Okay, this is for the outdoor experts. I am new to growing. I have 6 plants in 6" containers; 3 are one month old and 3 are about 20 days old. Everyday I take them outdoors for their dose of sunshine. I had a high Ph; 8+. I don't have a meter, but I have Ph solution tester. I just put one in the ground with a good blend of soil. My question is; since my Ph out of the tap is high do I have to keep balancing the Ph for the life of the plant once in the ground?
martian

Dolomite lime, I think, I'm indoor.

Thanks Tetra!! This thread is kinda old now. The good news is, our friend Patty is now caring for these babies.

Right-on, just wanted to REP ya, so I used this post, take care, man.

Thanks again Tetra, looks like I need to be more active because I can't rep you anymore, it says I need to spread it around!!! Take care bro, and thanks for all your help.

"High" = Alkaline?

"Low" = Acidic?

Raising your pH would be making it LESS acidic correct?

and dolomite lime does this? doesn't egg shells also do this?

Tony, you are correct on the high-low, I finally used pH down which is an acid. I don't know about dolomite. I had a problem that needed to be corrected and my friendly hydro store helped out, even though I was growing outdoors.

What is a good ph level for soil outdoors on a young clone?

My soil ph is at roughly 7 and the water ph is at 7.2