Alright I was finally able to obtain a digital ph meter, and as I suspected, my ph is quite low and I believe it to be the root of my other problems. This is my first grow, and I am using Fox Farm's Happy Frog soil (they were out of ocean blend or whatever). I ph'd my water to be at 6.5, then I flushed out my plants pretty good. I then tested the runoff and it came out 5.5. Does that mean my soil is 5.5, or is this the average of my soil and the water making my soil ph 4.5? How can I raise the ph of my soil without stressing the plants out too much? I believe I read before that lime helps raise ph? I feel like before I had the ph pen I was reading about ph everyday, then I get one and i cant seem to find the answer.......

Thanks a bunch guys (and gals)!
GratefulDawg Reviewed by GratefulDawg on . PH question Alright I was finally able to obtain a digital ph meter, and as I suspected, my ph is quite low and I believe it to be the root of my other problems. This is my first grow, and I am using Fox Farm's Happy Frog soil (they were out of ocean blend or whatever). I ph'd my water to be at 6.5, then I flushed out my plants pretty good. I then tested the runoff and it came out 5.5. Does that mean my soil is 5.5, or is this the average of my soil and the water making my soil ph 4.5? How can I raise Rating: 5