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Herbangardener671started grow question 3 years ago
Is it safe to use baking soda with my fox farm nutrients to raise ph? After mixing ph level is at 5.9 and I need it at least 6.3
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m0useanswered grow question 3 years ago
NO it is not ok.
baking soda is Sodium Bicarbonate. - NaHCO3 - sodium hydrogen carbon oxygenx3
PH up is Potassium Hydroxide KOH - potassium oxygen hydrogen
PH down is phosphoric Acid. H3PO4 - hydrogenx3 potassium oxygenx4
Your will add way to much sodium to your soil.
Both have the effect of raising the PH {KOH or NaHCO3}, but they have different uses in function and the products remaining after reaction.
Same as acids, battery acid is acidic but you don't put that on your french fries, you use vinegar for the exact same reasons.
Everything has a PH but everything is not interchangeable.
PS don't use vinegar to PH down, it kill the soil microbe life.
It gets even more complicated with concentrations and affinity for things.
but lets not get into that
End result, no; not ok
GMSgrowsanswered grow question 3 years ago
Can be used but like yoink said., it isn't stable. You also have to be careful, as it will also raise your total ec
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Y0inkanswered grow question 3 years ago
Ph+ and Ph- are not that expensive.
The difference between this products and homemade solutions,is the stability of ph.
Go to your favourite shop and buy a ph+. I always had to buy Ph- tho,since in my city the water ph is 9!
Good luck 👊🏽🍀🍀
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