GMSgrowsanswered grow question 3 years ago Well 6.0 to 7.0 is the range for soil ph. Don't water past 7.0 mph water. Soil holds your nutes, so you should only be feeding once in a week or 2 if you can get away with it. When you check soils ph and ec from the runoff, you need to check the very first drippings that comes out. Soil grows aren't like coco and such that needs food every feed. 6.0 is ok to be at with soil. 6.5 is best throughout a soil grow. Just plain water until you see all new growth is green and healthy again, before adding nutrients.