Ph

Coco has no nutrients and in fact leaches or take nutrients away. Coco should be prepped and "buffered" before using.. But I hope you understand what I am trying to get at here Pm for more info or if your confused.

Any of the buffers you put in the soil will STAY IN THE SOIL... Plants intake the Buffers but not in the volume that would be present in the Water...

Watering with phed Water is generally speaking a Coco thing. Also in Hydro Ph is very important.. Ph is important in soil as well. But I'm seeing a lot of folks adding PH buffers to the water they are using to water plants... THIS IS MADNESS. Little old ladies have been gardening for hundreds of years without PH their water... Soil is naturally Acidic, so unless your soil is really hot or is not good for cannabis then you should not have to worry about PH in soil period... I hope this helps.. Grown Trees all the time and we never ph in soil it's just not needed and wasteful... PH is hydroponic and Coco.... ONLY PH in soil if you think you have a problem with your soil....

It means your soil is probably more acidic than it should be. Depends on volume of water you put in and what's in the soil.. e.g. if you guesstimate 1:1 you can extrapolate the soil's pH with a little algebra and google. If early in grow, as in first week, add some garden lime according to instructions. That helps raise pH. There are other things you can do too. Garden lime is useless in short grows or later in a longer grow. it won't be usable by the plant soon enough. Check the pH of your mixed fertilizer. That may be the cause if you have not done so. Most ferts are quite acidic. Above all, if this has been consistent and you have no problems with you plants, it could be perfectly fine. If you have no problems through bloom, go ahead and test a higher pH, but if it's no different yield, why waste the effort. I grow in coco. If i am at the recommended 5-.5-5.8 range, my plants suffer. Whether that's genetics, something environmental, or just bad "bro science" in the first place, I have no idea. Don't get me wrong. pH matters in bio-chemistry.