pH up question

ok my soil is too acidic at the moment. i only got pH down and when i add my nutes i need it up...

my question is...if i add dolomite lime to the water will it balance it out closer to 7??

if not is there any good ways to keep pH up?? other then pH up i got no extra cash till next week.

baking soda in the water worked wonders for me. if you have some dolomite lime, use that as a top dressing on the soil as well to stabilize the ph of your dirt.

Yes as long as you use one of the more water soluble varieties. Lime is often added to fertilizer teas to raise the Ph.

taliwacker said:

baking soda in the water worked wonders for me. if you have some dolomite lime, use that as a top dressing on the soil as well to stabilize the ph of your dirt.

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i heard baking soda causes salt buildups. i did add dolomite lime into soil + as top dressing today when i saw it wasnt working to well (i think i didnt mix enough in)...


but would dolomite in water work to stabilize ph of water???

if it wont my last resort is baking soda.

EDIT: how much do you add per 2L of water (1/2 gallon) to lets say get pH from 6 to 7? so to raise a point? ...baking soda that is...

for a one gallon jug of distilled I take just a tip of a teaspoon of baking soda and add it. the tiniest amount goes a looooooong way.

Mother's Finest said:

Yes as long as you use one of the more water soluble varieties. Lime is often added to fertilizer teas to raise the Ph.

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perfect!!! thanks bro +rep

i think mine is water soluble. I threw a few pellets in (its granulated) to the water today just to see if it would dissolve and literally in a minute it was dissolved. just had to shake it around to dispurse it evenly.