baking powder for ph up

[GrowerCy]

hello

can i use baking powder insteadnof baking soda to ph up my water? i tested it with strips and its raising the ph aswell but im wondering if it will have a negative effect on my plants

 

[Herb & Suds]

hello

can i use baking powder insteadnof baking soda to ph up my water? i tested it with strips and its raising the ph aswell

NO
Never heard of it but it sounds like a mess

 

[GrowerCy]

NO

thanks for letting me know...can i ask the reason also ?

 

[Herb & Suds]

thanks for letting me know...can i ask the reason also ?

Since I have never tried it , I wouldn't
Why is your ph low and I assume you are growing in soil?

 

[gwheels]

Get a bottle of PH up and down. They last a really long time

 

[GrowerCy]

yes im growing in light mix biobizz...my tap water is 5.75- 5.90..

I will get a ph up in couple of days but i was wondering what i can use now.

is it real that organic soils buffer the ph ? I dint din any def 42 days now ..And im frowing autos

 

[gwheels]

baking soda would work. It is available everywhere (and the shit cleans drains really good when used with vinegar). I have boxes of the stuff.

 

[Bugeye]

It is more or less a waste of time to ph water being used in a soil grow as the soil will very quickly buffer the water ph to whatever the soil ph level is. Depends a little on how high your ppm is in your water as to how much it can change your soil ph over time. Low ppm water will pretty much not change your soil ph at all and high ppm may change it very very slowly over the course of many grows. Hydro is a different story! Cheers!

 

[drsaltzman]

It's not easy to raise your soil PH. Takes a while. There's no quick fix.
But PHing your water is never a bad idea. Thirsty plants drink quick.
Doesn't sound like you have any problems though. I wouldn't add baking powder.
It will collect in the soil (sodium) and get it out of whack.

 

[Bugeye]

It's not easy to raise your soil PH. Takes a while. There's no quick fix.
But PHing your water is never a bad idea. Thirsty plants drink quick.
Doesn't sound like you have any problems though. I wouldn't add baking powder.
It will collect in the soil (sodium) and get it out of whack.

You make an interesting point. I would counter by asking why a ph swing from 6.0 to 7.0 would not be beneficial? A thirsty plant will be taking in the whole time the ph is moving so you’ll cover a broader nutrient uptake range. Or so my thought process goes, I could be wrong. I’m a rainwater guy and haven’t checked ph in years.