Ok I’m completely new to this and I have always been told to ph my water I’m using all mix and yesterday’s I tested my run off ppm and it was sky high yet the plants look like there’s nothing wrong with them I’m not adding any food there only 3weeks in veg .now on looking up the ph on this site I see I do not need to ph my water with all mix. do I flush my plants or not as the ppm is sky high can’t see my ppm and ec pen being wrong or do I just stop using ph in the water and leave them as there growing well no problems I can see
Ph soil mistake
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BobThe420Builder
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Run off means nothing, so disregard that
If it's going in good,what comes out dosent matter and is very misleading as you have seen
If it's going in good,what comes out dosent matter and is very misleading as you have seen
BobThe420Builder
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Your not understanding
Run off means nothing at all, nothing, you can get one spot of salt buildup and that will shoooooot the reading high
Next time you hit nothing and it's low
So don't check it
Run off means nothing at all, nothing, you can get one spot of salt buildup and that will shoooooot the reading high
Next time you hit nothing and it's low
So don't check it
BobThe420Builder
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You can do a slurry test if your concerned
But yes, don't test run off,it means nothing
But yes, don't test run off,it means nothing
teddy bonkers
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your soil has PH buffers in it,it will correct ph itself. you should check your water going in to make sure it is in the proper ph range. that is it. PH and PPMs are different, PPMs is parts per million of nutrients.
potential of hydrogen
In chemistry, pH (/piːˈeɪtʃ/, denoting 'potential of hydrogen' or 'power of hydrogen') is a scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution. Lower pH values correspond to solutions which are more acidic in nature, while higher values correspond to solutions which are more basic or alkaline.
potential of hydrogen
In chemistry, pH (/piːˈeɪtʃ/, denoting 'potential of hydrogen' or 'power of hydrogen') is a scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution. Lower pH values correspond to solutions which are more acidic in nature, while higher values correspond to solutions which are more basic or alkaline.
Renfro
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This is the tool I use for all my pH needs. Tests liquids and your soil. Most Valuable Tool in my grow.
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Amazon.com : Bluelab PENSOILPH pH Pen for Soil, Coco, Rockwool and Solution, Easy Calibration : Soil Testers : Garden & Outdoor
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buyyouabeer
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Unless you have very poor water quality I would just forget about the PH with soil. I have never bothered with checking my numbers and any decent commercial soil should buffer it. That also allows for a diverse range PH range, hitting all the nutrient sweet spots as the soil dries.
Thanks
Leave water sitting for 3 days before I use it and it’s alway around 7.8
That's way too high for any medium.
I don't necessarily disagree with soil growers who don't check pH because I've never grown in soil indoors, but checking pH is always a good habit have, particularly if you ever decide to switch mediums.
In soil, 6.0-7.0, targeting around 6.5.
father nature
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How are you testing PH. Any cheap PH meter isnt worth the plastic its made out of. THey are notoriously off by a lot. Messing with PH without REALLY knowing what it is, is a recipe for disaster.
If you really want to know the PH of your soil send it to a lab. My local town does it for $5. Maybe yours does to
If you really want to know the PH of your soil send it to a lab. My local town does it for $5. Maybe yours does to
buyyouabeer
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Per the local water report our tap is 7.3 to 7.9, and we have the highest quality H2O here in the PNW. Yours sounds fine.
Kassiopeija
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indoor esp. since these "buffers" is nothing but stonemeals (Dolomite etc) which a plant can deplete over time
I've always suspected that, and that's how I treat my outdoor gardens.