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Optimal pH for solution, when growing in 70% Promix BX, 30% perlite.

XanHalen
XanHalenstarted grow question 12 hours ago
I'm having trouble finding reliable info regarding what to pH my nute solution to, I read that some like to look at it as hydro (technically soilless), and others view it as soil (due to being preloaded). So 5.5 - 6 or 6 - 6.5? HELP have done full grow using 5.5-6, peep the grow.
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 2 hours ago
6.3-6.5
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All_our_small_plants
All_our_small_plantsanswered grow question 3 hours ago
Hi canabis Pflanzen brauchen je nach Phase einen anderen PH wert. Wenn sie keimen und in den ersten Tagen-Wochen einen PH wert 5.8 wenn sie älter werden und in die Blüte Phase wechseln steigt auch der ph wert auf 6-6.2 je mehr sie in die Blüte gehen desde höher der ph wert bis 6.5. Das hat was mit der besseren Aufnahmen der Nährstoffe zu tuhen die sie in jeder Phase brauchen.
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AsNoriu
AsNoriuanswered grow question 5 hours ago
And my range would be 6.3-6.5 , if i would treat any medium as soil. Does magic in my own opinion.
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AsNoriu
AsNoriuanswered grow question 5 hours ago
Years ago , i was growing in pro mix hp, bags looked with orange stripe, not blue like they pack now. I treated it as soil. It was very potent, started to feed on weeks 3-4 only. Later that brand vanished from UK market. So i tested fox farm soils and falled in love with biobizz all mix. I asked them here about ph range. If you use Instagram - ask them there or write email. Roberts is one of most sponsored persons here. He grows a lot in coco, but treated pro mix as soil, for me personally, it speaks huge volume ;)))
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Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question 6 hours ago
I just did a Pro mix HP bag grow. I used 6 to 6.5 range. Worked great.
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00110001001001111O
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 9 hours ago
It's about the type of fertilizer you use, not the physical substrate that holds the water. The charge that comes with BX or HP bales is ~1EC. It's very low and it'll be exhausted the first week, so it really does need fertilizer from day one despite the charge of elements. I'd suggest shooting for 6. this gives a little leeway on each side if things go wrong. If you go a couple tenths lower or higher, nothing bad will happen and you stay near the acidic end of a good range which should improve results compared to more alkaline pH. If you treat it as a soil and use 'soil' fertilizers, 6.5-6.8 is what you want because it helps with availability of N, which is not necessary for ingredients that provide N in hydro/soilless fertilizers. The molecules that deliver N need microbes and other forces to break it down to be plant available. This difference is behind the 'why' even if i can't explain in detail. The ingredients for soilless fertilizers are 100% dissolved and 100% plant available upon going into solution.
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Hashy
Hashyanswered grow question 11 hours ago
If promix is like biobizz I'd go 6-6.5,
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