PH question?

[GrowInTheDark]

Hi i have a couple of plants and i bought a ph meter yesterday that said my soil ph was 7.9, so i made a solution of water, nutes and lemon juice, which was a ph of 5.5, and watered, the adjusted soil ph is now between 6.5 and 7. My question is will the 5.5 watering be harmful to adjust ph level in soil, or should i steady a 6.5 solution watering for a while till it evens out, i kind of wanted a fast fix.

 

[growchick]

I think that's fine - I only do hydro grows so I'm not positive with the soil - but my plants are happy any where from 5.25 to 6.5 and happiest at 5.85 exactly - so pouring 5.5 over their dirt shouldn't hurt yours.

 

[rillos]

Feed soil plants a PH 6.3-6.8 you will cause a lot f problems like nute lockout when you feed incorrect PH.

 

[GrowInTheDark]

Feed soil plants a PH 6.3-6.8 you will cause a lot f problems like nute lockout when you feed incorrect PH.

yes, but the growing medium had a ph that was too high so i was trying to adjust it, it already had lockout.

 

[rillos]

yes, but the growing medium had a ph that was too high so i was trying to adjust it, it already had lockout.

You should really have taken care of your soil PH before using it. But never try feed the incorrect PH. Don't worry as much about your runoff as you need to just feed correctly, your soil will eventually have the proper PH.

 

[Papageno]

They are both correct. It is fine what you did...preferably you do things correctly....