Water ph question for seedling

Long time reader but i've decided to have a go at growing so here goes.
I have just started a grow and the seedling has popped up and i can see the start of the 1st true leaves, this is in soil.
I know not to feed and just water for the first few weeks but if its just water is there any need to ph it as i thought ph'ing was just to stop nutrient lockout but i'm not using nutes so i cant see any reason to do so?

reddiamond said:

I have just started a grow and the seedling has popped up and i can see the start of the 1st true leaves, this is in soil.
I know not to feed and just water for the first few weeks but if its just water is there any need to ph it as i thought ph'ing was just to stop nutrient lockout but i'm not using nutes so i cant see any reason to do so?

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you have had an account 5 years and this is your first post ? and yes ph your water even for seedlings just to be safe

always ph your water no mater what

Like i said, long time reader but i've never grown before

Why would you ph plain water, i can't see a reason to do it?

reddiamond said:

Like i said, long time reader but i've never grown before

Why would you ph plain water, i can't see a reason to do it?

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Welcome, you are in the right place. I just sounded like an AA meeting, didn't I? Oops.

My water is acceptable so I only ph with nutes.

reddiamond said:

Like i said, long time reader but i've never grown before

Why would you ph plain water, i can't see a reason to do it?

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if your running TRUE organic no need to ph water
if your running anything else other then true organic i recommend phing water.
There is a good need to ph water because ph dictates what nutrients are available to the plant.
GL

I was under the impression that you PH water because of the bleach and sulfur levels that could be off and harmful to Audrey 2. Also keep in mind that op can be using well water, or water softeners, or even worse, living in New Jersey, just ph the damn water.

Always a good idea to test the water you'll be using to water your plants then yoy can decide if you need to ph or not. The water ph dictates the efficiency of the plants nutrient uptake. Even when theres no nutes in the water there will be some in the soil or medium. There is n't a mechanism Luke this that we can compare it to with humans. The closest comparison I can come up with is how the weather sometimes decides what you eat. If it's hot you want cool food like ice cream, but if its cold(ph too low or high) all the time and you eat ice cream all the time you'll start being deficient in your nutrition.

Galvatron said:

Even when theres no nutes in the water there will be some in the soil or medium.

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Thanks, that's the information i was missing, i forgot about the nutes in the soil. If the water is ph'd then those nutes are available as soon as the sprout wants them

I would recommend against "pHing" your tap water for a soil grow. Soil acts as a buffer and can handle a wider range of pH values. Adding things just to get your water "right" often leads to more problems and headaches.

Just my experience.

I dont even pH adjust when I fertilize. I use DynaGro and dont have problems with extreme pH fluctuations.