robside
Active Member
Im growing in SOIL ffof, i have a ph pen tester (a good one) This is my 3rd grow. I'm haveing what i think is cal/mag lockout do to incorrect Ph ballance in the soil. My run-off (water out of the bottom of container after watering) is 5.9 to 6.1, now, it was lower in the past few weeks, like 5.8 to 5.9 (run off NOT water going in, thats the ph of the water comeing out after watering. I was Ph'ing water and water/nute mix at 6.5 to 6.6 on this grow in the begining which i think was the Start of the problem, i think i should of been ph'ing water and water/nute mix at 7.0 ??? Ive read the GROW BIBLE and it says ALWAYS ph at 7.0 WHATS THE RIGHT Ph, water going IN the soil and waater comeing out as run off, what should that be?? Please someone give me a straight answer. I even went to the Hydro store again last night and the guy there, who i think is so STUCK on HYDRO grow actually told me i should be ph;ing my water at 6.0 Which i KNOW is WRONG for a soil grow and i told him MANY time diuring our conversation that i was growing in SOIL but he was so INTO HYDRO GROW he seemed to be stuck giveing me Ph levels for Hydro which i know are much lower then in soil. Hydro is i think 5.4 to 6.1 and SOIL 6.1 to 6.8 RIGHT?? PLEASE HELP. EXPLAIN IT TO ME.