Watering and protection
highlifefarmstarted grow question 6y ago
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1) Is it ok to water the plant with spring bottled water at 6.8 pH? Tap water is 5.5-6,2 pH where i am so i am not sure. Any natural or organic solution to raise pH of water at home?
2) See the protection dome i use, at what stage is it safe to stop using it
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GMSgrowsanswered grow question 6y ago
It's ok to water with that water but when it comes time to use nutes, when you add your nutes the ph will drop to unacceptable levels. Ph up or baking soda. But baking soda isn't stable. PH down you can use vinegar, but it also isnt stable. Ph up and down is stable and your nute solution doesnt change much over time. Baking soda and vinegar, your ph can drip up or down quickly. If you have to proper humidity you can remove your lid at any time. Cheers
SeseGrowsanswered grow question 6y ago
Hey buddy!
1) Spring water would be very interesting to analyze in a private lab to know what its properties are. If, for example, this water has low mineralization, you might need to add calcium - magnesium.
You don't have a problem with the pH, 6.8 is perfect!
2) You should stop using the protection between the first and second week.
Green greetings!
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Mooncatanswered grow question 6y ago
If you using bottled water try to get an EC Meter since many of then use some combinations of minerals wich arent the best for growing plants or can mess up some things...
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