i see alot of people worry about ph becuase that is written down in the holy grow bible. i see that people seem to think that i read it and it must be true and thats the only way it can be done.
if you begin a plant from seed and grow it in a ph 7 it will still grow lush and green and flower just like you hope so. 6.5 is optium thats not saying it will not adopt to grow in the enviroment we give it. the trick is to create a steady enviroment. to keep all of the same thru out the grow and our plants will still grow and make us happy.
when new growers start and tell me well i read this i and that i tell them yes that is the optium. but lets just get the basics. most city water has a ph of 7 and it is just fine for any plant grow in since it is nuetral. cant go wrong with nuetral.
ph would come more into effect if i were to grow a plant ata ph 6 and then give you the plant or a clone and you tried to grow it in a ph 7. then it is going have stress and scock and mostlikely some root burn.
other than that the best way to get started is to just try and learn. with each grow we get better and better results not because we know more it is because we are to create a more stable enviroment.