO

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thanks for letting me know...can i ask the reason also ?

 

Herb & Suds

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• Nov 30, 2018

• #4

GrowerCy said:

thanks for letting me know...can i ask the reason also ?

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Since I have never tried it , I wouldn't
Why is your ph low and I assume you are growing in soil?

 

gwheels

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• Nov 30, 2018

• #5

Get a bottle of PH up and down. They last a really long time

 

GrowerCy

Active Member

• Nov 30, 2018

• #6

yes im growing in light mix biobizz...my tap water is 5.75- 5.90..

I will get a ph up in couple of days but i was wondering what i can use now.

is it real that organic soils buffer the ph ? I dint din any def 42 days now ..And im frowing autos

 

gwheels

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• Nov 30, 2018

• #7

baking soda would work. It is available everywhere (and the shit cleans drains really good when used with vinegar). I have boxes of the stuff.

 

Bugeye

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• Nov 30, 2018

• #8

It is more or less a waste of time to ph water being used in a soil grow as the soil will very quickly buffer the water ph to whatever the soil ph level is. Depends a little on how high your ppm is in your water as to how much it can change your soil ph over time. Low ppm water will pretty much not change your soil ph at all and high ppm may change it very very slowly over the course of many grows. Hydro is a different story! Cheers!

 

drsaltzman

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• Nov 30, 2018

• #9

It's not easy to raise your soil PH. Takes a while. There's no quick fix.
But PHing your water is never a bad idea. Thirsty plants drink quick.
Doesn't sound like you have any problems though. I wouldn't add baking powder.
It will collect in the soil (sodium) and get it out of whack.

 

Bugeye

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• Nov 30, 2018

• #10

drsaltzman said:

It's not easy to raise your soil PH. Takes a while. There's no quick fix.
But PHing your water is never a bad idea. Thirsty plants drink quick.
Doesn't sound like you have any problems though. I wouldn't add baking powder.
It will collect in the soil (sodium) and get it out of whack.

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You make an interesting point. I would counter by asking why a ph swing from 6.0 to 7.0 would not be beneficial? A thirsty plant will be taking in the whole time the ph is moving so you’ll cover a broader nutrient uptake range. Or so my thought process goes, I could be wrong. I’m a rainwater guy and haven’t checked ph in years.