When it comes to pH fluctuations what is the best way to manage it with soil. What I'm trying to say is. When you balance the pH of your nutrient solution the following day that pH level will have risen .
If I'm feeding every 3 -4days I assume the pH level in the soil rises until it drys out leaving behind salts .
Usually I water first to try and flush the soil slightly before feeding with nutrients .
Any nutrient solution I have added has been around 6 I've never gone above 6.5 and usually bring it down as low as I can get or somewhere in the middle so 6-6.2
Good question, the best way to manage ph in soil is going to be by using microbes and not using adjusters unless absolutely needed. I would try feeding everything and don't stress PH unless you see problems. I get you will want to see the most out of your nutrients but in organics PH is less extremely serious than with Hydroponics.
with Reverse Osmosis Water I run CYCO Platinum Nutrients Base Grow/Bloom, Potash & Swell and don't mess with my ph at all in coco. It always is 5.7-6.0 without messing with it. Plants do great until I start trying to correct stuff with acids and alkaline solutions PH+-. Using well water or city water may vary your results there..
One product that I used when I used to grow in the Michigan Made Mix (m3) super soil was Recharge by Real Growers every 7-10 days plain by itself and water in completely. It's packed with beneficial bacteria, kelp, molasses, minerals and other goodies I'm probably missing. I still use it to this day even in coco with synthetic fertilizer to add some microbial life to the coco.
If you want a scientific answer with certified bonafide information here ya go:
Plant growth often occurs under a range of stressful conditions, including soil acidity and alkalinity. Hydrogen ion concentration, which determines pH of the soil, regulates the entire chemistry of plant nutrient colloidal solutions. Beyond certain levels of pH, multiple stresses such as...
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