It's my honest opinion and only that my opinion if you build your soil right there is no need to ph nutrients. I agree with previous posters do a slurry test run off ph testing in soil is a fools errand everything breaks down at different times.
I never test runoff ph and my plants always make it to harvest lol. Jimster Supporter. Aqua Man said:. Dirtbag Supporter. Slow down a bit Is your plant showing signs of nutrient deficiency or burning? Or is it growing ok? I advise never checking soil ph runoff, you're far better off doing a slurry test. Soiless like coco or rockwool sure, but stuff that has nutrients mixed in it can be very misleading and can cause you to attempt to correct problems that arent actually a problem, and 9 times out of 10 you just make things worse.
If the plants are consuming a lot of positively charged nutrients like calcium or potassium, the roots can exude negatively charged hydronium ions that lower ph runof also, doesnt always mean there is a problem.
Dirtbag said:. Potential Hydrogen drifting down in soil is usually an indicator of nutrient or salt buildup. A good flushing will help bring the ph back up to where it needs to be or you can bind the excess nutrients with calcium to render them null.
My favorite tactic is to do a nectar for the gods flush. To do this you need Herculean Harvest and Olympus Up. Mix in the HH first and then ph adjust it to 6. Do this flush every two weeks or so when needed. When nutrients build up in the soil they can have an adverse effect on the ph and soils microbial life. JWM2 said:.
You dirt guys make me feel "special" to be politically correct. I have a good idea of hydro but wow it's a different world in soil. I'm slowly Pickin this all up. I just re-read they're in FFHF soil, are you feeding them nutrients also or just water?
If just water, you could be just watering too often, releasing too many nutrients. Not enough dry back. If that's the case, flushing or rinsing would be a bad idea. You'll just release more nutrients and make things worse. You must log in or register to reply here. Add a few drops of indicator solution, shake, and read the color change. If you have a meter, simply stick the electrode in the water and read.
How did that happen? The water passed through a more acidic matrix and dropped its pH. If it came out 7. It is normal for the pH coming out the bottom to be a little lower than what is going in. If it was going in at 6. Some acidification can be from ion exchange at the roots as the plant takes up certain nutrients, as well as the natural decomposition by microorganisms.
When you say it goes in at 6. And if so what is used to adjust it. Also sprinkling garden lime at the surface can do about the same thing adding a cal-mag supplement would.
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AutoWonders Has Left the Building. Coco is the medium where one normally doesn't check runoff. Soil grows you check runoff. Proph Regenerative Organic Grower Staff member. AFN Global Moderator. Cultivators Club.
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No I personally check both weather it's soil or not when using a salt based nutrient bc of salt build up, also its the best way to see how much ur plant is eating if ur feeding ppm and u test run off and it's at ppm it's not eating all of ur feed so now u no to drop nutes for a few days ect. Can you grow big beautiful plants with out doing this of course but it's very good for diagnosing lock out or ph problems ect. Tom Bombadil Auto Warrior.
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Even a completely organic soil can have pH issues. Also, having an excess or lack of salt based nutrients can drastically affect any soil. Being resiliant enough to survive a harsh medium is one thing. Thriving in a well balanced medium is another. Checking the runoff is an easy and quick way to assess your medium. It can also stop problems before they start. Just my opinion. Disburped said:.
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