Do Nutes Make One's Water More Acidic??? (Help!)

What final solution? You say that as if you're using deep water culture. With that type of food, I hope you're growing in soil. If so, don't worry about the pH of what's going in.

To answer the question more directly, some nutrients will have a tendency to raise pH and some will tend to lower it.

I think you should buy a pet instead. A cat or a dog or something.

Be sure to give them some Phosphorus as well. If you have young plants they need Phosphorus in order to create a strong root system. Too much nitrogen too early will do more harm than good. In my experience. After transplanting a lot of farmers will use whats called a starter liquid fertilizer with high amounts of P and variable amounts of N&K to get the transplants growing roots quick.

Thanks for the tip, CwN... Yes, the Nitrogen ferts I'm going to feed it include Phosphorus, and are a 5-1-1 ratio. Prior to this the only ferts I fed the plants were low-to-moderate doses of Phosphorus, specifically to instigate root development. I assume the roots have taken nicely to it, because the plants seem quite healthy and vibrant, although small and (somewhat) slow-growing... That's why I feel it's time to feed it something that's going to accelerate growth of it's leaves and branches right now...

But I admit that I'm concerned about feeding my plants a solution that's quite literally off the charts in acidity... I am growing in soil, but does that fact automatically just "undo" the effects of a highly acidic watering/feeding???

Short and is "yes", it does. The buffering capacity of the soil is very hard to "break". It would require a concentrated strong acid, and a lot of it to change the properties of the soil.

Delicious SweetLeaf said:

. I am growing in soil, but does that fact automatically just "undo" the effects of a highly acidic watering/feeding???

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