Your water report looks a lot more detailed than mine lol. But we are not running identical scenerios…different soil, nutrients and water. I assume we are both on LED indoors. If my soil PH rises over time due to buildup of calcium carbonate that could prevent the plants from taking the nutrients they need, which is why I’m PH ing, better safe than sorry. Once I do a slurry test in a month of veg I’ll know more.
With Nectar soil ph tends to drift down during flower. I add DTE garden lime to keep my soil ph in the proper range. Ideal soil ph for this line is 6.5 but 6-7 is fine. Your water will save you having to use as much Olympus up when you start increasing you feeds.
I'll add a tbs of dolomite lime as a top dress if I veg for longer than 2 months. I find my ph keeps dropping from the nutes added and I 'd have to add too much ph up to balance it. It takes a couple of weeks to notice the ph getting back to the 6's after adding the lime.
Funny, the guy at the grow store yesterday showed me the PDF. I was able to find it but it’s from 2018 so I’m not sure if it’s outdated or if any new versions exist. I wonder who put this together??
That’s awesome. Yeah he says the regimens that he gives are pulled from a pool of growers feedback, and giving the averages for what works the most reliably. Now that I think of it though…I guess that’s any nutrient regimen from any brand lol. But still, he’s more involved…better info. I hope this grow goes well, I like the idea of organics (in the sense that it’s probably harder to mess up) and being in soil hopefully I won’t have to water 2 times a day.
Personally I had more problems when I ph in buffered soil
I wonder why? I’m just following what the Nectar guy said should work best and prevent problems. I should pick a plant to run without PH-ing and compare.
I still add ph up to my soil grows or the run off ph drops into the low 5's - 4's.....I read the run off and record it...if it read's 5.8ph then the next feed I'll add 4ml ph up, that will bring my ph up into the low 6's...next feed 4ml up 6.2...next feed..6.4 I'll keep adding 4ml up at a feed to keep the ph in the 6's then decrease as I decrease food.......am I wrong? As I increase my feed I increase the ph up. My base water is 7.2 after adding nutes the water can be in the 5's, run it though my soil without ever adding up the soil ph drops into the 4's after 6-7 weeks ....Ph up is my friend in Promix...don't go telling me its not needed in soil grows
His water is already somewhat hard. Your water's pH has a near neutral pH to start ... Remember what I said about your well water being of better quality than my municipal sources? You're lucky in that sense.
He said I could use Herc or Gaia to lower it without needing to buy Hades Down, or if I got a simple filter system wouldn’t have to worry about the calcium or lime buildup. I don’t think he’s just trying to sell me PH down. Seems it would be more beneficial for him if the grow goes well with the best results. All together I spent like $50 for all the nutes, shipped, and should be enough for multiple grows. Also remember this is a calcium based line…so the chemistry is a bit different. He did say mid 7’s really no need to PH but over 8 is where he does.
Again, we circle back to my original recommendation ... a simple 1 or 2 stage filter system designed to reduce sediment and ppm. 2 stage would be better but 1 stage is what I've been using outside in my greenhouse ... and I've had excellent results so far.
Okay sorry, I get that now, I saw a comparison and could quite grasp the difficulty Dothraki is having. I add the dolomite to combat the ph up I use......its a cheap fix at about $5 - 50lb bag
I just don’t have the funds for it right now…but that’s what I’ll do eventually.