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kmac9119
03-14-2011, 01:21 AM
Im using soil as my medium , would 7.5 PH be good enough for my ladies ? I understand that you need around 6.3-6.8 or so ... just wondering if 7.5 would hurt anything.

Thanks for the help
emilya
03-14-2011, 01:29 AM
Im using soil as my medium , would 7.5 PH be good enough for my ladies ? I understand that you need around 6.3-6.8 or so ... just wondering if 7.5 would hurt anything.

Thanks for the help

It won't hurt some things... but it will hurt your plants. The nutrients ride on the water. At 6.3-6.8 your plants can absorb the nutrients they need. Outside of that range, you starve your plant.

Emmie
kmac9119
03-14-2011, 01:38 AM
It won't hurt some things... but it will hurt your plants. The nutrients ride on the water. At 6.3-6.8 your plants can absorb the nutrients they need. Outside of that range, you starve your plant.

Emmie

Thanks , would it make any difference if my runoff is at that PH or do i need to have the water PH'd before it goes into my medium.
donnachris
03-14-2011, 03:12 AM
this is what i've read and i've read information on like 8 different forums.
you have to check the ph level of the dirt and adjust the water so that after you water, your dirt is betwe 6.3 and 6.8
kmac9119
03-14-2011, 04:34 AM
this is what i've read and i've read information on like 8 different forums.
you have to check the ph level of the dirt and adjust the water so that after you water, your dirt is betwe 6.3 and 6.8

Thats what i was thinking , because ive been watering with 7.5 this whole grow (In week 5 of flower now) and they have been okay ... but for some reason i decided to test my PH and it was indeed 7.5 but the runoff its around 6.5.

So i was confused if i had to adjust my PH before watering.

Thanks for all the info everyone.
superjay
05-05-2011, 06:02 PM
iv been wondering the same myself as tomorow im 8wk flower and getting ready to flush for my harvest my tap water holds at 7.3-7.4 on its own and dont wanna ruin things right at the end. been using ionics and with that iv been a steady 6.3 all the way through and my run off has been the same but with 2wks of just water i really am unsure lol
id say my bitches are looking very sexy rite now with serious amounts of crystals and just hope it doesnt affect them . anyone no of anything good to bring the ph leval down without harm?