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Hey guys. Is it worth investing in PH pen, a PH/PPM pen or just using the PH strips and fuck the pen? Thanks for your opinion.
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ph means potential of hydrogen. hydrated lime can make your ph higher. nutrints will make your ph go down. spring water has a ph of 6.5
distilled is 7.0. if i add nutes to my distilled water it will drop from 7.0 to 5.2. or lower.
when in dout flush it out.
its good that the soil goes up and down beause different nutrients are absorbed at different ph levels. calcium and mag are absorbed by a different ph than nitrogen and potasium. but you always want to be within range for optimal growing.
ph means potential of hydrogen. hydrated lime can make your ph higher. nutrints will make your ph go down. spring water has a ph of 6.5
distilled is 7.0. if i add nutes to my distilled water it will drop from 7.0 to 5.2. or lower.
when in dout flush it out.
its good that the soil goes up and down beause different nutrients are absorbed at different ph levels. calcium and mag are absorbed by a different ph than nitrogen and potasium. but you always want to be within range for optimal growing.
boiled water is no where near like distilled water. in boiled water most elements remain in the water, you can tell this by boiling off a good couple of gallons then scraping up the dry residue and weighing it.
distilled water is when you boild water and catch the steam and cool THAT back into water, that does not have all the elements left behind in your boiling tub
Just found that out here for sure. I invested in a PH pen and a PPM meter and found the PH that I had been trusting to be right, strips and liquid both from an un-named hydro supplier, were WAY OFF. My PH was around 8 !!!! I adjusted some tonight, but have to wait for my bloomer tomorrow. Wow am I glad I bit the bullet today and bought 'em.get the best you can afford if you love your hobby
strips are shit. nuff said =)
i have a few qs mate , i ph water for 6.5 in but my run off is like 5.5 then i adjust to 7.0 and run off 6.0It can be very difficult near impossible to grow a healthy plant without proper understanding of pH and the tools to monitor and adjust the pH.
A must is a good digital pH meter.
I feel like this should be a sticky. A lot of beginner growers including myself treated pH as an after thought. These days I spend close to an hour carefully testing and adjusting my pH each feeding/watering and my results have improved drastically.
IMO pH issues are the root of almost every mystery problem.
Great thread.
vinigar & lemon juice are just quick ones of the top of my head.
i have a few qs mate , i ph water for 6.5 in but my run off is like 5.5 then i adjust to 7.0 and run off 6.0
qs1 whats important what goes in or the run off?
qs2 how do u calibrate a 2 pronged 3 in one tester for water (wet.dry)light?
ive asked these qs b4 but nobody has replied as if is not the most important or as if its not prob the main killer of most plants.
thanks for reply
It can be very difficult near impossible to grow a healthy plant without proper understanding of pH and the tools to monitor and adjust the pH.
A must is a good digital pH meter.
I feel like this should be a sticky. A lot of beginner growers including myself treated pH as an after thought. These days I spend close to an hour carefully testing and adjusting my pH each feeding/watering and my results have improved drastically.
IMO pH issues are the root of almost every mystery problem.
Great thread.