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I am not sure that this has been asked. It has probably and i cant find it. But what the hell, I have ph up and down from gh. Can this be used on organic grows. Or would they kill all of my beneficials in my soil.
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maybe i'm in the minority here but i avoid using ph up and ph down when growing organically. first off, i'm pretty sure that the chemicals used to ph up and ph down (phosphoric acid and citric acid iirc, but correct me if i'm wrong) are chemical not organic and can kill the microbes.
additionally, adjusting the ph is something that the microbes DONT LIKE. it is not natural. your better bet is adding dolomite lime at 2 tbs per gal. when you fluctuate the PH like that most (not all) of the microbes die and the remaining ones are left to repopulate the tea. it's just not an effective way to adjust the ph since the chief benefit of teas is the vast microbial diversity |
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I have been getting conflicting reports on whether or not is organic. Just as many people say it is as it isn't. But i fully understand what you are saying about the microbes not liking the shift in ph. I know you can use vinegar as down. Usually when I add my nutes they are already down i need to bring them up, I use metanaturals. So should I add lime as base to bring up or leave it the way it is when mixed. I am assuming lime is a base. Does ph really matter in organics. Thanks.
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I'm with you 100% on this one! Although an extensive amount of damage may not be done with chem up/down, dolemite is the answer!!! Bone meal will raise your PH as well. It will just take a lil longer. Peat moss will lower your PH, again taking just a lil bit longer. And typically you want to use bonemeal during flowering. If you do use Dolemite lime powder the standard is 1 ounce per 1 gallon pf planting soil.... Good luck
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