Organic soil organic powder feed...no need for pH water adjustments????!
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hotrodharley
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In actual soil there’s no need to adjust pH.
Salah82
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What do you mean in actual soil? You mean a regular light Mix Bio soil?
Or what do you mean by actual soil?
hotrodharley
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Meaning dirt and not peat.
Salah82
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You ever heard of bio bizz light mix...
http://biobizz.com/website/product/light·mix/
Can you look at this medium and tell me what you think please
http://biobizz.com/website/product/light·mix/
hotrodharley
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It’s peat. You will need to adjust pH.
Salah82
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So I adjust my tap water Everytime before watering......between 6.5-6.8??
From start to harvest?
hotrodharley
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Suggest 6.2-6.5 but yes - even when giving plain water.
Salah82
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Wow and I heard so many people say that the organic medium self regulates and that I should not worry about pH water.
No that it could actually harm my plants....
hotrodharley
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Organic soil yes. Organics in peat are simply using something “organic” rather than mineral salts in jars for nutrients
Salah82
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Well what is truly organic soil on the market then???
hotrodharley
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I have no idea. Everyone I know makes their own. Soil is extremely heavy and shipping costs would be huge. Perhaps someone else knows who sells it by the bag.
hotrodharley
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Generally it’s made up by the user and IMPORTANTLY allow it to “cook” for up to a year before using it.
Salah82
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Lol naaa that is too much lol.......I'd rather just adjust the pH then hahaha
Salah82
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So bottom line if I give plain water with a average pH of 6.5 I will be ok??!!
Never more then 6.5?
hotrodharley
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Soil is a bitch. Heavy. Waterlogs easily and dries slowly. Buy a roll of cheap litmus paper. It’s more than adequate for our purposes.
Salah82
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What about growing in coco with organic powder feed.
Canna coco plus and greenhouse feed bio grow, bio bloom and enhancer powder.
Do I still have to adjust my tap Waters pH Everytime before watering my plants?
OldMedUser
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Add all your ferts etc to your water first, mix well and allow an hour or more before testing the pH so it has time to stabilize. Overnight with an airstone bubbling in it to keep it mixed up is even better.
I use RO water only so the minerals in my hard tap water don't mess with the chemistry in my root zone.
Get a water analysis report from your provider too so you know what is actually in your water. Various mineral salts in the water may be perfectly fine for you to drink but will build up in your media and can mess things up.
I use RO water only so the minerals in my hard tap water don't mess with the chemistry in my root zone.
Get a water analysis report from your provider too so you know what is actually in your water. Various mineral salts in the water may be perfectly fine for you to drink but will build up in your media and can mess things up.
Salah82
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I'm growing with organic powder feed in coco that I mix in from the beginning, less Hassle.....that is where I need to know since I am using organic powder feed in coco......if I even have to worry about my Waters ph? You know..Add all your ferts etc to your water first, mix well and allow an hour or more before testing the pH so it has time to stabilize. Overnight with an airstone bubbling in it to keep it mixed up is even better.
I use RO water only so the minerals in my hard tap water don't mess with the chemistry in my root zone.
Get a water analysis report from your provider too so you know what is actually in your water. Various mineral salts in the water may be perfectly fine for you to drink but will build up in your media and can mess things up.
OldMedUser
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You should still reduce the pH of your tap water but getting it bang on 6 or so isn't critical if you already have the nutes in the coco. Using water with 7.5+ pH will over time raise your pH in the pots too high and problems will arise.
You will still have mineral buildup over time so make sure to get some runoff each watering. If you plan to test your runoff water's pH then water to saturation, let sit overnight then add enough water to get some runoff into a clean container and test that. It can take some time for all the chemical reactions to finish up and teh pH in the root zone to stabilize.
Don't let the runoff run into a dirty catch tray as it will have lots of dried up minerals in it that will skew the results of the test. Clean the tray first then stick it back under to catch the test runoff. Same with testing PPM in runoff. Dried up salts in the tray will make the ppm higher than what's coming out as it dissolves into the new runoff.