ITheNorth
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So how do i lower my ph properly? Should I buy ro water or is there an additive I can add to my tap water? I'm not on a well..
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runoff pH or ppm is totally meaningless in soil. Stop wasting your time and energy even concerning yourself about it. Myco should be introduced every time you transplant, get them right down there on the roots. This is something to do religiously all through veg, because that is what veg is all about, building the roots that you are going to use to feed the plants with in bloom.Ok. I'll go to my local hydro store and get some. I checked the ph of my water before watering (6.4) then check the runoff and it was 4.5. How do I correct this or should I be concerned about my runoff?
I'm also considering mycorrahazie. Is this a good idea?
Sorry for all the questions...
I don't understand why you asked about using myco then... its in your soil, so you are using it no matter what. You can buy extra myco to add during transplants (Great White), so that is what I was talking about. Myco fungi are necessary to help supplement the root system. A container without myco will have a much harder time getting phosphorus into the plant later in bloom..Do you mean don't worry about my ph or don't worry about runoff ph?
Not sure I understand what you mean about mycorrahazie.
This is what I have..
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Emilya. I will add a small amount from my bag of myco to the bottom of the roots like you said when I transplant.I don't understand why you asked about using myco then... its in your soil, so you are using it no matter what. You can buy extra myco to add during transplants (Great White), so that is what I was talking about. Myco fungi are necessary to help supplement the root system. A container without myco will have a much harder time getting phosphorus into the plant later in bloom..
If you are using synthetic nutes, you must worry about pH. Nutes are locked in an EDTA bond while in the bottle so they don't interact with each other and become inert by the time you use them. The only way to break the nutes out of these bonds and make them mobile in the soil, is to have to have your soil/water saturation set to the proper pH range. We adjust pH of our incoming fluids because of the nutes, and if you are not running synthetic nutes there is no reason to worry about pH.
Runoff pH is always meaningless in soil. Think of a coffee percolator, where the more water you put in the system, the weaker the coffee gets. Relate this to runoff. At which point of runoff, 2%, 5%, 20% of what you put in, is your pH reading going to accurately represent something happening in the soil above? The answer is NEVER. Your reading is totally arbitrary and random and in no way represents anything. Anyone telling you to check runoff pH in soil, has no idea what they are talking about.
I also thought I could grow in myco alone and as nutes during watering but I think thats a no.I don't understand why you asked about using myco then... its in your soil, so you are using it no matter what. You can buy extra myco to add during transplants (Great White), so that is what I was talking about. Myco fungi are necessary to help supplement the root system. A container without myco will have a much harder time getting phosphorus into the plant later in bloom..
If you are using synthetic nutes, you must worry about pH. Nutes are locked in an EDTA bond while in the bottle so they don't interact with each other and become inert by the time you use them. The only way to break the nutes out of these bonds and make them mobile in the soil, is to have to have your soil/water saturation set to the proper pH range. We adjust pH of our incoming fluids because of the nutes, and if you are not running synthetic nutes there is no reason to worry about pH.
Runoff pH is always meaningless in soil. Think of a coffee percolator, where the more water you put in the system, the weaker the coffee gets. Relate this to runoff. At which point of runoff, 2%, 5%, 20% of what you put in, is your pH reading going to accurately represent something happening in the soil above? The answer is NEVER. Your reading is totally arbitrary and random and in no way represents anything. Anyone telling you to check runoff pH in soil, has no idea what they are talking about.
I also thought I could grow in myco alone and as nutes during watering but I think thats a no.
Thank you! I read a lot and retain most of it. A strong mind is both a bane and boon... but i do enjoy sharing what I have learned and I am glad that I got a chance to help you!You're a library of knowledge Emilya. Thank you!
You're the best!Thank you! I read a lot and retain most of it. A strong mind is both a bane and boon... but i do enjoy sharing what I have learned and I am glad that I got a chance to help you!