Can I raise my soil pH by increasing how much pH up I add to my water?

mikaroni

mikaroni

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Can I raise my soil pH by increasing how much pH up I add to my water? Say I have a soil pH of 5.8, and I want it to be 6.2, how would I go about doing this?
Everything I research on this just tells me to use ammendments to adjust my soil pH. Not interested in lime and all that other crap.
 
mikaroni

mikaroni

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90'sStoner said:
Over time and depending on what's in your soil, yes. But why would you not wanna just add some lime?
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I hear that lime easily throws off pH. I've seen other growers have pH lockout issues constantly when using it. Besides, I don't want a "you should have done this" type of thing when I can just as easily have a "just adjust your pH by ___ for 2 waterings" kind of thing ready in my back pocket.
 
Poontanger

Poontanger

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If you are going to use pH drops be very careful,, just two or three drops will change a few litres quite quickly
Experiment with basic water first you'll soon get the idea
 
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piratebug

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It's harder for a plant to uptake Magnesium and Phosphorus at pH 5.8 in soil and soilless (dirt & peat based) mixes. For example, only 44% of the Magnesium that is in the soil is available to a plant at pH 5.8 in soil and soilless (dirt & peat based) mixes, Whereas at just pH 0.2 higher, pH 6.0, 77% of the Magnesium that is in the soil is available to a plant!
 
Bukvičák

Bukvičák

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piratebug said:
It's harder for a plant to uptake Magnesium and Phosphorus at pH 5.8 in soil and soilless (dirt & peat based) mixes. For example, only 44% of the Magnesium that is in the soil is available to a plant at pH 5.8 in soil and soilless (dirt & peat based) mixes, Whereas at just pH 0.2 higher, pH 6.0, 77% of the Magnesium that is in the soil is available to a plant!
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Why do than the plants thrive in new fresh mix which is 5,5 out of bale?
 
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