another alternative is vinegar. That is what I am using instead of building up the Phosphate... and the plants seem to love it.
Now let me get this straight;
You put the lime in the water can,
It drank them both up
You put the lime in the water can,
It drank them both up
You put the lime in the water can,
called your doctor, woke him up, and said,

"Doctor, ain't there nothing I can take"
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?"
I say, Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take"
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?"
.... put the lime in the water can... shake them all up...
lol.. sorry, it was either this or get that song stuck in my head. Lime is a natural acid... shame to waste it by not mixing it with some Rum... but it would have to be safer than battery acid... and I have heard of people using it to lower ph.

Vinegar would be much cheaper though.

Emmie
emilya Reviewed by emilya on . ph down - lime juice ? Hey y'all, just checked my pH and it looks like it increased to green (which is somewhere around 7.5 maybe?), so I grabbed some lime juice out of the fridge, added about 30 drops to 5 gallons of water, and it lowered it to an acceptable level. can anyone see any adverse effects of adding the lime? I use promix-bx and general organic nute line. they are in 5 gal pots. I only did it because I didn't have time to go to the hydro store today to get pH down, but if it works, then I don't have to Rating: 5