Can't get my soil PH down

natedogg316

natedogg316

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sorry been so long to reply, been enjoying my 1st grow, PH has been fine for a while now, I got some fox farm soil, pretty damn good sold for life, and got a digital ph meter, must say life is good, lol :bigjoint:
 
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Kingken30

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DaveCoulier said:
Guys dolomite lime DOES NOT lower PH. It is for increasing the PH of acidic soils. It is not neutral ph. It will not lower 7.5 PH soil to 7.0. He's going to need to get gypsum or sulfur to lower his PH. I honestly have no idea how this myth keeps going around. Do some research on dolomitic/dolomite lime and stop perpetuating bad information.
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These people had no clue what to do lmaoooooo lime to bring the ph down lmao
 
Mechman60

Mechman60

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Mr.GreenJeans said:
DO WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!:shock:

Ph in soil certainly DOES matter!!! BUT, it's not as critical as in a hydro set-up. You can get nute lock-out in soil just like in Hydroponics, but soil is much more forgiving of such things.
He's at 7.0-7.5. I wouldn't particularly sweat 7.0 too bad, but 7.5 definitely needs adjusting. I'm just surprised that his nutes don't make the soil more acidic on their own because generally in soil you encounter the exact opposite problem (ie. soil becomes too acidic over time). :peace:
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In my AZ town. It's 6.5 outa the tap. But onceI use it my soil jumps to 7. Tried 5.0 flushing in 48 hours it was back to 7.0.
I tried vinegar and after that molasses they were temporary short fixes.
 
Mechman60

Mechman60

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Mechman60 said:
In my AZ town. It's 6.5 outa the tap. But onceI use it my soil jumps to 7. Tried 5.0 flushing in 48 hours it was back to 7.0.
I tried vinegar and after that molasses they were temporary short fixes.
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I know this is an old thread but I'm hoping you figured it out and I can use your knowledge.
 
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