PH 7.4 OUT OF TAP , AND 170 PPM OUT OF TAP

[Massgrower98]

IM GROWING IN A ORGANIC MIX(ROOTS ORGANIC MIX) IS IT NECCESSARY TO ADJUST THE PH TO 6.5 WITH GENERAL HYDROPONICS LIQUID UP & DOWN? OR SHOULD I NOT WORRY ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE LIME IN THE SOIL KEEPS IT BALANCED ?

 

[That1guy1]

Lower it to 6.5

 

[Pyreonfire]

Ask in the organic growing group. You'll get more specific, and different, answers. My tap water is from a well on my property, full of minerals and tests at 7.5. I don't ph adjust. Sometimes I cut it with RO water to bring it down and offer a different ph range to them, but in organics they usually tolerate a wider range of ph. Also, not sure you'd want to use GH up and down to adjust with organics anyhow.. so, I'd ask in the organic group to be sure!

 

[MICHI-CAN]

6.2-6.5 is my range in soil unti the last couple weeks of flower. Then I increase to 6.8. Works well so far. Going on three years.

 

[Massgrower98]

6.2-6.5 is my range in soil unti the last couple weeks of flower. Then I increase to 6.8. Works well so far. Going on three years.

Ok well I've just been told by multiple people to not use the ph up and down solution in ORGANICS ... was told that to much ph down (acidic) will acidify my soil? So how would I adjust my ph without using ph up and down in organics ?

 

[MICHI-CAN]

Ok well I've just been told by multiple people to not use the ph up and down solution in ORGANICS ... was told that to much ph down (acidic) will acidify my soil? So how would I adjust my ph without using ph up and down in organics ?

You can't. GH down every batch here. Not sure whether most of these contributors are parrots or growers. Been doing this a looooong time. Last decade has become lets over complicate it and demonstrate how large my vocabulary has become. Be cautious of advice around here. Most of these people don't have any pics of their own preaching at work. My grow journal speaks for it's self.

 

[Massgrower98]

You can't. GH down every batch here. Not sure whether most of these contributors are parrots or growers. Been doing this a looooong time. Last decade has become lets over complicate it and demonstrate how large my vocabulary has become. Be cautious of advice around here. Most of these people don't have any pics of their own preaching at work. My grow journal speaks for it's self.

Ok yeah my plants are starting to look healthier and growth is starting to come back since I've stopped over watering... and yeah everyone definitely has there own opinion on here but either way it's good to get info from other people and interact with other growers and share knowledge totally cool... So your saying I should continue using my ph up and down despite what these other people are telling me ?

 

[Massgrower98]

Ok yeah my plants are starting to look healthier and growth is starting to come back since I've stopped over watering... and yeah everyone definitely has there own opinion on here but either way it's good to get info from other people and interact with other growers and share knowledge totally cool... So your saying I should continue using my ph up and down despite what these other people are telling me ?

it's crazy this one white widow wants to grow faster than all the others lol must of been from the micro nutes I gave it... bout to feed the rest of these with micorizzae soon to boost the root growth..

 

[Massgrower98]

Ask in the organic growing group. You'll get more specific, and different, answers. My tap water is from a well on my property, full of minerals and tests at 7.5. I don't ph adjust. Sometimes I cut it with RO water to bring it down and offer a different ph range to them, but in organics they usually tolerate a wider range of ph. Also, not sure you'd want to use GH up and down to adjust with organics anyhow.. so, I'd ask in the organic group to be sure!

Nice so that would be more of a natural way to lower the ph adding RO water instead of adjusting with ph up and down solution?