BobThe420Builder
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How are u checking the soil pH
With both a meter and a liquid test
BobThe420Builder
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I never check my soil pH
Good in and I know it's good too
You can chase circles trying to figure out something that isn't wrong
Unless you have a true, expensive, soil pH tester...just don't do
Simple as that
Good in and I know it's good too
You can chase circles trying to figure out something that isn't wrong
Unless you have a true, expensive, soil pH tester...just don't do
Simple as that
Richard Drysift
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Ph of soil is set by the composition of the soil. Dumping on ph adjusted water does not change it. Giving heavy nutrients with high NPK values can throw off the ph temporarily if it pisses off the fungi but that shouldn’t happen if you are using them properly. This is why just plain water is usually the fix.
If you use a sterile medium without any natural ph buffers like in say just straight coco coir then whatever the ph of the water and/or nutrients solution is that is what the ph will be at the root zone. This is when you should be concerned about ph. If you are growing in soil and your plants look healthy then you don’t really need worry about ph all that much unless you are planning to reuse it.
If you use a sterile medium without any natural ph buffers like in say just straight coco coir then whatever the ph of the water and/or nutrients solution is that is what the ph will be at the root zone. This is when you should be concerned about ph. If you are growing in soil and your plants look healthy then you don’t really need worry about ph all that much unless you are planning to reuse it.
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PadawanWarrior
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Is it this one?
Amazon.com : Soil pH Meter, 3-in-1 Soil Test Kit For Moisture, Light & pH, A Must Have For Home And Garden, Lawn, Farm, Plants, Herbs & Gardening Tools, Indoor/Outdoors Plant Care Soil Tester (No Battery Needed) : Garden & Outdoor
Amazon.com : Soil pH Meter, 3-in-1 Soil Test Kit For Moisture, Light & pH, A Must Have For Home And Garden, Lawn, Farm, Plants, Herbs & Gardening Tools, Indoor/Outdoors Plant Care Soil Tester (No Battery Needed) : Garden & Outdoor
www.amazon.com
LinguaPeel
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Is your water high in bicarbonates? Do you let the pots dry out between waterings? Because that will turn the calcium in your nutes into lime.
Awesome respect! Th plants look good. You no use tripping, thanks for the re-assurance
Is drying but not bone dry
I use distilled ozark for my girls, I normally water my plants every 36 hours. The soil
Is drying but not bone dry
Different brand but same hardware/looks
Exactly the same
Thanks guy, mad knowledge. Respect! the plants are looking good so I’ll stop tripping
Tetrahedral
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Are you using pH up? Quit adding unneeded Chems.
Herb & Suds
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Don't use distilled water
Tap water aka Well water is just fine with needed trace nutrients and as mentioned soil buffers the ph
PadawanWarrior
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Don't trust it. I ordered one also and it was junk. I sent it back to Amazon. I seriously doubt your soil pH is at 8.0. Your soil pH is actually probably around 6.5.
Richard Drysift
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Forgot I bought one of those too. Useless.
PadawanWarrior
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I've heard it's OK for the moisture reader part, but I never tried it.
I’ve been seeing a lot of reputable people around here say that, it’s so contrary to what I’ve read else where so I was slow to believe. But starting to be convinced.
Could you explain or direct me towards some info supporting this please
Tetrahedral
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Step1 - Go-to gardening store.
Step2 - Stand in soil aisle.
Step3 - Many old people will pass.
Step4 - Find some who grow indoors on windowsills.
Step5 - Gain there trust.
Step6 - Ask how the control pH and tap water problems.
Step7 - Look stupid as they tell you they don't need that cannabis related shit your waffling on about.
What more evidence do you need.
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Dilago
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I learned it along the way by following hydro growers on a Dutch forum and by applying it to my own grows. When you give the correct values, the medium will adjust to it. Plus the pH and Ec only run up in the medium, so the measurement is biased and therefore you measure what goes in and not what goes out. I give pH 5.0-5.5 during grow and during flowering pH 5.5-5.8. And i keep the Ec around 1.3 and try not to go over 1.5 when they yellow out a bit.
Hope this helps.