Could Someone Answer A Few?s About PH Please?

ok im new and i have been reserching and have found PH levels are very important. i dont really understand what PH is first off. whats the difference between dirt and water ph testers, plus i would like to know what i need and exactly what to do with it. please keep in mind im on a budget.

if youre growing in dirt, dont worry about ph testing. If u notice problems flush the dirt completely with water and rewater with reg strength nutes. if u follow the directions on the fertilizer youll be fine tho.

Hello MR. JEEP

PH testing is the corner stone of GROWING.. any decent grower has mastered testing and adjusting the PH of water... The good thng for you IS..

IT IS SO FREAKING EASY AND CHEAP..

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This kit is so simple to use... You can check and adjust the PH of your water in less then a minute!!!

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Does anyone know how much a cheap ph tester costs ?

you can get get an easy ph test kit, they use them for swimming pools costs like maybe $8. and it will last your for a long time. Once you know how much ph - or ph + to put in the water you really wont need to test ph anymore, water usually stays the same.

and then sometimes the tap water in your area after being ran through a filtration system and left to sit for a few days and nutrient enriched, just happens to be 6.2. luck of the irish i guess

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Jeffery_McDougle said:

if youre growing in dirt, dont worry about ph testing. If u notice problems flush the dirt completely with water and rewater with reg strength nutes. if u follow the directions on the fertilizer youll be fine tho.

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You should still ph your water even in soil. It may not be necessary but it's better to take such a simple step in case anything goes wrong then you're not left with another factor.

Hydrogen=H = acid.....hydroxyl=OH = base
Acid lowers pH, it donates hydrogen.
Base raises pH it donates a hydroxyl OH.
HOH =h2o water.
There are a bunch of different acids and bases to do this.
To raise or lower the pH in tapwater usually takes about three-five times as much as raising or lowering the pH in reverse osmosis water.
I grow in soil a lot and I do test my water and adjust pH after adding any nutrients. For instance I use floranova in reverse osmosis water and after adding the nutrient my pH is 4.6. I'm not adding 4.6 pH solution to my soil even though it acts as a buffer. I put less than a cc of pH up and get it to 6.5. Good luck and I hope you invest more than 10 bucks on a pH meter so you don't get disappointed in the whole experience

If you have good drinking water try and grow one without pH ,and one with a pH pen there cheap now e eBay,if you have good water I bet pH ing makes no difference

ph is a measure of how basic or acidic a substance is.. it's a scale from 1 to 14, 1 being most acidic, and 14 being the most basic..
for growing cannabis, you want a more neutral number, to a slightly acidic mix of water and nutes.. for soil, around 6.5, slighly acidic, to about 7, neutral, tends to work best..

i agree about not worrying about the ph of soil as soil has enough buffers in it to naturally balance itself.. dolomite lime added to soil also helps to keep the ph in the perfect area..

racerboy71 said:

ph is a measure of how basic or acidic a substance is.. it's a scale from 1 to 14, 1 being most acidic, and 14 being the most basic..
for growing cannabis, you want a more neutral number, to a slightly acidic mix of water and nutes.. for soil, around 6.5, slighly acidic, to about 7, neutral, tends to work best..

i agree about not worrying about the ph of soil as soil has enough buffers in it to naturally balance itself.. dolomite lime added to soil also helps to keep the ph in the perfect area..

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Nice info

tyke1973 said:

Nice info

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too bad i should have looked at the date of the op before typing that all out, lol..

racerboy71 said:

too bad i should have looked at the date of the op before typing that all out, lol..

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They be drag'in out some oldies lately...