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I'm still trying to raise my soils pH, I'm using Olympus up which has lime, should I give a higher dose or jus pH water till pH runoff goes up?

Dillsnills
Dillsnillsstarted grow question 3 years ago
If I use nectar for the gods Olympus up which has lime in it and I'm having low soil pH probs, should I use more Olympus up and adjust my pH and would that help raise my soils pH? Or should I jus use pH water until my pH runoff is where I want it? Advice greatly appreciated.
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Leaves. Color - Yellow
Setup. Strain - Autoflowering
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 3 years ago
At this stage of flowering I would not worry, changing anything dramatically can upset your plants and the worst time to upset plants is during flowering. pH is best adjusted before using the substrate for planting. I would be giving some of the paler plants (perhaps all of them) a half strength dose of "grow" nutrients to supplement their nitrogen supply, before the plants completely exhaust themselves. This one off application will not interfere with potency or cause any other maturation issues. As long as your soil is above 6.0 and under 7.2, your plants will be fine. pHed water will not change the soil pH long term, changing the soil pH is best changed with lime or dolomite, as these 2 substances have a long lasting chemical altering affect on the soil. Using strong pHed water will just lead to your meter reading the pH of the water and not the pH of the soil. When checking soil pH it is best to do so after letting the pot sit for 24-36 hours after/since you last watered it, this way everything settles and you get a reading of the soil and not the water you just put in the pot. Hope this helps, Organoman.
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Aquemini
Aqueminianswered grow question 3 years ago
You'll want to bring your pH up without using nutrients. There's probably to much salt build up in your medium. Nectar of the Gods is a really good nutrient line but it's very heavy and will lock up your medium with salt or pH issues if you don't flush it once in awhile. Good news is its organic so it a lot easier on plants. Start flushing with plain pH water at 6.5, I'd really flush it good and then give a light feeding and test it a little while later. Another thing is Nectar of the gods will harden the top soil to the point water will not flow through the medium correctly and builds up salts and will keep the pH low.
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Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question 3 years ago
Just use a higher ph water it should start bringing it up unless nutrition is too strong. Good luck and happy growing 🌱🌱🌱
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