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kushkidd2

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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

smokebomb1

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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

Punk

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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

smokebomb1

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Punk said:
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.
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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

coonword

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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

Michael Sparks

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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.
 
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kushkidd2

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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..
 
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kushkidd2

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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..
 
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