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yesterday i watered my girl and the ph of the soil runoff was 5.4..... i tried watering with some higher ph'd water around 7.5 to try even the ph out to around 6.3-6.5 but it still was only around 5.6 after i did that... does anyone know what i can do to fix this problem..... ME adding some ph up to my water isnt workking so is there anything else i can use.....
Depending where you are in the grow you can up-pot them. What are you using for soil?
you dont wanna shock em by a huge ph raise over night its a gradual process--- maybe obviously, your using most awesome peat.?
food process as many as 12 egg shells til in soil 3 inches find an oyster shell or anything that has a shell (calcium carbonate) from the ocean wash it really good pour your ro water in a bucket put in the shell or shells let set for two days first feeding, 6 day soak for 2nd feeding /+ or -/.
next grow lime away its too late now but never to late haha you can add it but it wont break down this grow. This soak and egg will supplement your calcium and raise your ph slowly and gently. A compost tea foliar* will heal the dotted leaves associated with freaky ph..
Use this shell soaking method every watering while sickly your amazing plant will smile.. Your trying to hit the middle ground while using peats amazing hydroponic(ph5-6.3) huge grow big properties--- saying pfft to noobs using anything else. lol
easy compost tea for foliar
look around your yard for most leafs vegetation area broken down through the seasons a place where absolutely no chance of weed killer has been dig up 2 ft and take away a whole two tablespoons of dirt from bottom of dig ---empty a tea bag put two tablespoons of yard dirt in tea bag use string to tie close soak it in quart of water @80-90 degrees for a day fill spray bottle spray away all good and say whoa @ how fast they react--- it is based how good your choice of yard dirt is any dirt a do but when you find that spot you can use it also in watering can but i like peat to stay hydro friendly peat can remain wetter than what you think if you dance with strawberries and whipped creams...
when you fetilize use the shell soak before adding ferts ---never add ferts to soaking bucket..
Simple solution:
Whenever you want to change your pH. Use water that is pH adjusted to the pH level you want the soil to be and water with lots of it. continue to flush the plant with pH adjusted water.
In your case, since you want your pH to be 6.5, just water with lots of 6.5 adjusted water.
This saves you major troubles with pH swing in the grow medium making nutrient absorbtion more efficient.
Avoid trying to use high pH water to correct low pH problems and visa versa
hope this helps
Really....I don't believe you have a problem....when I water in a soilless mix my ph is 5.5 to 5.8.....and my runoff is 6.2 to 6.5 depending on what I am feeding.
all you have to do is add baking soda to your water and mix real good and it will raise your ph quickly.....at this point.....I really don't believe your problem is too severe