HELP... how do you check ph?

Ghost of Davy Jones

Ghost of Davy Jones

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Hi folks... I've been trying to learn how to check the ph levels but i don't understand it quite yet. apparently I'm supposed to check the run off, but if i water my plants to where there's run off then the medium gets soaked and heavy and i realize that over watering is one of the most common mistakes that new growers make. how do i check without drowning my plant.
 
Capt. Trips

Capt. Trips

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You should water until you get some runoff. The overwatering that tends to happen is people watering too often, not letting the medium dry out between waterings.

The plants like a wet/dry cycle. Give them a good watering until you get some runoff, then don't water again until the pots feel light and the medium has dried out.
 
vostok

vostok

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Ghost of Davy Jones said:
Hi folks... I've been trying to learn how to check the ph levels but i don't understand it quite yet. apparently I'm supposed to check the run off, but if i water my plants to where there's run off then the medium gets soaked and heavy and i realize that over watering is one of the most common mistakes that new growers make. how do i check without drowning my plant.
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Don't sweat it out

chill as in all cases ph//the potential of hydrogen in the soil

will be handled by the soil

its alive just like you plant

when watering lift the pot first

THINK" if to water or not by weight

good luck
 
xtsho

xtsho

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I only worry about the PH of what I'm putting in. I never check runoff. If you don't overfeed, PH correctly when feeding, and plants look good it doesn't matter what the PH of the runoff is. Also, runoff is not an accurate way to determine the PH of your growing medium.
 
Cx2H

Cx2H

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Ghost of Davy Jones said:
Hi folks... I've been trying to learn how to check the ph levels but i don't understand it quite yet. apparently I'm supposed to check the run off, but if i water my plants to where there's run off then the medium gets soaked and heavy and i realize that over watering is one of the most common mistakes that new growers make. how do i check without drowning my plant.
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Soil, Coco ? Soil cooked prior to use? Added any bene's? (If soil that is.)

pH is regulated by the rhizosphere. Sterile dry media has none.

Coco can't be over watered in theory unless you soak it daily and it's compacted. You'll probably get root rot before anything else.

Soil can be over watered. However If you keep drying it out bene's die or go dormant and the plant has drought stress.

Never dry Coco out more than 50% or you're asking for issue's.

#RandomNotes
 
Ghost of Davy Jones

Ghost of Davy Jones

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Cx2H said:
Soil, Coco ? Soil cooked prior to use? Added any bene's? (If soil that is.)

pH is regulated by the rhizosphere. Sterile dry media has none.

Coco can't be over watered in theory unless you soak it daily and it's compacted. You'll probably get root rot before anything else.

Soil can be over watered. However If you keep drying it out bene's die or go dormant and the plant has drought stress.

Never dry Coco out more than 50% or you're asking for issue's.

#RandomNotes
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Its soil, and yes i did cook it first.
 
Lordhooha

Lordhooha

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Ghost of Davy Jones said:
Its soil, and yes i did cook it first.
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If it’s soil I don’t even worry with ph of what’s going in or out unless your water is super akline or acidic. If your soil was amended right it’ll buffer the ph without worry. The only time I worry with ph Is in hydro.
 
Ghost of Davy Jones

Ghost of Davy Jones

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Lordhooha said:
If it’s soil I don’t even worry with ph of what’s going in or out unless your water is super akline or acidic. If your soil was amended right it’ll buffer the ph without worry. The only time I worry with ph Is in hydro.
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Are you for real? So if I have problems it's probably not a ph issue. Good to know. I have very slow growth and my older leaves look a little nute burned. even the new growth on top has burnt tips. Maybe I'll try flushing.
 
Bugeye

Bugeye

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You don't worry about ph if you have a soil that has a good ph. Of course you can have ph problems in soil, try growing pot in acidic soil and see what happens.
 
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Beachwalker

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Generally pH of 6.
Ghost of Davy Jones said:
Hi folks... I've been trying to learn how to check the ph levels but i don't understand it quite yet. apparently I'm supposed to check the run off, but if i water my plants to where there's run off then the medium gets soaked and heavy and i realize that over watering is one of the most common mistakes that new growers make. how do i check without drowning my plant.
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A pH of 6.5 is generally used in soil, I'm curious why you're concerned about the runoff..? I normally only check mine if I suspect a plant prob or after a planned flush
 
Lordhooha

Lordhooha

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Ghost of Davy Jones said:
Are you for real? So if I have problems it's probably not a ph issue. Good to know. I have very slow growth and my older leaves look a little nute burned. even the new growth on top has burnt tips. Maybe I'll try flushing.
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Yah very real. Never ph’d my water in any of my soil grows. Super soil or my root organic mixes. Generally well built soil is going to buffer ph.
 
Ghost of Davy Jones

Ghost of Davy Jones

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I heard peat moss is acidic and i was dumb and added some to my promix. thats why i think my ph is off. plants are showing deficiencies and are growing slow, almost at a stand still.
 
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Beachwalker

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I think peat moss is in a lot of mixes, I believe it's in the Fox farm o/f I use?

.. how big are your plants? small plants can seem like they're not growing but they're busy developing roots, this can go on for 10 days or so
 
Ghost of Davy Jones

Ghost of Davy Jones

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Beachwalker said:
I think peat moss is in a lot of mixes, I believe it's in the Fox farm o/f I use?

.. how big are your plants? small plants can seem like they're not growing but they're busy developing roots, this can go on for 10 days or so
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Plants are about 30 days old. very short about 10 inches. pure aurora indica
 
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Beachwalker

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Aurora is a fairly short plant, something like a Northern Lights in size if I remember..

.. what is it exactly you're asking?

To pH your newts or your water, you simply do just that, you adjust it with either an acidic or alkaline, and you check it with a meter. You adjust it up or down to what's appropriate for you medium
-good luck
 
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Ghost of Davy Jones

Ghost of Davy Jones

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Beachwalker said:
Aurora is a fairly short plant, something like a Northern Lights in size if I remember..

.. what is it exactly you're asking?

To pH your newts or your water, you simply do just that, you adjust it with either an acidic or alkaline, and you check it with a meter. You adjust it up or down to what's appropriate for you medium
-good luck
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I guess what im asking is how do i know what the ph of my soil is? i cant adjust it up or down if i dont know what the ph of my soil is. I bought a soil meter that you stick in the soil for 60 seconds but it always reads 7 no mater what so im sure it doesn't work. How do you check yours?
 
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