Need help ASAP!!!

[letsburn06]

Hey everyone well im growing in a dwc hydro kit and my plants were doing jsut great and i made the biggest mistake ever i forgot to order more ph down before i ran out so now im waiting on ups to deliver it but my plants have a ph of 8 right now and there developing brown spots on the leaves so is there anything i can do or is it pretty much just hope ups hurries?

letsburn06 Reviewed by letsburn06 on 10-20-2006. Need help ASAP!!! Hey everyone well im growing in a dwc hydro kit and my plants were doing jsut great and i made the biggest mistake ever i forgot to order more ph down before i ran out so now im waiting on ups to deliver it but my plants have a ph of 8 right now and there developing brown spots on the leaves so is there anything i can do or is it pretty much just hope ups hurries?:confused: Rating: 5

[Weedhound]

Use distilled white vinegar to lower ph in an emergency--apparently it doesn't take much to adjust it so use small amounts at a time. If it gets too low you can use baking soda (again-small amounts) to raise it. I have only done this in a pinch but it works. I wouldn't make a habit out of using them but maybe others do and its fine.....

[latewood]

that'll work in an emergency. Like weedhound says...Just be carewful add little amounts maybe 1-2 tbs at a time until you reach desired ph of 5.8 +/- .2 Wait about 4-5 minutes and stir rez between each dose. peace

[JackdaWack]

i need to get more ph down aswell, i wasted money getting ph up. but atleast i thought to get a smalller bottle

[letsburn06]

Thanks guys i did that and it took the ph down for the night and the day n now i got my ph down but one more question would a high ph create brown spots on the leaves?

[JackdaWack]

Depends on how long you've had your high pH. if longer then a day 2 days yeah it could.

[letsburn06]

well i was out of ph down for like 4 or 5 days maybe a couple days longer so i think that may be it but im not sure.

[Weedhound]

A ph of 8 is bad news in hydro!