Quote Originally Posted by leftreartire
i know we have read the holy grow bible and it so is writen that a ph shall be this. well that isnt always true. just because it was written doesnt make it fact. in my years of growing i have never checked a ph i dont even own a test kit. i have no i dea what my e.c is. but i am still able to grow how is that you ask. it is because i am able to create a stable enviroment for my plants to grow in. i am a very simple hydro grower and i do my best to keep my temps and my humidit stabel.
most city water is a ph of 7. and you cant grow wrong in nuetral.
most of grow from seed and if we start a seed and keep the conditions it grown in stable it will grow becuase it doesnt know any better. to check my ppm's of my hydro i would have to know exactly what minerials the plant has removed to add them back in. we have no idea what it used and didnt use to grow why check the e.c or the ppm's. simpley follow the directions on the nutes that we bought. simple enought
the only time ph would become a factor is if we went and bought clones from a friend or someone else and the ph they grew in was lower then it would cause burns and the plant to stress out. .
this is really BAD ADVICE to post in the basic growing fourm..........a way to check PH [kit or pen] is a fundamental tool for ALL growers and should be in EVERY beginners tool kit......MOST OF US CANNOT HAVE A STABLE ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT ONE.cannabis will only live within a narrow PH and only THRIVE in a narrower range still. most city tap water is NOT PH 7 you don't have a way to measure PH,what makes you think yours is???? BTW a PH of 7 is not good for hydro i suspect that hit and miss thing with the peat moss is droping the PH enough but without a ph reading how do you know when/how long to use it?listen to your plants? as for a EC/PPM meter your right it's not a necessity....many a fine crop has been and will be grown without one , however by using one many new growers can avoid many mistakes in regards to nute strength[??did i just add 3 teaspoons or 4 ??] and us old timers can analyze and tweek our solutions to fit the needs of our many verities/phenos.mantaning /knowing the nute level is part of a stable enviro. when creating a stable enviro if i had to chose between an EC meter and a temp/humid gauge i'd take the EC meter..........my skin can feel the temp but theres no way i'm tasting that water to see how much food is in it.o yeah.....i'v never read the grow bible ...what PH does it recommend for hydro?soil?soiless?