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So my water has a high PH and calcium shows on the top soil after a few waters without nutes, I got the lime to lower it hopefully. Just add to a gallon of water by the teaspoon and test? Get it to 6 1/2 and flush all plants and finish with balanced PH nutes? Or could I also foiler feed at low 5 PH and give the plants the needed nutes that way, untill soil PH can catch up?<br />
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I found some PH down at the hydro shop and worked like a should, so I flushed with 6 ph water and will see if the shape up.</div>
<div class="bbWrapper">i dunno.. i started not even checking the ph for organicsoil grows. i would still ph bottled nutes<br />
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i just feed plain 2 stage RO and they look amazing<br />
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would prolly mess around with ph if something looks wrong.<br />
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i think Alien was the one who said he doesn't even check</div>
<div class="bbWrapper">hanna makes a sweet as ph checker for about 40 bucks at most hydro shops be sure to get the calibration solution too to keep it in check.</div>
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I am growing in a mix of roughly 60% organic soil and 40% coco. Should I ph it like soil, coco, or split the difference?
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</blockquote> Jaro you could always check it before then check the runoff and adjust for the difference. if theres a huge difference flushing is required.</div>
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that chart is very helpful for sure but i think all strains have a specific ph that they thrive best in you just gotta find it. thanks for the chart very helpful on the soil part.
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</blockquote>very true. if it were as easy as that chart everyone would have the dankest dank.</div>
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I check it before, after, and all the time...one of the most critical factors in hydro, so don't get lazy...<br />
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</blockquote> whats the ph for usin coco? is it the same as hydro?</div>
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whats the ph for usin coco? is it the same as hydro?
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</blockquote>Technically yes. Since you let it sit in the coco though, it will tend to fluctuate, which is actually good. I shoot for 5.8, but won't hesitate to put a 5.5 watering if I put a lot of beneficials bacteria in it (they seem to raise the PH over time, going through a range is helpful). Also, coco tends to become buffered after awhile of giving it the same PH, so I don't mind feeding them straight filtered water (mine's a bit over 7, un-PH'd) during a water-only watering. Salt build-up (which causes burning and nutriend lockout) is your worst enemy in coco, as far as I'm concerned.</div>
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Technically yes. Since you let it sit in the coco though, it will tend to fluctuate, which is actually good. I shoot for 5.8, but won't hesitate to put a 5.5 watering if I put a lot of beneficials bacteria in it (they seem to raise the PH over time, going through a range is helpful). Also, coco tends to become buffered after awhile of giving it the same PH, so I don't mind feeding them straight filtered water (mine's a bit over 7, un-PH'd) during a water-only watering. Salt build-up (which causes burning and nutriend lockout) is your worst enemy in coco, as far as I'm concerned.
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</blockquote> im having problems alot of them are drying up temp is okay burnt tips n slow growth in coco ... i have 4 in dwc and two of them look to b dying drying all up .. i put frozen bottle waters in the water ph is 5.5 swings to 6.1.... i added hyzome or some crap like that and roots are coming out alil but all white now....</div>
<div class="bbWrapper">man took awhile to figure everything out but i needed 2of the buckets to b complete black.. 2of them were homedepot buckets sprayed blk but light was still getting threw,,, water temp is good ph swinging... everything looks good ...</div>
<div class="bbWrapper">Hey,<br />
I have some questions related to this, Why it is that hydroponics requires different pH level to soil? How would the medium effect the acidity at which different compounds would dissolve?</div>
<div class="bbWrapper">Soil is a buffer for all the bacteria and fungi that prefer a higher ph to feed the roots via symbiosis. You can grow in higher or lower ph but different minerals are locked out at different ph. MWD</div>
<div class="bbWrapper">I noticed when you compare both charts, the 1st one w/color is way off compared to the black $ white chart. <br />
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The reason I say this is because I believe the 2nd black & white chart is the accurate one, so I wouldn't go by the color chart. But do your own research before you take my word for it.</div>
<div class="bbWrapper">To estimate soil ph a sample of the soil near heavy roots .one part soil two parts water shake up let settle then check the water for the third ph # In addition to the before and after water but I wouldn't trip cuz a healthy root zone regulates its own ph given you haven't killed the soil yet.</div>
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