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ganzigunnu
ganzigunnustarted grow question 3 years ago
Biobizz Lightmix is the only soil I could see 6.5 that's why I use it but this time I measure it's 7 my question how come does it happen even though the water it's been getting was no more than 5.8 all the time? I know my organic ph thing adjusts it only for couple of hours.
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BraveheartGenetics
BraveheartGeneticsanswered grow question 3 years ago
Hello, in soil there is no need to check the runoff pH. Just make sure what she gets in is right. Although 5.8 is a little low for soil so I would start to bring that up closer to 6.5. Adding some beneficial bacteria and humic acids will help the condition of the soil. It will also break down organic matter like dead roots so the plant can absorb nutrients and oxygen properly. When using the meter, make sure your water has some ec value, 200-400ppm consisting of calmag mainly. Otherwise you meter will not be able to give a steady reading. Using RO and soft water causes issues with reading the meter. I hope this helps, good luck and happy growing
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CanarianGrow92
CanarianGrow92answered grow question 3 years ago
Mmm, did you calibrate your meter? Maybe its time for calibration 🤔 other thing i can think of is that your soil is starting to accumulate salts (rests of nutrients in the soil and roots) and other stuff decomposing in your sool raising a bit the PH, idk not sure, buy maybe check also the ppm outcome just once in case, for the rest i cant think of much more reasons, maybe other people has better opinions
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Hashy
Hashyanswered grow question 3 years ago
I would be tempted to use a ph of 6.0 minimum. Ph going in should be between 6 and 6.8
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