ph for weed.

[firsttimefarmer]

hey guys,
Does anyone know how i can make my soil more alkaline to increase the chances of female plants, what can i get at a local garden store ETC
Thanks for any help u can gie
peace FTF


PS A JOINT WILL GET U THRU TIMES OF NO MONEY BETTER THAN MONEY WILL GET U THRU TIMES OF NO JOINTS :)

[firsttimefarmer]

oh yeah! is an organic feed every 5 days too much?

[ezjim]

not sure bout the alkiline thing but the organic feed i m pretty sure is a weekly thing might want to try the other forum you know the one below that says basic growing good luck with your ladys

[NowhereMan]

dont no where you heard that but to much acidity in soil will just kill it
5 is too low and 8 is too high of ph
anywhere in between should be ok
shoot for 6

where did ya hear that high acidity created more females?

[firsttimefarmer]

dont no where you heard that but to much acidity in soil will just kill it
5 is too low and 8 is too high of ph
anywhere in between should be ok
shoot for 6

where did ya hear that high acidity created more females?

on a link from www.weedfarmer.com

[Zandor]

This question should be in the cultivation area of the forum not in the lounge

[unmeg]

I was gonna tell em but knew your close by Zandor.
By the way,Who let you out of the grow section? LOL
Happy 4th to you!

[del...]

but if that were the case my high alkaline soil along with the water (9.0) would mean i get a good share of f's from my seed...i do not. never have after 20-some years living in the desert. it's the same as everywhere i've lived...slightly more than 50% female. now i do use a potting soil mix but it's ph-neutral. periodically i have to use ph-down (available online or any good nursery/landscape store) in the water unless i pre-treat the soil in the spring.

another good reason to test BOTH the water and the soil...rain too. the rain in the sw can be very acidic, especially during fire season, like now. it has been as low as 5.0!

[firsttimefarmer]

This question should be in the cultivation area of the forum not in the lounge
dont be so negative man

[BUZz UK]

dont be so negative man
yeah man, lol, like far out....

[unmeg]

hey,Zandor is one of the nicest & most helpful person on this site when it comes to growing & all around good dude. not at all negative like you just assumed.

[RichardB]

Hey Firsttimefarmer

It's not the soil alkalinity that determines gender it's the genetics. In all the experiments I have done there is only one way to create female plants. Get a large tray of rotting fruit put a fan behind it and let it blow at the plants as they grow,(from seed). Add more fruit as the pile shrinks to a rotting mass of fur. I really don't know what chemical processes are at work here but I know it works. The first time I did it I got eighteen out of eighteen female plants which anyone will tell you should be impossible. With subsequent cuttings I ended up with seventy-four ounces, some buds as long as two and a half feet.

My advice is use clones and don't worry about gender.

[del...]

excellent advice and an interesting experiment...have to try it next time we start a seed batch (outdoors tho...sounds a bit messy/stinky for inside). thanks!