How to lower ph?

Ive got 2 plants and their ph is around 7.0. The lower leaves are starting to yellow and die off and I was thinking I may have a ph problem? Is 7.0 too high?

Are you growing in soil or hydro?

5.8 ph for hydro and i think 6.5 for dirt but i could be wrong

Im growing in soil. But how do I go about lowering the ph to that perfect 6.5?

greenearth5 said:

5.8 ph for hydro and i think 6.5 for dirt but i could be wrong

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Ya 6.5 for soil. Get some ph down and flush with 6.0 water till the runoff is 6.5. Do it again if needed. Some peolpe use potash, but it is also a nutrient so I would stear away from that.

Use ph down... mix it in your water to get the perfect 6.5 ph and then pour the water on your plant and test the ph from the water run off.. im not a soil grower but i heard thats what need done

i use ph down to lower my ph, however if you dont have much money, i think you can use apple peelings and orange peel etc to raise/lower your ph, im not sure what fruit to use however, i use banana peel to get potassium to my plants

Thanks buddies

this is what i use for my hydroponics

http://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=49554

greenearth5 said:

this is what i use for my hydroponics

http://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=49554

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Lemon juice and citrus does not stay stable. Ph down is not that expensive

it worked hella good for me and stabilized it with very minimal fluctuations.... deff recommend it to any hydro grower

stupid said:

Lemon juice and citrus does not stay stable. Ph down is not that expensive

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If i was using lemon juice. Which I might because i have a bunch of it. How would I do it? How much should i addt to my water?

definalely get the ph down and get the half gallon only like $20 best way to go

Its definatly my ph. I bought this soil that said it feeds for 9 months. That was my mistake I think. Should I flush the soil?

don't flush, the water releases the ferts in the soil causing major headache. a ph of 7 is not going to harm your plants, just keep feeding with water ph'd to 6 when needed. do not over water self feeding soils. biggest mistake made with this type of soil. good luck, kevin

What if this yellowing keeps going up the plant? It only seems to be happpening to 1 of my plants, the other is still yellowing but only slightly.

got any pics, it almost sounds like you might be trying to take to much care of your plant. like a good mother you worry to much.

kevin said:

got any pics, it almost sounds like you might be trying to take to much care of your plant. like a good mother you worry to much.

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Cant really see much yellowing on these pic but their ok i guess

yellowing can be caused from overwatering or nute burns too. do you have a moistier meter?

ph problems usually looks rusty. i'll try to find you a link