PH question

whats the ph supposed to be in a soillessmix, i heard for soil was 6.3-7 so ive been watering both my plants in this range till the other day i found out i didnt use soil for one of my pln=ants i used a soiless mix light warrior, the guy at the hydro store said it was soil, and now i find that soilless meduims are suppose to have and be watered with a lower ph is this true, also could this be why some of the leafs halfway up the plant in the soilless meduim are starting to turn yellow and get brown spots on them any help plaeas the prob seems to be progresing, i thought it might be a def so i watered lastnight with 2 teaspoons growbig, and 1 teaspoon tigerbloom to see if it helped and so far nothin help me plz

ph is like sweet and sour in veg in soil now your ph should be 5.7 is like sweet.for them, in flower 6.0 no higher that 6.3 i keep it at 6.0. 7 way to high.

and yes that extra point will make a differance.

also, the soilless mix take more nutrients when feeding cause the soil is not there to soak up nutes. I think they kind of wash out. I would try giving it more nutes more often

well i try to keep them at 6.5 and for soil thats fine, but for a soilless mix im not sure, and im almost 99 percent sure soil ph should be between, 6.3-6.8, just not sure on the soiless mix

diddydady said:

also, the soilless mix take more nutrients when feeding cause the soil is not there to soak up nutes. I think they kind of wash out. I would try giving it more nutes more often

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ya i just waterd last night with a strong dose, i didnt even no it was a soilless mix till the other day it made me mad cuz the huy atthe hydro store said it was soil and it seems way to airy to leave it in that soil till harvest but i have to

wow the more the nutes the higher the ppm the higher ppm the chances are you will burn your plants. wow really.

read up on ph levels man and then decide for your self whats best for your plants. 6.3 - 6.7 lol your not growing tomatos.

in the grow bible ph for soil is between 6.5 and 7 7 being the best, also i just went to mboth my hydro shops here in my city and both said always water with a ph of 6.3.-6.8 in soil and for the soiless mix im usin, and no i didnt burn my plants actually it helps because i had a phosphorus def and its already betting better, and for some reason my runoff was phed at 4 witch is really low so im gettin back up to 6.5 thanns for ur input

also check out this chart it will tell u the best ph level to have to get max nute uptake

mcpurple said:

in the grow bible ph for soil is between 6.5 and 7 7 being the best, also i just went to mboth my hydro shops here in my city and both said always water with a ph of 6.3.-6.8 in soil and for the soiless mix im usin, and no i didnt burn my plants actually it helps because i had a phosphorus def and its already betting better, and for some reason my runoff was phed at 4 witch is really low so im gettin back up to 6.5 thanns for ur input

also check out this chart it will tell u the best ph level to have to get max nute uptake

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just anothe ph chart

i can just tell what the shop told me here, and others on this site as well, and what works for me. i never keep mine that high

A soil - less mix is considered hydroponics so follow hydro ph levels.

GrowingfortheGold said:

A soil - less mix is considered hydroponics so follow hydro ph levels.

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thats what i thought, but i went down to the hydro shop and read the back of faxfarms light warior and it has a ph of 6.3-6.8, and the guy said it should be fine watering it within that range

mcpurple said:

thats what i thought, but i went down to the hydro shop and read the back of faxfarms light warior and it has a ph of 6.3-6.8, and the guy said it should be fine watering it within that range

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That product contains peat moss along with beneficial microorganisms. I'm gonna classify it as neither an entirely soil/less mix...which accounts for pH directions.

so it should be fine watering with 6.5