is ph really THAT important?

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fdd2blk

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i only did it after coming to this site though. but i will admit all the talk about it here made me check it. like i said i've been lucky and it was only once.

*hanging my ribbon on the wall* proud to be honest!
 
eastlosg1

eastlosg1

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yeah i think it's very imortant, my plant was looking like crap. And once i gave it ph 6.6 water it recooperated.
 
stickydankherb

stickydankherb

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I realize this is a very old thread and is pretty much dead but I just wanted to put in my two cents. I have to agree with doobsday on this one and fdd. I grow in soil, I have done two grows now and I use tap water and I have never checked my ph. I get good yields. I would say that Ph is important but if you are doing a soil grow and everything seems to be working fine then your ph is ok. If you notice something terrible happening to your little buddies then you may want to test the Ph. Otherwise I would not worry about it.
 
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Cyphen

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stickydankherb said:
I realize this is a very old thread and is pretty much dead but I just wanted to put in my two cents. I have to agree with doobsday on this one and fdd. I grow in soil, I have done two grows now and I use tap water and I have never checked my ph. I get good yields. I would say that Ph is important but if you are doing a soil grow and everything seems to be working fine then your ph is ok. If you notice something terrible happening to your little buddies then you may want to test the Ph. Otherwise I would not worry about it.
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Simply because a plant is surviving does not mean that is it thriving.The more variables you can control, the healthier your plant will be, in ANY medium. And the more unknown x factors you allow, the more potential points of failure/diminished returns will be inherent in your plants development. I say measure everything, control as many variables as possible, and your plants will thank you for it later.
 
stickydankherb

stickydankherb

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Cyphen said:
Simply because a plant is surviving does not mean that is it thriving.The more variables you can control, the healthier your plant will be, in ANY medium. And the more unknown x factors you allow, the more potential points of failure/diminished returns will be inherent in your plants development. I say measure everything, control as many variables as possible, and your plants will thank you for it later.
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Im just saying that you do not necessarily have to control everything in order to successfully grow good bud. If you don't want to or cant afford the equipment to control every variable you can still grow good herb. These plants grow in nature and it is full of variables. So far I have not had to test my PH and unless something starts going wrong I will continue not testing.
 
jondog123

jondog123

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I used to check my ph every time I watered my plants. However, I realized that when I put a certain amount of ph down into my tap water it is in between 6-7. I have not phed my water since then and my plants look great. I don't ppm either as I already did that all the way through a grow with the strain I am growing. They look great :blsmoke:
 
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Cyphen

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stickydankherb said:
Im just saying that you do not necessarily have to control everything in order to successfully grow good bud. If you don't want to or cant afford the equipment to control every variable you can still grow good herb. These plants grow in nature and it is full of variables. So far I have not had to test my PH and unless something starts going wrong I will continue not testing.
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This is definitely true. My preference is to be neurotic about the details to whatever extent I can afford, and I feel that the additional cost in doing so is always well repaid in the overall health and return of the plant. In reality, the difference in return between creating an environment that is 75% of optimal and 90% is probably very minimal. But the peace of mind in knowing that the whole host of issues potentially caused by ph throughout the grow are not going to affect me, and will be identified immediately if they do, is easily worth ten times the $30 price tag of a cheap digital meter.
 
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