What The @&$"** Problems

[petraus]

I'm thinking it means to make sure and ph your water. Its more important in container plants than in the ground (according to the article above). By adding the acid you are neutralizing that high alkalinity. I always ph indoors, but never outdoors.

I was getting a diff vibe completely!
I always ph! Always check every bucket before they go to feed the babies.

What I got was that just ph'n wasn't enough. That even though with correct ph the alkalinity of the water (alkalinity is the waters ability to buffer) is unchanged and will drive rhizosphere ph up regardless...

?!? I confused

 

[below frigid]

Humic Acid don't leave home without it, http://greensmiths.com/humic.htm

 

[petraus]

http://www.greenhousegrower.com/pro...ant-nutrition-irrigation-water-alkalinity-ph/

That summed it up perfectly

 

[petraus]

So, instead of adding Lime (to combat tendency towards acidity) my irrigation water already has the "lime effect". So, knowing that every single watering will have a tendency to bring substrate to Base, I need to control this tendency somehow...humic acid, no?

 

[below frigid]

Good read.

 

[jumpincactus]

Fuck yeah. Props to the bouncing peyote for hooking us both up with some good info

LOLOL that was a good one. Props to the bouncin peyote. :D How did you know I bounce when I do peyote.? Peace........ Glad the info was helpful to you.:cool:

 

[Farmer P]

I was getting a diff vibe completely!
I always ph! Always check every bucket before they go to feed the babies.

What I got was that just ph'n wasn't enough. That even though with correct ph the alkalinity of the water (alkalinity is the waters ability to buffer) is unchanged and will drive rhizosphere ph up regardless...

?!? I confused

From the article.
"The amount of acid required to reach the desired pH (i.e., neutralize alkalinity) is determined by laboratory titration of a water sample with the appropriate acid or by a calculation procedure. Some "fine-tuning" may be needed later when actual inject ion is started. Acid is always injected prior to the addition of fertilizer or other chemicals."
When I ph my water I always add acid because my ph is always high. According to the article by adding this acid I am "neutralizing the alkalinity". It goes on to say that you should do it before adding fertilizer which I don't do. Maybe I should start doing it before and after? I kind of still feel like I am missing something here. Do you think that it only neutralizes it temporarily and over time the ph comes back up because of the high total alkalinity? I was thinking the acid breaks down those molecules and neutralizes it instantly and permanently.

 

[below frigid]

I added 1 oz of humic acid concentrate that I made with 3 tbls of 90 percent soluble humic acid per quart of water to a gallon of water 2 tbls Pcs brix mix dry 1 tbls pcs brix mix dry. My ph went from 7.2 to 5.9 my alkalinity was 333 don't know what it did to that as I don’t have a testing device for that. All I know is it sure made my struggling plants happy.

 

[petraus]

Oh shit, found an unwelcome friend just now.... look at where the leaf and my finger meet pretty much. Long oval and brown type bug..

 

[petraus]

Second pic is from top of same leaf,

I'm assuming it's some type of larvae

 

[Marejuana]

Ahh, I did do a CalMag foil at spray in sunshine...

Where can I find out what the ppms are in my water? Not how many, but how many of each salt

Please let me know if you find out. Peace

 

[KhronicPain]

looks like you have mites judging by that last pic.