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So the pH of the water that comes from my tap is 7.9. Could fox farm ocean forest soil provide the compensation needed for optimal cannabis growth?
For the first month or 6 weeks, but you still need to Ph your water down to between 6.3 and 6.8So the pH of the water that comes from my tap is 7.9. Could fox farm ocean forest soil provide the compensation needed for optimal cannabis growth?
Which brings me to my next question. What about the happy frog soil that compensates for improper pH levels. I already have the ff trio nutrients afterall.For the first month or 6 weeks, but you still need to Ph your water down to between 6.3 and 6.8
So the pH of the water that comes from my tap is 7.9. Could fox farm ocean forest soil provide the compensation needed for optimal cannabis growth?
You need to pickup the PH up also,my water was 7.6-8.0 ph,Thanks and Damn it! I was looking for any excuse not to order anymore junk to put in the water. I thought I would just buy ff soil and ff nutrients and that would be the end of it. So next order... 420 scope and pH down I guess
We're you using the ff soil too?You need to pickup the PH up also,my water was 7.6-8.0 ph,
adding the FF nutes the PH drops too low.
you should also have something to ph Up as well. You will have time after adding nutes that you may require both up n down to hit your target feed/ water ph.Thanks and Damn it! I was looking for any excuse not to order anymore junk to put in the water. I thought I would just buy ff soil and ff nutrients and that would be the end of it. So next order... 420 scope and pH down I guess
Yes,ocean forestWe're you using the ff soil too?
you should also have something to ph Up as well. You will have time after adding nutes that you may require both up n down to hit your target feed/ water ph.
(Apologies, I misread before and thought you were talking about popping seeds in FFOF vs Happy frog)
Per your original question: My water PH is 8.0, but my water ppm isn't very high - at about 48ppm. As I understand it, water with lower total dissolved solids (Measured in PPM) will have less of an effect on the soil PH. I still lower my water PH to about 6.5 using about 3/4 a cap of vinegar per my 5 gallon water bubbler (used to evaporate chlorine for at least 24 hours before using), just to be safe. But you might want to check the ppm of your water to determine how much buffering capability it has. I bought a $15 TDS/EC meter on Amazon over a year ago and it has been consistently accurate for me.
In the Rev's book, True Living Organics, he recommends PH-adjusting any water over 60ppm.
I'm still learning about water/soil PH as well, and I've been using FFOF with no amendments added to the mix initially. I recently started PHing my water, and while it might be a placebo effect, I feel like I noticed a positive difference in plant health immediately after I started doing it.
I used vinegar this way in of for quite a while.
I think it is recommended to not shock the micro life.
But vinegar wears down almost immediately and changes composition so it is not actually acidifying the soil and is harmless unless overdone.
When I stopped using it I still kept making gains.
Yep, the jury is still out as to whether or not it's making a difference! What was your water ppm?
you should also have something to ph Up as well. You will have time after adding nutes that you may require both up n down to hit your target feed/ water ph.
Thanks for the check @Perception. I don't know if water hardness plays a role but the first thing google told me was that my water hardness is 302 ppm, categorized as very hard. With that number being well over 60, is that a good enough reason to use pH down?(Apologies, I misread before and thought you were talking about popping seeds in FFOF vs Happy frog)
Per your original question: My water PH is 8.0, but my water ppm isn't very high - at about 48ppm. As I understand it, water with lower total dissolved solids (Measured in PPM) will have less of an effect on the soil PH. I still lower my water PH to about 6.5 using about 3/4 a cap of vinegar per my 5 gallon water bubbler (used to evaporate chlorine for at least 24 hours before using), just to be safe. But you might want to check the ppm of your water to determine how much buffering capability it has. I bought a $15 TDS/EC meter on Amazon over a year ago and it has been consistently accurate for me.
In the Rev's book, True Living Organics, he recommends PH-adjusting any water over 60ppm.
I'm still learning about water/soil PH as well, and I've been using FFOF with no amendments added to the mix initially. I recently started PHing my water, and while it might be a placebo effect, I feel like I noticed a positive difference in plant health immediately after I started doing it.
Thanks for the check @Perception. I don't know if water hardness plays a role but the first thing google told me was that my water hardness is 302 ppm, categorized as very hard. With that number being well over 60, is that a good enough reason to use pH down?