should I ph again after nutes are added?

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bfq

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Garden Knowm said:
yeah, what he said :mrgreen:
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hey Garden Knowm... this is the first thread we have both been in so i feel a need to hijack a bit...

thanks for your books and vids! they have helped me a lot and i used to pull in some serious crops back in the day... you have showed me how to grow on the smaller end of the scale and let me get my legs under me so i could get my small grow tank working... i dont bring in the poundage but i do bring in enough to make myself a happy camper.

your karma is good :joint:
 
progrockboy

progrockboy

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Toking Tide said:
uh yeah dude, why would you test ph before?
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Uh, because first of all I don't know everything which would explain my presence here in the first place. Second of all I thought I remember reading somewhere about ph'ing first. Perhaps it was a dream!
 
VictorVIcious

VictorVIcious

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I ph'd my water when I started before I added nutes. Couldn't afford the meters and ph'ing with a drop Kit after adding nutes was impossible. THe correct way is too add the nutes and then ph your water. Many of the nutrients that have been developed have ph buffers as a part of their makeup, they could have different effects when mixed with other ph buffers. This is why you want to ph after adding all of the nutes, etc that you are using.
When I could afford the meter and started using it I would check my starting ph, usually around 3 (I have R.O.) after adding nutes it would usually be around 6, sometimes less. If I had added ph up before adding the nutes I would have to use ph down after adding nutes, not good. You are right to ask questions, thats how we learn, welcome to the forum. VV
 
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