Run off PH??

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Whats up guys! Excuse my ignorance here, but I am wanting to switch over to coco and had a question.. Is it important to still check the run off of coco like soil? Or does it simply not matter in coco? I have heard conflicting things and am a little confused! Thanks!

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Two schools of thought on that. One school is religious about run-off pH and getting that right. The other school says that if what's going in is good and you don't have deficiencies, imbalances or lock-outs, don't worry about it.

And there you have it!

I have spent time chasing my pH run-off tail trying to get it driven down, and I'm not worrying about it anymore. Maybe next run.
 
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Seamaiden said:
Two schools of thought on that. One school is religious about run-off pH and getting that right. The other school says that if what's going in is good and you don't have deficiencies, imbalances or lock-outs, don't worry about it.

And there you have it!

I have spent time chasing my pH run-off tail trying to get it driven down, and I'm not worrying about it anymore. Maybe next run.
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Thanks Seamaiden! Question for ya... What nutes are you running? And problems with letting the PH runoff do what it wants? Thanks!!
 
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I am always experimenting. My current coco run I'm mixing it up a little, been using PBP for veg & bloom, with boosts from Big Bud and Koolbloom (both powdered and liquid).

I would like to see the pH of my run-off much closer to what I'm putting in. Unfortunately, due to some family stuff happening right before this run was put into flower meant that I had to rely on my husband and my son to care for the girls. So I had to really simplify the recipe and reduce their work, so I had them mix the RO/DI water 50/50 with tap water. Big mistake, because our well water is that hard & alkaline. Means I am forever battling what's become 'locked' into the coco from the well water, which drives pH and alkalinity up (alkalinity as a measure of buffering capacity).

But to give a very short answer to the last question, I don't think I'm having or creating problems by letting run-off pH go where it will, but I also honestly think I need more experience under my belt to give a more definitive answer.

I hope that makes sense.
 
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