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Naturally ph water that is beneficial and not gonna hurt my plants
Diabeticdemonstarted grow question 3 months ago
Does anyone know of a organic way to ph water? I use rain water only so don't need to pH down much
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m0useanswered grow question 3 months ago
Most soil grows don't need much if any PH management. Add in some sulpher based stuff at transplant and it will not be needed.
"organic" PH down/up is dumb. can use almost any acid with no real issues. the alkaline side of things gets tricky as most home products have a bunch of Na in it.
I use a potassium hydroxide for ph up. small bttl 30% 8 dollars. will last me years. ph down can use vinegar, phosphoric acid, citric w/e you got on hand.
Organic in terms of chemistry means it contains Carbon. so water is not organic H2O. or the gases they take in. like CO2 and N2 also not organic.
Newt_Loopanswered grow question 3 months ago
You can dissolve dolomitic lime or calcitic lime to raise water ph, can also be used to change soil ph.
Dolomitic lime releases calcium and magnesium ions when dissolved.
Calcitic lime releases calcium ions.
Take that into account when feeding other nutrients with calcium or magnesium and adjust accordingly.
Phosphoric Acid will lower water ph, can also change soil ph.
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 3 months ago
hate to tell you, inorganic molecules are "natural" too, lol.
a base is a base. an acid is an acid. being organic or not does not impact the function at all. since all bases are H+ donators or acceptors, many will be "organic molecules" - science term not marketing nonsense. While not 100%, most molecules that contain C,H,O,N are organic. There are exceptions, like CO2. CO2 is an inorganic molecules and probably 99..9% of molecules that the plant builds for growth and maintenance depend on it as a source for C.
Your plant is always made from inorganic material... always.
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Organomananswered grow question 3 months ago
Vinegar will work, but if you are growing in soil, the pH of untreated rainwater will not cause any issues anyhow.
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Ninjabudsanswered grow question 3 months ago
You can use lemon juice or vinegar to bring the pH of your water down. Just add a little bit at a time and test it with a pH meter until you get it to the right level. You can also get pH up and down solutions at most gardening stores.
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