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Soil pH not adjusting even after watering pH water.
Dormandostarted grow question a year ago
So Far I've been 6.5-7 pH water, & organic ferts BioThrive Grow, Bloom & CalMag. The soil pH doesn't seen to go any below 6.5; even though I've been feeding 5 pH water to make it lower. Why is this happening? What to do? Does organics in the soil auto-adjust the pH all by itself
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gottagrowsometimeanswered grow question a year ago
1st things 1st.
Organic nutrients react differently in a soil set up. My alga grow is 4.5 when putting in.
My Bioenhancer from Green House Feeding puts the ph ai 9.5
My point is. Unless you're adding synthetic nutrients, (which you should try avoid, as the organic process doesn't follow PH rules. With most organic nutrients with soil. ph does not need adjusting.
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Organomananswered grow question a year ago
6.5 - 7.0 in soil is perfectly fine. Adding acidic water (5.0) to soil will not change the pH of the soil. To lower the pH of the soil, top dressing with agricultural sulfur will lower soil pH...........but if your soil is anywhere between 6.2 and 7.2, I really wouldn't worry or try and change anything.
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AsNoriuanswered grow question a year ago
That meter shows how fat is milk, but not ph of soil .
Dont try to correct soil. Have wet/dry cycles and load always right ph. For soil its 6.2-6.5 range. I found constant 6.3 works best.
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Polyphemusanswered grow question a year ago
6.5 is fine for soil. 6.8, too. even 7 probably won't cause issues with a good feeding regimen, but there's some benefit to slightly acidic on growth. "auto adjust" is a bit of a misnomer... the bacteria will mitigate some ph swings.. but tehy will also force a resulting equilibrium.. like what you see.. this is the "auto-adjusting" occuring.
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