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Grow QuestionsHow to lower ph at root zone?

How to lower ph at root zone?

Bdawgstarted grow question 3 years ago

How do i get oh of run off in coco down. Ph going in 5.8. Coming out is 7. Someone mentiones buffer to me. And alkalinity. Confused. Just fort a lower ph going in wud make lower ph run off.help confused

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HighRoller909answered grow question 3 years ago

Bro,forget that runoff crap.everyone is confused about it I see. Do your plants look OK? Then there is no problem.higher runoff ph than input ph means your plants absorb the nutes well and this is a great sign.if ph was just like how you set your feeding ph then this would be a problem because all nutes that build up in your pots drop the ph dramatically. Runoff is shit bro,runoff is nothing unless your plants are dying. Coco makes the nutes more and always available to your plants than soil,they probably eat well,do not get confused on runoff please and do nothing about it. Yes,flushing with acidic water will make the runoff drop but this will most likely cause problems.better stay like this,do not mess up your coco please. If your plants grow well,dont take action.if they dont,please share photos with us so we can find a way to recover. Trust me,your plants dont feel the way you are worried about them. Do you analyse your urine every day or every month? I guess no. Doctors only ask for it when you are sick.think like this.

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HighRoller909answered grow question 3 years ago

| | | V we already gave the RIGHT answer ; he doesn't have any problems but unnecessarily concerned about that runoff ph myth. your boy grows nice with coco but we don't huh? check out my diaries and see how to properly grow massive trees and get outstanding crops with coco. ph coming out is not that important but people hang around like they know everything,just like that barns bullshit. he doesn't even grow in coco yet he talks rubbish about it and misleads people. talking to your guy for what? for a non existent problem? and your boy will answer like "flush with low ph water" and it will cause serious problems for this dude,breaking ph balance of his coco. come on, I know how this website works. you and others periodically come and enter the contest and spread very false information.I've seen a lot of people complaining about how their crops got ruined by misleading info. please leave that grower advertising bullshit and focus on your own job if you don't have an idea about what's going on...

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GMSgrowsanswered grow question 3 years ago

Your ph going in and coming out are important. I suggest talking to Roberts as he grows some nice crops with coco. Coco and pebbles is hydroponics, just another form, we call soiless. Getting your coco buffered properly before hand keeps things going much more smoothly. Cheers my friend.

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Bdawganswered grow question 3 years ago

Not hydro. Using coco pebbels 60-40 mix. Hand watering for another ten days then going onto autopot system. Being fesd from bottom. Gena post another wuestion with pictures. Two are ok two arent. Pale green red stems gren veins on leaves bit prominent.

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Bdawganswered grow question 3 years ago

How do i update some pictures without posting a new question.

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rhodes68answered grow question 3 years ago

If hydro the only check is run-off EC not PH, its meaningless unless some major weird issue exists.

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MycoDananswered grow question 3 years ago

Keep running 5.5 PH water through it until your runoff is between 5.5 and 6. Then go back to feeding like normal. Make sure you flush with PH'd water every 3-4 feedings. Salts can build up quickly with coco.

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Bdawganswered grow question 3 years ago

Yh i can try that i nornaly jus catch all of it in buket underneath then test it.

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Hashyanswered grow question 3 years ago

When you collect your runoff aim for 20% going in. Try and collect the last bit of runoff and test that rather then the whole 20%

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Bdawganswered grow question 3 years ago

Someone said to me if i add silica will give me more kkkkkkkkk (alkalinity) so when i ph down i wil have to add more which give me more aaaaaaa(acid) . KKKKKKKKKK AAAAAAAAAA Now you again have nutrients, decay etc that will add acid and lower PH. The last example added 2 more acid so we do the same. KKKKKKKKKK AAAAAAAAAAAA and you only have 17ish% increase to acid. So the PH change is much less. Confused. But i fort jus keep feeding with a ph 5 5. . Doe wana keeo fkushing loads wil damage root zone alredy overwatered it at the start

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Chow_13answered grow question 3 years ago

Just what your doing, flush with a lower ph. You have buildup in the medium so if you keep putting in 5.5 it will eventually lower it to 5.5 as the buildup washes away. Just keep flushing my friend.

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