Phosphoric acid and microbes
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Snoopy808
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As a pH down? Or nutrient source for microbes?
You could, but small amount and wont kill microbes. Just encouraging acid loving microbes over others is what would change. Not likely detremental. A sniff test of your tea will let you know if its good, does it smell good to use or smell bad and use outside to other plants
As pH goes, I would brew my teas, then check and adjust pH before using.
As a nutrient shouldn't hurt to use a little, not enough to shock pH way low. I use high phosphorus 12 12 0 or 0 11 0 guanos among others, which a lot of the phosphorus goes into solution as phosphoric acid anyways.
FYI-In a 5 gallon bucket 5 ml or 1 tsp can dramatically reduce pH (depending on concentration of your phosphoric acid). I assume you have a way to check pH.
You could, but small amount and wont kill microbes. Just encouraging acid loving microbes over others is what would change. Not likely detremental. A sniff test of your tea will let you know if its good, does it smell good to use or smell bad and use outside to other plants
As pH goes, I would brew my teas, then check and adjust pH before using.
As a nutrient shouldn't hurt to use a little, not enough to shock pH way low. I use high phosphorus 12 12 0 or 0 11 0 guanos among others, which a lot of the phosphorus goes into solution as phosphoric acid anyways.
FYI-In a 5 gallon bucket 5 ml or 1 tsp can dramatically reduce pH (depending on concentration of your phosphoric acid). I assume you have a way to check pH.
Just mainly for dropping pH if I add any I dilute the pH first several drops from my dropper probably not even 1ml and then I add it into dechlorinated water a glass full and dilute. Then I used that solution to add to my tea very little amounts and checking with my pH pen till I get the specific zone