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Very good point. The OP’s soil will buffer it if it’s living soil as stated.Ph isn’t a big issue in soil. Skip the vinegar if you’re set on lowering your pH. There are many organic fertilizers, like Alaska Fish Emulsion, that will drop your pH (and you only need a small amount).
Cause hydro store guy doesn’t know what he is talking about.So why when I told the dude at the grow store how high my filtered water PH is and that I need a ph down method.. he said I DONT want to use ph down in living/super soils? That’s when he grabbed a 10$ gaia glacial rock dust and said mix that in with the soil and just PH down the water with vinegar… all the different answers I hear just has me confused lol
also how MUCH glacial rock dust should I mix into the soil? And do I mix mix it in or just kinda put it on the top and mix the top layer?
I heard Glacial rock dust won’t affect the soils PH really so putting some in to counteract any negative affects of using apple cider vinegar to lower my waters PH would only be beneficial? does this sound true?
did the guy just scam me into buying glacial rock dust that I did not need?
I would’ve preferred to use stepwell supersoil in all my pots but I couldn’t lug the big bag home had to get the Gaia living soil.. worried if I can just treat them both mediums as the same or not.. I know the stepwell soil is very rich this year so I might need to feed nutes to the Gaia pots first, but other than that just wondering/worried if there’s a big difference in ph between both soils *shrug* as my buddy said Gaia has a higher PH out of the bag
What is it exactly that you are filtering out of your water?Ok thanks! yah I figured the guy at the store was maybe not knowing exactly what he was saying lol.
my filtered water Ph is super high. Literally 8.2-8.4 just measured again. So u guys are saying a cheap bottle of PH down is fine and won’t hurt the super/living soils I’m using?
Last question then I’m set to begin! :))
my newly sprouting seeds are gonna be planted in a peat pellet and planted directly into the final outdoor growing pot. Should I use clear plastic plant protectors until the seeds grow into a more strong seedling? I want to get the plants used to their outdoor environment/pot immediately and using peat pellet to avoid nute brn from my rich supersoils. It can get quite windy on my balcony also would I want to keep the plastic plant protectors closed on open (there’s a little hole for air at the top which can be opened or closed
edit: as for the guy at the grow store.. he’s a complete stranger. It sucks he isn’t into the finer details as he works at a grow store. But he seems like the type who wouldn’t do well with someone telling him hes spreading misinformation
My unfiltered water comes out at 7.0-7.4And what is the ph before you filter it?
Filtering your water is fine. You don’t need to worry about ph adjusting it. The soil will do that.My unfiltered water comes out at 7.0-7.4
im using a brita carbon filter to get rid of the chlorine or chloramine or so I thought?
my budget is very small at the moment and also my living space is minimal so I dont think I’d be able to leave big buckets of water sitting out for the Chlorine/chrlorsmine to dissipate by itself :( if I was to used the unfiltered water
Alright you know what. I’ll test it I’ll give filtered water untouched to one of my plants and apple cider vinegar reduced filtered water for the other.Filtering your water is fine. You don’t need to worry about ph adjusting it. The soil will do that.
What ppm is your water adter filteringAlright you know what. I’ll test it I’ll give filtered water untouched to one of my plants and apple cider vinegar reduced filtered water for the other.
any Idea what I should keep an eye out for? To know whether it’s best to just use untouched filtered vs apple cider vinegar filtered water?
You are wasting your time with that science experiment. Living soil buffers the ph. It’s one of the many advantages to growing in it.Alright you know what. I’ll test it I’ll give filtered water untouched to one of my plants and apple cider vinegar reduced filtered water for the other.
any Idea what I should keep an eye out for? To know whether it’s best to just use untouched filtered vs apple cider vinegar filtered water?
I bet it’s very low and why he is chasing ph. I run carbon filtered water to, my ppm is 110 out of the tap and 100 after the filter. I get similar ph readings if I bothering checking it. I say water the plants and quit chasing that ph rabbit in soil.What ppm is your water adter filtering
So filtered tap water at 8.0-8.4 PH isn’t too high? I’ve heard Gaia living soil PH is slightly higher out of the bag then the other half of pots I have filled with stepwell supersoil. I would prefer to hit optimum ranges and the stepwell soil guy even recommends Apple cider vinegar to lower water PH if too high.. much prefered to use the same medium across the board but it just wasn’t plausible as the store I went to last minute only had Gaia living soil.. since they’re both super/living soils untouched water will be fine then you think?You are wasting your time with that science experiment. Living soil buffers the ph. It’s one of the many advantages to growing in it.
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