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I'm still a novice. I personally would investigate it further before adding those things but that's because I prefer to find and address the problem, not throw everything including the kitchen sink at it in hopes that something works ... but that's just how I work.neither will hurt either way
According to this graph I'm definitely having problems with the pH , can I increase it with sodium bicarbonate or sodium hydroxide? I have these in house at the momentThe graph on the right half applies to soil. I think when you look at the chart, you'll understand why I asked if you know what your soil pH currently is.
According to this graph I'm definitely having problems with the pH , can I increase it with sodium bicarbonate or sodium hydroxide? I have these in house at the moment
Wood ashes will work as well as providing nutrients. I mix a tablespoon or so into a gallon of water. Just make sure it is not treated wood ashes.According to this graph I'm definitely having problems with the pH , can I increase it with sodium bicarbonate or sodium hydroxide? I have these in house at the moment
I only have charcoal ash at the moment , my tap water has high tds and pH , I think I'll use it to water instead of RO to bring the pH up and see what happensWood ashes will work as well as providing nutrients. I mix a tablespoon or so into a gallon of water. Just make sure it is not treated wood ashes.
Well water?I only have charcoal ash at the moment , my tap water has high tds and pH , I think I'll use it to water instead of RO to bring the pH up and see what happens
Nope its river water , we have high tds it fluctuates between 400 and 500 and pH on the high side between 7 and 8Well water?
Nope its river water , we have high tds it fluctuates between 400 and 500 and pH on the high side between 7 and 8
Yes it's municipal water source we use to clean and wash but don't drink , I don't think it has high iron , we use it to water lots of plants without a trouble , I only use RO to water my cannabis plant so it's easier to calculate nutes PPM and to be in the safe sideIn some areas of the country, well water has high iron content ... so much so that a plant can develop iron toxicity. Again, not an expert here ... I would think river water ppm would be high mineral but not necessarily high iron content. Is this a municipal water source?
High P will lock out Mag
I think it's Phosphorus , I use 10-35-10 for flowering , I'll see what happens after the flush , flushing with hard water will add Calcium and Magnesium and raise the pH to my thinkingHigh "P" meaning "Potassium?" or High "P" meaning pH? Wood ash would be high in potassium. My preference is to address soil pH first and then see how the plant responds. Nutrients are likely already in the soil ... they need unlocked.
That's right, K = potassium.I think it's Phosphorus , I use 10-35-10 for flowering , I'll see what happens after the flush , flushing with hard water will add Calcium and Magnesium and raise the pH to my thinking
I would avoid wood ash. A very little goes a long way, it's super high in potassium, and easy to make things worse.
I flushed with tap water for too long yet the run off water pH was 6 , I used sodium hydroxide to raise some water pH to 10 then watered the plant and the run off was closer to 7 than 6, I used 20-20-20 with complete added micro elements and kelp to make spray and sprayed the plant to give it a fast dose of all nutrients needed , will see what happens nextI would avoid wood ash. A very little goes a long way, it's super high in potassium, and easy to make things worse.
Yes baking soda will reduce ph. With such a high ppm in river water, the alkalinity (high buffer) is generally high, which makes it much hard to change the ph and the baking soda in turn increases alkalinity, digging yourself a big hole. I see Haydar is suggesting he's at 7 runoff, so wouldn't get to crazy with ph (since he's growing in soil).Thanks for that. I think that was what @Hidd3nGrOw was saying. The OP's situation is unique in the sense of the flu related shutdown. Baking soda was mentioned, but I am not sure of the correct answer to that. Can you help us out?
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