What should my PH be in soil?? Newbie

Wooded

Wooded

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I've just come across a chart in a thread on here that contradicts the way ive been feeding my plants, going off the intstructions on the bottle. I'm using ionics bloom & boost & it recomends a ph in the range of 5.5-6.2, but in this chart its saying the optimum ph for soil grows is 6.5... Does anyone have any advice on this or should i just stick to what im doing, it doesn't seem to have had any negative on the plants at all.
 

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MR.Grass

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most nutes get absorbed best at a ph of 6.0 to 7.0,your nutes will also lower your ph.hydro ph should be lower.get a ph probe and test everytime you water and check your runoff.6.5 is good
 
Wooded

Wooded

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MR.Grass said:
most nutes get absorbed best at a ph of 6.0 to 7.0,your nutes will also lower your ph.hydro ph should be lower.get a ph probe and test everytime you water and check your runoff.6.5 is good
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Cheers Mr Grass, I have a ph stick & measured the run off last time, it was 6.4... How does that sound considering the ph going in was around 5.9??

Thanx for the replys, 6.5 all the way from now on!!
My first mistake discoverd & rectified thanx to RUI.
Thank god soil is a bit more forgiving!!
 
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truwy

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how ever much water u use put it in bucket a night early then get sum ph up an down from ur local hydro shop av u got a ph pen u will need 1 if u avnt i suggest ebay or a hydroshop then test with the ph pen add up or down depending on wots needed bout 3.50 each i think
 
PANGcake

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truwy said:
yeah man got the info u need n****r
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Are you acting tough by using the N-word on the internet? Reported...

:peace: //CaL

edit: I can see that either the MOD's or you deleted your post. I really hope it was you, cuz then I know you've learned a lesson and maybe can behave as an adult here on the forums from now on?
 
Wooded

Wooded

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Ok, so i've fed my babies twice since I started doing the PH @ 6.5, they need feeding again tomorrow, so it seems to me they are taking up the water slightly quicker now, does this sound reasonable??
Also, as I mentioned i'm using Ionics boom & ionics boost, the recommened dosage, 7ml bloom per litre, 1ml boost per litre & im upto day18 12/12. This brings my EC upto 1.1, although the guidelines on the bottles say the EC should be 1.5 for soil.
So do I steadily up the EC until its at the recommended 1.5 or leave it how it is??
 
PANGcake

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truwy said:
kiss-assn word im speaking to my mate no1 else keep ur nose out
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then why is your post "gone" if it was considered OK to use language like you do? It's very ignorant of you explaining yourself with "im speaking to my mate", you very well know you were wrong.

point made...see ya around!
 
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truwy

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point made if ur not a moderator then at least put a comment on the topic dont just start laying the rules down
and the moderator took it off because u were making a fuss about nothing
 
PANGcake

PANGcake

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truwy said:
point made if ur not a moderator then at least put a comment on the topic dont just start laying the rules down
and the moderator took it off because u were making a fuss about nothing
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you're absolutely right. I should've commented the topic, fergot to do so when I saw your post :blsmoke:
Go to my thread here where I mention pH for soil growers, I could ofc just copy and paste it but it goes together w the rest of the DON'Ts I put in the thread...

//pce, CaL
 
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