This one?
bluelab.com
Yes I have two of themThis one?
Bluelab Soil pH Pen
A hardy handheld solution for measuring soil pH and temperature on the go Effective in most growing media and in water/solution Fully waterproof - not just water resistant Industry-leading one-year warranty for peace of mind Hold reading function to capture measurements with ease Simple...
What does the soil probe read? Maybe you already said it, but I'm high off turkey man.
It reads 6.0, I do the waiting until the results stable
If it was me I'd try raising the pH, but I grow in organic soil, lol.
Now you're asking the right person.
bingo， my adviser
Why?
True r/o water only holds true if microbe filters are clean and not clogged up in anyway even from the store. water processing plants r/o water can fluctuate depending on age of filters so getting a higher than normal reading on the ph isn’t abnormal just means someone needs to check the filters at the plant or do a wash out of the system but not abnormal at all
I dunno, no RO in my setup, but it can make sense. maybe… I would say hes just dicking around pH with silicates and pH down. Dude is just strictly following CFC.com or GWE.com feed schedule I guess.
Exactly. Chasing pH for no reason. I'm not a fan of silicates. I've never seen the need. Just product marketing. If people want to use silicate products they'd be better off using just Agsil 4H as a foliar. The plants would get all the silica they can use and it's 10 times less inexpensive than any of the bottled products. Plus you wouldn't have stuff fighting each other in the nutrient solution. Also a foliar of potassium silicate is a very good preventative for PM and other fungal pathogens.
I only use silica and Cal mag in my water and give each plant 10 ounces of recharge twice weekly I also grow in living soil so that might not apply sorry if my input was useless LOL
I see the point if using it in some kind of DWC or recirculating systems but not in DTW and absolutely no point in soil. On the other hand I believe that if you know when and how to use it, you can take some real benefit of it. It just takes years of growing without and than years of growing with silicates. Question is if it worths… if the purpose is only to get stronger stems, than it is not worth for me. People should master their basic growing skills and basic nutrition first, it is actually not so easy how it sounds, but once it is done, there is absolutely no need of any additive or supplement…
