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Bhizzle28x

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Hello, new grower I have some questions I just transplanted my seedling to 5 gal buckets for the first time and watered and checked the ph when I watered it. Ph was pretty high around 8 and I have been trying to get it down the past two days and only have gotten it down slightly. Should I keep trying each day to get it down? Or should I worry about it next watering? Or am I okay just over reacting for now?
 
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xtsho

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How are you checking pH? If you're in 5 gallon pots of soil you don't want to keep watering daily trying to adjust the pH.
 
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Bhizzle28x

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PadawanWarrior said:
How are you testing the pH?
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Ph stick that that sits in the soil tests wetness and I know I shouldn’t be watering everting day. I only watered a little bit tho to try and drop the ph but it hasn’t worked so just wondering if I should waituntil next watering like it won’t mess up things too bad huh?
 
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NewGrassCity

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Get a ph tester meter on Amazon, the yellow one. The day before watering, fill your water jug up and let it sit for 24hrs. The day of watering, use the meter to test the ph.

The easiest way to adjust ph is with drops (ph up and ph down drops).

I only water at 6.4 ph.
 
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Bhizzle28x

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Bhizzle28x

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NewGrassCity said:
Get a ph tester meter on Amazon, the yellow one. The day before watering, fill your water jug up and let it sit for 24hrs. The day of watering, use the meter to test the ph.

The easiest way to adjust ph is with drops (ph up and ph down drops).

I only water at 6.4 ph.
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so I should just wait until next watering to lower it? It won’t affect things too much right?
 
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Bhizzle28x

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PadawanWarrior said:
Ignore whatever it says for pH. A real soil pH pen is not cheap. You can do a slurry test with a cheap kit though for a somewhat accurate result.
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i re ordered the yellow one for Amazon it just broke the other day and all I had was that one so I thought it was the same.Gonna just wait to get it and hopefully I won’t lost too much growth from the plants with the possible nutrient deficiency
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

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pH meters are prone to lose calibration. It is in their nature. Any pH meter that you can’t or don’t frequently calibrate will tell you lies that hurt the grow.
 
xtsho

xtsho

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It's a guarantee that you're not getting an accurate reading with that soil probe thingy. Just water them when they need it and stop worrying about the pH. You're not growing hydro. What soil are you using?

I water plants in soil with straight tap water all the time with no ill effects. I don't even bother with pH in soil.

This is where my waters at.

"Portland's water is currently treated to be at a pH of 8.2. The pH of Portland's water can vary by a small amount in the distribution system, but it generally ranges from about 7.4 to 8.4, with a median value of 7.8 to 8.1."

Any decent soil is going to have buffering agents. Trying to adjust soil pH based on a soil probe or runoff is a complete waste of time and can end up getting the soil chemistry all messed up. If you're using something to lower the pH and you keep putting it into your soil you can create problems when none existed before.
 
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Bhizzle28x

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xtsho said:
It's a guarantee that you're not getting an accurate reading with that soil probe thingy. Just water them when they need it and stop worrying about the pH. You're not growing hydro. What soil are you using?

I water plants in soil with straight tap water all the time with no ill effects. I don't even bother with pH in soil.

This is where my waters at.

"Portland's water is currently treated to be at a pH of 8.2. The pH of Portland's water can vary by a small amount in the distribution system, but it generally ranges from about 7.4 to 8.4, with a median value of 7.8 to 8.1."

Any decent soil is going to have buffering agents. Trying to adjust soil pH based on a soil probe or runoff is a complete waste of time and can end up getting the soil chemistry all messed up. If you're using something to lower the pH and you keep putting it into your soil you can create problems when none existed before.
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I use a mix of coco & Fox farm ocean soil
 
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