what ph should i be shooting for to water and feed and all that jazz

[UnderCoverAgentOrange]

organic soil just checking what an optimum ph would be so i can try to make that happen

 

[tellno1]

i use organic soil .. keep the ph of my water 5.8 to 6.2 .. works well for me ..

 

[BryanAndrews]

and make sure your waters ph is at around 7.5. prefferably at 7.5.

 

[massah]

for optimal nutrient root intake you want a PH of 6.8 for soil, now thats the PH of your soil + water/nutrients as the PH of the water will be adjusted by your soil when you put it in, so if you've got a soil PH of like 5.0, you are going to be hitting your head against a wall dealing with deficiencies, but if your soil is around the 6.8 and you keep your water/nutes around the same, you will be good

 

[massah]

oh i apologize...6.5...*doh*

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That gives you an idea of how PH interacts with nutrient availability.

 

[UnderCoverAgentOrange]

so i need to go get a soil ph tester? any cheap ways to do this i spent 30 on a water ph tester and the girl at the garden store was trying to talk me into the 120 dollar one telling me "im so excited i just got mine yesterday" yea right aha..either way whats a cheap way to ph my soil please and thank you

also thanks a bunch for the responses guys

 

[tellno1]

i just ph the runoff and adjust my water .. not an exact way i'm sure but works for me

 

[WeeGogs]

oh i apologize...6.5...*doh*

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That gives you an idea of how PH interacts with nutrient availability.

"hey" what are you doing with my chart, that will be a rental of 5 bucks. LOL.

 

[Wetdog]

If you add dolomite lime to your 'organic' soil, there is no need to pH anything. I don't.

Soil pH testers are usually crap and the water tester you have is fine, much better.

Wet