What type of ph to use for organics? and will gh ph powder cause salt build up??

[Wetdog]

? bout the cooking part of the super soil. since i've been reading more about beneficial and bad bacteria, should i cook the soil but allow it to breath or should i keep it closed with no air to circulate?

Allow it to breathe and stir it every now and then so the bottom gets exposed to air.

Wet

 

[farmerjoe420]

it is good to buffer you soil but you should still ph water to keep a balance the goal is to keep ph balanced (6.8-7.2) in moist soil with microbes. as far as natural lemon juice and baking soda there isnt much to it but that is it for water(plenty of organic options doesnt matter lemon juice has vitamin c, sugars, micro nutes and acidic if some one tells you this is bad they are dumb and baking soda isnt the greatest but it works). for soil you gonna have to use dolomite lime and wood ash a thick mixture poured slowly and evenly but if your soil has ph problemsyou will prbably not be able to fix it if it has a plant in it. so you have to prepare in advence. 1lb of dolomite lime per bale of peatmoss(hell i even use promix and it already has dolomite lime in it)

with the right amount of humus and lime, you dont need to PH anything. if you dont think so try it. between the microbes and the lime, it will stay within the range no matter what you dump on it. your PH meter is useless in a healthy organic soil.

 

[Da Almighty Jew]

i only used a ounce of lime per bag of roots. that's what subcool's supersoil says to use, if you break it down. I hope thats enough. But anyway, does general hydroponics ph powder cause salt build up in soil?

 

[Wetdog]

i only used a ounce of lime per bag of roots. that's what subcool's supersoil says to use, if you break it down. I hope thats enough. But anyway, does general hydroponics ph powder cause salt build up in soil?

*I* would have used 1 1/2 cups of lime for that same bag. YMMV

IDK about the pH powder AFA salt goes, but the lime will get your pH right with no salt build up.

Myself, I've always wondered about that very small amount of lime in that mix, but if it works for him, great. I use my own recipe that works for me.

Wet

 

[orangecat]

I think, if you are worried, you could top feed it.