Any ideas?

pulpoinspace

pulpoinspace

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Dank Bongula said:
No. Spring water can have a pH in the mid-8s to 9 and above...that shit is random, you gotta test it and it is not recommended.

Soil needs a pH of 6.3-6.8 with some variation in there. I used to use distilled, but got tired of buying it. Great option to use though, I should probably go back to it. Now I just pH my tap within that range for soil and add calmag if the plants start to show that they need it. My tap water is hard and calmag seems to be unavailable to them in this form.
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Yes!

Spring water is fine in soil. and pH is nearly irrelevant in soil. The soil has two types of pH buffering agent to help the roots get the pH where it needs to be. What affects the pH of water is what is in it. So lets say we have a water with 8 pH and 200ppm. And then we have a water with 7 pH and 0 ppm. The second water is actually much more unstable. It is the nutrients that drive the pH. You could put a drop of pH down in the first water, if you want, or let the two types of Limestone in the soil do that, as it is exactly their job.

OP Your plants look great man. Subtle adjustments. I still recommend tap water but if you're worried bottled water (i.e. spring water) will be fine too. No pure distilled water, ever. Look up what happens to humans if we drink only distilled water. Spoiler alert: Death.
 
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Antman603

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pulpoinspace said:
Yes!

Spring water is fine in soil. and pH is nearly irrelevant in soil. The soil has two types of pH buffering agent to help the roots get the pH where it needs to be. What affects the pH of water is what is in it. So lets say we have a water with 8 pH and 200ppm. And then we have a water with 7 pH and 0 ppm. The second water is actually much more unstable. It is the nutrients that drive the pH. You could put a drop of pH down in the first water, if you want, or let the two types of Limestone in the soil do that, as it is exactly their job.

OP Your plants look great man. Subtle adjustments. I still recommend tap water but if you're worried bottled water (i.e. spring water) will be fine too. No pure distilled water, ever. Look up what happens to humans if we drink only distilled water. Spoiler alert: Death.
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Oh wow this was really helpful. That makes sense because literally even the smallest drop of pH down would reduce distilled water from 9 to around 5. My plants and I both thank you for the tips.
 
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