straight newb, ph bluster truck

[closettrapper217]

i am about two weeks into my first indoor grow and i notice that even though my ph of my water and nute mix is 6.0 when i test the ph of my soil its still hovering right above seven. should i drop the ph of the water to try to get the soil to drop quickly or just keep giving it the 6.0 and let it drop slowly?

running fox farm grow big
and cal mag for veg, thank you for any help in advance!

 

[kushypushy]

i am about two weeks into my first indoor grow and i notice that even though my ph of my water and nute mix is 6.0 when i test the ph of my soil its still hovering right above seven. should i drop the ph of the water to try to get the soil to drop quickly or just keep giving it the 6.0 and let it drop slowly?

running fox farm grow big
and cal mag for veg, thank you for any help in advance!

I run foxfarm happyfrog soil.. and I've been taught to never ph your water between the water you use and your soil it should and the nutrients it will buff its self out...I never ph up anything anymore no need for meters

 

[closettrapper217]

I run foxfarm happyfrog soil.. and I've been taught to never ph your water between the water you use and your soil it should and the nutrients it will buff its self out...I never ph up anything anymore no need for meters

so youre saying dont worry about the ph at all?

 

[kushypushy]

so youre saying dont worry about the ph at all?

Don't get me wrong I still use a meter for my water just to see what the ph is after I added my nutes to the water ....however I just see what it is for my notes I do not use ph up or ph down...NO DONT WORRY ABOUT IT!! I LEARNED FROM A FEW OGS THAT HELP RUN THIS SITE WELL ONE MAINLY...AND NONE OF THEM USE ANYTHING PH UNLESS ITS HYDROPONICS

 

[closettrapper217]

Don't get me wrong I still use a meter for my water just to see what the ph is after I added my nutes to the water ....however I just see what it is for my notes I do not use ph up or ph down...NO DONT WORRY ABOUT IT!! I LEARNED FROM A FEW OGS THAT HELP RUN THIS SITE WELL ONE MAINLY...AND NONE OF THEM USE ANYTHING PH UNLESS ITS HYDROPONICS

yeah but ive been told to treat growing in coco like it was hydroponics because it is an inert medium. this is very confusing with all this conflicting advice haha
either way, thank you very much for the advice!!
one thing for sure, im not giving up haha

 

[kushypushy]

yeah but ive been told to treat growing in coco like it was hydroponics because it is an inert medium. this is very confusing with all this conflicting advice haha
either way, thank you very much for the advice!!
one thing for sure, im not giving up haha

My bad your first post said soil! I thought you were in dirt not cococoir. Idk about cococoir I grow in soil(dirt)

 

[closettrapper217]

My bad your first post said soil! I thought you were in dirt not cococoir. Idk about cococoir I grow in soil(dirt)

yeah soil probably wasnt the best word to use. habit , as i normally grow outdoor in soil lol

 

[kushypushy]

yeah soil probably wasnt the best word to use. habit , as i normally grow outdoor in soil lol

I call what it is either soil, hydro, cococoir, or the word median...but my fault I should asked lol..

 

[ArtfulCodger]

Probably not a bad idea to pH your input a little lower. I pH to 5.8 in 100% coco. I wouldn't do more than that.

 

[closettrapper217]

Probably not a bad idea to pH your input a little lower. I pH to 5.8 in 100% coco. I wouldn't do more than that.

awesome, thank you!

 

[closettrapper217]

upon further review, dont use a cheap analog 3 in 1 soil meter. thats what i get for being a cheap ass lol
ive been chasing my tail for days. haha

 

[shooter64738]

I started in coco back in September. I ph-ed to EXACTLY 5.8 with distilled water. That became impossible because I ran out of distilled water constantly. So i started ph'ing tap water. Ran out of ph down and just run tap water with nutes now. Ph varies from 6.8 to 7.2. The plants behave no differently. Big beautiful plants.

The only draw back I have is calcium or lime build up on irrigation heads cause clogs. RO systems also suck for me. 3 gallons of water wasted for 1 gallon of filtered. I'll get a distiller for next year, but not for ph.