soil and water ph lvls

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beezkneez

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For my first grow im growing an indica blueberry clone in soil with cfls.

My plants have started to droop due to PH lvls, so im getting a soil ph tester to find out what is wrong.

When i get the soil ph tester, what all do i need to get it down?

Say my soils ph lvl is at 7.4, do i just need to add some water with a ph lvl of 6.5 to get it down or what? ps im using miracle grow with constant fertalizer release and perlite 80/20.

Thanks for putting up with newbies :D

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doc111

doc111

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beezkneez said:
For my first grow im growing an indica blueberry clone in soil with cfls.

My plants have started to droop due to PH lvls, so im getting a soil ph tester to find out what is wrong.

When i get the soil ph tester, what all do i need to get it down?

Say my soils ph lvl is at 7.4, do i just need to add some water with a ph lvl of 6.5 to get it down or what? ps im using miracle grow with constant fertalizer release and perlite 80/20.

Thanks for putting up with newbies :D

Here she is,
=;
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Adding pH'd water to soil won't really lower your soil's pH. You need to add some get some gypsum from the local garden center and add it to your water and water it in thoroughly. And for the future don't use MG potting soil. It gives people too many problems. Best of luck my friend.
 
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beezkneez

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someone said to use superthrive for a week every watering, this wouldnt take care of the ph problem would it
 
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doc111

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beezkneez said:
someone said to use superthrive for a week every watering, this wouldnt take care of the ph problem would it
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No but superthrive is good for alleviating stress so It's definitely a good thing. You only need a drop or 2 per gallon.
 
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beezkneez

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my soil ph level seemed to be fine when i tested it. My water was up at 7.5 ph so i added some vinegar and 2 drops of the superthrive to a gallon of water and got the PH to around 6.5-6.7

Hopefully this will fix the issue.
 
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