To pH or not to pH?

pH is the goat. Check my reply to your week 6.

NPK the big 3, then sulphur/calcium those are the 5 macro nutrients. Then you have all the micro nutrients. Every nutrient has a very specific "optimal" pH for uptake, some uptake best at 5 some at 7.5 like nitrogen, but if we make the ph 7.5 it will cut off other nutrient all together. We use 6.0 -6.5 as a general range because everything uptakes "reasonably" well within it. Once you break things down to an atomic level once a atom is stable it emits either a positive or negative charge, every nutrient has a very particular magnetic signature or magnetic charge, essentially dictating which way the atoms rotate as they spin. As something becomes more "acidic" the atoms start to become more excited, this causes friction, like when you run your hands together, gives acid it's ability to dissolve. 0ppm h2o at room temperature = 7.0 pH 0ppm h2o at rapid boil = 6.2 pH If your adding shit to your grow that alters the ph then yes it's important.

pH impacts growth for sure.. you'll need slightly different ratios of nutes are varying pH, because it can affect availability, meaning a new balance is required. You can find real research that shows optimal pH (per species) can definitely impact growth rate. Even if such things are measurable, relative to common sense ranges, it's a small thing. e.g. there's no way the uman eye can see a difference between 5.8 and 6.0 - not with all the variance you get seed to seed as well as a number of other volatile factors muddying the waters. with that said, i rarely pH test my water. I have a 100-pack of ph strips that are 2-3 years old at this point and there are at least 80 in there. Been over a year since i ph-tested anything i bet. My nutes are ph-buffered, though, so it's ~6.0 everytime. Takes the guessing game out of it. So, there are ways to avoid the problem with confidence. I have terrible habits with my reservoir, too, and still no problems. If i were smart, i'd test it before germinating seeds.. but i'm lazy. Consistency is probably most important, relative to any common sense range of pH. Genetics is your potential. You either let the plant get there or hinder it. There's no polishing turds, here.

I would never say PHing is a waste of time. You could say the same thing about water treatment sights if they did not PH the water most of us would most likley die eventully. though there are ways around having to ph water you can use nutrients like gen1:11 these nutrients are ph stable with a tap water with ec of around 0.3 to 0.5 this will ensure your ph is always right and you dont even need a meterr to test it ive used gen1 for 3 years and had nothing but sweet tasting bud and massive yields :) best of luck buddy

PH is key.

Ph ph ph ph and 1000000x PH . In soil its most important indoors, no doubts.

People who say that are just lazy growers lol . Weed will grow anywhere between 5 and 7 but if you want optimal growth then you should consider dialling it in. Granted organic soil you don't have to worry to much about pH as that kind of phs itself. Although it's still good to check . In Coco and hydro I think pHing is a must.

You should totally concider ph. I mean I always ask i your food was too sour or bitter or salty, would you like to eat it?

all time need ph good factor no have good nutriens solucion you have bad hP the plant can take eung nutriens for inbalanced ph ergo time lose