JeffWix
Well-Known Member
I have a well..been using it for growing for years..ph is 6.5
Hey old farts..how many over 50 yrs?
- Thread starter Coho
- Start date
Rico1982
Well-Known Member
OldMedUser
Well-Known Member
Either your testers are out of whack or you've been blessed as that is incredibly pure for ground water.
What are the soil conditions like at your place?
If that water is as you are getting results for you won't need any purification but most nutrients push the pH down. After mixing up a batch with CalMag added let it sit overnight then recheck the pH. A small airstone in the batch will keep it well mixed and loaded with oxygen as ground water can be low in O2 and the roots want lots.
What are the soil conditions like at your place?
If that water is as you are getting results for you won't need any purification but most nutrients push the pH down. After mixing up a batch with CalMag added let it sit overnight then recheck the pH. A small airstone in the batch will keep it well mixed and loaded with oxygen as ground water can be low in O2 and the roots want lots.
Rico1982
Well-Known Member
Don't know what ur saying?
Grandpapy
Well-Known Member
Sorry, that's very pure water and in volume it's very valuable.
I would calibrate my meter and retest. Just maybe call a industrial realtor.
Rico1982
Well-Known Member
I guess I'm gonna buy a new ph /tds meter with calibration fluid n test it again.
.thanks for the info
OldMedUser
Well-Known Member
How old are the the testers you're using now? Maybe all you need is some fresh calibration fluids and an adjustment here and there. TDS pens usually last forever and I have a Hanna I bought in '82 for $70Can that still works fine with good batteries. My pH pen is at least 12 years old and works good enough tho slow and was $85.
You should have pH4 and 7 for testing the pH pen and 1000ppm fluid for your ppm pen. Some storage sol'n for the pH pen helps keep it well saturated between uses and a 2-part cleaning sol'n kit doesn't hurt either.
The pH pen should be rinsed with clean water between uses so I keep a spray bottle with RO water handy for that. Then it should be put in storage sol'n and rinsed again before use. Mine has a cap I keep half full so the bulb in the pH probe is submerged in storage. The ppm pen should be rinsed as well but then left open to dry out between uses.
Cheap ppm pens are OK but cheap pH pens usually don't last very long.
Rico1982
Well-Known Member
Wow..you're very knowledgeable...I really appreciate the info..my ph pen and ppm pen are the cheap ones ...I have em for almost a year...but I also have the ph ink (that's what I'm using)...but I will get a new meter ordered from Amazon...gotta wait until the 4th for it to be deliveredHow old are the the testers you're using now? Maybe all you need is some fresh calibration fluids and an adjustment here and there. TDS pens usually last forever and I have a Hanna I bought in '82 for $70Can that still works fine with good batteries. My pH pen is at least 12 years old and works good enough tho slow and was $85.
You should have pH4 and 7 for testing the pH pen and 1000ppm fluid for your ppm pen. Some storage sol'n for the pH pen helps keep it well saturated between uses and a 2-part cleaning sol'n kit doesn't hurt either.
The pH pen should be rinsed with clean water between uses so I keep a spray bottle with RO water handy for that. Then it should be put in storage sol'n and rinsed again before use. Mine has a cap I keep half full so the bulb in the pH probe is submerged in storage. The ppm pen should be rinsed as well but then left open to dry out between uses.
Cheap ppm pens are OK but cheap pH pens usually don't last very long.
ttystikk
Well-Known Member
There was a bear spotted on a popular walking trail half a mile from my house.
Nose boops for the puppy dog!
Turning 60 in Dec. Started smoking herb in 1977. Popped some Mexican and Colombian seeds back then but my parents always destroyed them. They are both senile now.
I started growing in 1987 and made my first harvest in 1988. Williams Wonder and Skunk/ Hawaiian.
The cops, Nazi bastard fucks...have been a wrecking ball to my life. Only the guys who are still in prison for pot have lost more than I have at this point. They really did a screw job on my life.
I picked up the pieces-again- and have a small grow to start over with. It was an accident that I sprouted a skunk#1 and from mislabeled seeds( I still haven't fixed the label). So I am on a Skunk project now. These seeds were thought lost in the busts. Man was I happy after 5 years to discover them. Remember skunk#1 old farts? This is the stuff that changed our pot world. I was there! I am here...now.
I started growing in 1987 and made my first harvest in 1988. Williams Wonder and Skunk/ Hawaiian.
The cops, Nazi bastard fucks...have been a wrecking ball to my life. Only the guys who are still in prison for pot have lost more than I have at this point. They really did a screw job on my life.
I picked up the pieces-again- and have a small grow to start over with. It was an accident that I sprouted a skunk#1 and from mislabeled seeds( I still haven't fixed the label). So I am on a Skunk project now. These seeds were thought lost in the busts. Man was I happy after 5 years to discover them. Remember skunk#1 old farts? This is the stuff that changed our pot world. I was there! I am here...now.
hillbill
Well-Known Member
We just learned enough to be Alter Boys.