No. Just, no.Root rot, bacteria
Dead rotting roots and bacteria will cause ph to drop. Just sayingNo. Just, no.
So will most P boosters, which I think is the answer to OP's question.Dead rotting roots and bacteria will cause ph to drop. Just saying
I don’t have exp with p boosters. Ive always used Lucas formulaSo will most P boosters, which I think is the answer to OP's question.
Yeah, P boosters are bullshit.I don’t have exp with p boosters. Ive always used Lucas formula
I like things simple. More is less kind of guy. With all the different nutes and additives out there it can get pretty overwhelming and expensive. Hell with all that.Yeah, P boosters are bullshit.
Any P ratio higher than 1-3-2 is magical thinking garbage.
Only in bloom?Dead rotting roots and bacteria will cause ph to drop. Just saying
Only in bloom?
Context matters. Reread what the op is asking.
Well then that must be exactly what the OP is experiencing. It seems that you've solved the case.Dude. Things are real fresh befor bloom. Add the fact that flower chambers usually have more light and more heat. If you are going to get bacteria and such ther is a bigger chance in flower. I’ve had that issue and it was from the diffusers. Bacteria wouldn’t get way of wack until flower and then the ph would drop so don’t. Sorry you are to narrow minded to think of that.
H2PO4- uptake and NO3- uptake actually both raise pH. as they're both replaced with OH-. (otherwise the solution would be left with a charge)
K+ and Ca++ are replaced with H+ and thus lower pH when they're taken up.
There is no hard rule of thumb saying pH goes up in veg and down in flowering or the other way around. That would have more to do with your nutrient levels which indirectly could imply an unnoticeable deficiency. (where growth would speed up if fixed). If pH is rising, it's likely the plant isn't taking K+ and/or Ca++ as fast as it could be. Getting a small amount of N as NH4+ would also help with pH rising problems.
Me too. I actually don't even have separate veg and bloom formulas at the moment..Many times this mid flower P and Ca uptake issue can be fixed by using a balanced complete Grow ratio fertilizer with micronutrients.
I have dropped pk heavy fertilizer all together at this point.
In potting soil in my case.
Me too. I actually don't even have separate veg and bloom formulas at the moment..