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Soil PH balance

PooBrainStoneystarted grow question 3y ago

I'm looking for something to add to my soil to bring PH down to a reasonable level. Any suggestions on things I could use or look out for? Thank you!

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PooBrainStoneyanswered grow question 3y ago

Thanks all who helped. Ive been using PH down in all my plain water and Nutrient mixes but my meters still read it being far too high. It could also be the cheap meters I have lol. I'll just have to experiment around and see if I can find a solution for my issues. Thanks once again!

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ernest_twwganswered grow question 3y ago

Lemon juice should work.

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GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 3y ago

It sounds to me like you want to do this organically... there are two options which are always mentioned in any article dealing with this - elemental sulfur and aluminum sulfate... HOWEVER, while elemental sulfur is the safest, it also takes 3-6 months of warm weather to work... aluminum sulfate is much faster acting BUT aluminum is toxic to plants... Bite the bullet here and get some of General Hydroponic's PH-Down - depending on the pH of your water or nute solution, it usually only takes a few drops to lower the pH of the water and thereby the soil as you water/feed. Good luck

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