Pro Cannabis Growers Do THIS to Get PERFECT pH Levels

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@pursaveer9027 Ай бұрын

I've worked with pH for a long time in an industrial setting, and also as a home grower. Now I work at a grow supply store. I can honestly say that there are more problems created by incorrect pH readings and adjustments than by never checking pH. I'm not saying don't check it, but I am saying don't check it with a cheap pen type meter. They are very often inaccurate and easily prone to drift. I had one guy come in for a second bottle of concentrated pH down in a couple of months. I asked how many plants he had and he said 4, but they don't look too good. His 20 dollar pen was lying and he had never calibrated it. The test drops Scotty suggests can be trusted by people that are not color blind. The yellowish test strips on a roll are garbage. Non-bleeding strips like ColorpHast are very good and can be used a few times each. Bluelab makes a good pen-type meter. The tip must be kept moist with storage solution in the cap. I use a lab grade meter with a glass bulb tip like the Bluelab has. pH meters need to be calibrated fairly often. If you are lazy, you can just stick it in pH7 calibration solution (always use fresh) and make sure it says 7. Good to go. If a meter has a problem calibrating, either the solution is contaminated, or the reference junction is clogged or dried out. A properly cared for pH meter lasts for a long time. They calibrate quickly when new, and slowly take longer and longer as the probe ages. As I said, more problems are created by incorrect readings than by not reading at all. My .02.

@UbiquitousRomp Ай бұрын

Even blu labs pens are unreliable. Best option is to have a couple of cheaper pens to check against each other. when you get a new one. re calibrate them all, with the packets. And then you have 3 working pens for half the price of the Blu labs that also fail regularly Spend the money saved on a good EC meter

@pursaveer9027 Ай бұрын

@@UbiquitousRomp I think the complaints about Bluelab pH meters are more due to improper storage and lack of calibration than anything else. I calibrate pH stuff for the customers and the bulb is almost always dry when they bring them in. Bluelab has a good warranty. I would say about half our customers don't know they have to calibrate. The packets are single use. I would suggest that if somebody wants to use cheap pH pens, they also buy a bottle of pH7 and pH4 calibration solutions- and a small bottle of storage solution. Rather than checking against each other, you can check against a known standard. pH meters don't stay calibrated- they drift. Then I would use the money saved to buy a Bluelab truncheon EC meter ;) It has 3 scales, including EC. The PPM scales can be misleading. People seem to like Hanna pH pens too. I have a Hanna Conmet 2 conductivity meter that is 30 years old and still works. Of course, I calibrate it with EC 2.77mS. My lab grade pH meter (IQ Scientific) has the ability to replace the probe when it gets slow and unresponsive. Amazon has replacement probes.

@chrisonuttah7546 Ай бұрын

Great detailed response mate. As ole mate said I too have 3 pens that I use for a true PH reading. NFT Grower here

@stevemuller82muller65 Ай бұрын

Well said brother 😎🤙🇺🇲

@seanbrooks2583 Ай бұрын

If you are doing a 'living soil' grow, you typically do not water until run off. If you keep using PH up/down, it will build up in the soil and cause you a lot of problems. I found that if i have to use PH down, after a few weeks i don't have to add it anymore because there is enough of it already in the soil.

@StanMNdirt Ай бұрын

We have to approach most of these PH discussions knowing they don’t apply to our grow style. My RO well water was at 6.41 all summer and dropped to 6.1 during our dry fall. It will likely come up closer to 6.5 as we are getting more moisture. Well water fluctuates a little bit like that but not enough that it affects my plants. It’s great when our grow routine just works and we don’t feel like we have to chase numbers or change anything.

@PaulRoberts-h3w Ай бұрын

How do you water it in small pots ? I just done a run successfully but overwatering always it wouldn’t go away , was a nightmare more perlite next time and bigger pots I think any tips ??

@chuckwaardenburg496 Ай бұрын

I used to have that problem on occasion. The solution for that is Blue mat system or my preference, S I Ps, self watering buckets or earthboxes.🎯✌️

@StanMNdirt Ай бұрын

I hand water. General rule of thumb for me has been sixteen ounces water per gallon of soil. Three gallon 48 ounces, five gallons 80 ounces. I pickup the fabric pots and can tell when they need water. I have a system down with a specific brand of soil and that is my base line. It’s not very often that I have to stray from it. Probably the trickiest as far as watering is starting Autoflower seeds in three gallon bags. That can be a bit tricky but I have a good feel for it. Mine is a small craft grow for quality flower. No extracts or anything that uses large quantities of flower.

@GHOST9-w2p Ай бұрын

Try using apple cider vinegar as your pH down. 1/2 to 1 cap per gal depending on your water pH at the start. My water out of the tap is 7.2. I use a cap per gal. It also helps to break down calcium from bone meals and things like egg shells.

@tingtong6865 Ай бұрын

i know all this for years, but never be able to explain it properly to other ppl, so thanks alot for that, greetings and big buds from germany!!!!

@bevanshirley8263 Ай бұрын

Discovering PH was like getting my car to 500 horsepower from the factory 350. JUST DO IT. Canna A&B for the win.

@StanMNdirt Ай бұрын

@@bevanshirley8263 PH and light things like DLI and PPFD was like getting my hands on a 410 Sprint Car engine. Balls to the wall growing.

@madhatter241 Ай бұрын

Scotty, thank you for the dolomitic lime tip. That sounds like a critical step in the protocol.

@eliinthewolverinestate6729 Ай бұрын

I thank Subcool and Coot's for them talking about it in their super soil recipes.

@GHOST9-w2p Ай бұрын

@@madhatter241 dolomitic lime is in all super soil recipes. But do not add lime to your top soil. It can effect plants that don't like a pH of neutral. Lime likes to move the bar towards 7ph. I use sulfur in my super soil along with lime . I never have a burnt tip. Giant leaves healthy plants loads of calcium and magnesium for optimal health and disease resistance. There was super soil before sub but he made it known to us and we love him for it. I have tweaked his recipe to a point where it is now a different thing all together. Full of decomposing fungus strains, biochar, probiotics, aminos and crushed stone for trace minerals and ec . Just add water. Super charge with sugars and castings.

@GHOST9-w2p Ай бұрын

@@eliinthewolverinestate6729 we can thank sub for a lot of things. Dude is the man. I continue to have his genetics in every grow. Jesus og, cuvee f2, querkle x sweet tea, astro snaps, deadlights, agent orange, dairy Queen, and queen Annes revenge to name just a few. Learned about clacamus from smiley when I was featured on the organic takeover. To many growers fear organic grows. But it's just to easy. People over complicate it. Grow in soil not in dirt.

@chizastrent7417 Ай бұрын

I keep my hydro at 6.3 during veg. 5.8 during flowering.

@Loan--Wolf Ай бұрын

i want to get into hydro but ima scared

@chizastrent7417 Ай бұрын

@Loan--Wolf It's easy but costly. Just follow manufacturers feed chart. Pick one that is simple.

@jimbiggs2461 Ай бұрын

@@chizastrent7417 I grow in DWC. I use 1/3 the recommended from a feed chart. I find full strength gives me nutrient burn,

@forevatreats1012 Ай бұрын

I aim for near the opposite of your cycles

@nolanmendoza43 Ай бұрын

@@Loan--Wolf There's a lot of BS out there, that's what you should be afraid of. I can provide you a full comprehensive guide to help you have a first successful grow if you'd like.

@m19c65 Ай бұрын

Love the videos, I'm new grower In uk. Have 2 plants at the moment in flower and they are looking frosty

@mnfisher129 Ай бұрын

congrats your almost there. good luck

@m19c65 Ай бұрын

@mnfisher129 thank you hopefully mid December/end harvest

@ronniebarker79 Ай бұрын

Xmas toke off lol enjoy buddy

@cowboypasty 8 күн бұрын

Hope all is well dude🤞

@m19c65 8 күн бұрын

@cowboypasty hi there. I cut the plants down in September as we were getting colder weather and unfortunately one plant had grown mould, the other is still in a dark place at the moment and isn't mouldy. I haven't had time to properly dry it as I'm still learning. I had tried to dry some the other day and done it to quick to the point it went dark green and taste like grass/hay

@bgithens1 Ай бұрын

I had a ph pen malfunction, thought it was right and maybe my ph down solution was aged and required more. After watering at least a month, tried calibrating pen and found out it was trash. So was watering in the 4s. I did not see leaf deficiencies till after week 6 flower that I believe was due to using recharge weekly till stopping the weekly recharge feeding. So strong believer in recharge buffering that ph.

@shaneapplegate1975 3 күн бұрын

My blue Labs is almost 5 years old and still working flawlessly. Good equipment is not cheap. Cheap equipment is not good ✌️

@JamesWagner-n2w Ай бұрын

Great show guys. I’ve learned a lot from you Scotty

@milesoffshoresportfishing746 Ай бұрын

Great information guys, thanx!!! I usually shoot for 6.3 ph indoors and dont worry about it at all outdoors.

@actionjksn Ай бұрын

I had good first grow this year and have never checked the pH. I bought a couple bags of soil from Costco and Home Depot and made two huge piles of compost. I add about 1/3 mostly finished compost to the dirt and occasionally top dress with some fresh compost. Used mostly organic fertilizers mostly like blood meal and bone meal. Both plants were huge and super healthy. Never had a problem maybe it was beginners luck, but I think the compost is what really helps keep the soil in check. I put everything in the compost, grass clippings, leaves, chopped up weeds and kitchen scraps from fruits and vegetables to egg shells and some coffee grinds but not a lot of coffee grinds. I have an old mulching mower with a bag. I drop it down on big piles of vegetation and weeds and leaves and stuff and it chops it up and bags it. Then I just dumped all of that into the compost pile. Now I have a big wood chipper and I'm composting the fine chips from that and adding other materials to it as well. I think having a big variety in your compost makes it better. I think using good compost makes living soil. One of the plants went in the ground and I got over a pound of big dank buds out of it. I dug a huge hole and removed all of the existing dirt which was very poor, I replaced it with compost and store-bought Kellogg raised gardens soil. I waited way too long to put it into the ground though or it would have been much bigger. I also have a rain barrel and I use that for watering. The rainwater probably has a good pH as well. I think keeping things natural and not doing too much of one thing is a safe way to go. I also avoid the temptation to water too much. I was watering pretty heavy but not watering very often, definitely not every day. It seemed to work pretty well. My leaves were very dark green with no burning or yellowing.

@johngoodwin2384 Ай бұрын

I use Recharge now Scotty, so I worry less. I still check my feed water, but not everyone time any more. Recharge has shown me a result. I’m a loyal customer as of this year.

@SuperSetCity Ай бұрын

When doing a slurry test you really should use the same water that you’ve been using throughout the growth for the slurry test for an accurate reading

@gordongilley6103 Ай бұрын

Scotty. Im an epilepsy patient n been smoking over 15 yrs had small grow bout 6 8 yrs ago but hps trashed it an now 6 yrs later 2024 just finding yall dude grow show an YOU scotty an ya just got new house with great space to set up tents an or build me grow space lookomg at building this winter an looking at using canna coco an your real buckets an recharge an grow dots. We need an easy start for beginners using coco an real buckets but mainly nutrients to mix into your coco before starting worm casting or damash earth or whatevrr need to add to my coco mix before filling the real buckets an transplanting my plants into also solo cup an grow dots an ya we need an videos on getting stsrted with coco an real buckets an indepts key points like what all need to mix with the coco an how do ya use rechrge with real buckets put on top or add to your water resivor or what an ya plz plz help only reason looking at building my grow spacr cause funds having epilepsy no one will hire cause its liability an javnt had income in yrs an ya wanna build my flower room space with 2x4 or summing an use 4 ft white vinal to line inside an adding door with zipper kit an its least an 5x5 are just for flower if building it prolly can get an 6x6 or even 6x8 area just for flower but being new was thungking just foing 5x5 an exspanding it later

@ScottyReal420 Ай бұрын

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@GHOST9-w2p Ай бұрын

Super soil for the win. Just use castings and sugars in your water or just water only. Either way no testing no worries. Giant yields , disease resistance increases, and the flower is super dank and terpy as all get out.

@Paul-q3m7k Ай бұрын

I run RO water in my hydroponic system with mega crop 2 Part, it always sits at 5.9 with no adjustment needed . Great food for the price . I’ve been growing for over 30 Years . These two part powders are by far the way to go

@UbiquitousRomp Ай бұрын

PH works to the power of ten. a PH of 7 is neutral.... but a ph or 5.5 is 10x more acidic, than a PH of 6.5. Many people when they find their PH is high at say 7.8. they then flush and flush with 6.2ish to lower the pH. when if fact all they need to do is feed with 5.0 -5.5 ish which will add the acidity required faster. Just like adding the PH down drops to water. Like wise. if you have trouble keeping you PH run off below 6.7, when feeding at 6.2 then feed with a lower PH of 5.8 to balance it.

@richardyates8670 27 күн бұрын

Hey brother I am getting ready to start growing again after taking a few years off and im hearing a lot about the grow dots and recharge I have both on the way my question is if I'm using these products do I still need to use other nutrients I am using a blend of foxfarm ocean forest happy frog and strawberry fields your insights are much appreciated thank you

@lostpony4885 Ай бұрын

Im groping in the dark without any meters or tests, i used my aquarium kit a couple times to check my nutrient combo but since then all i do is use foliar treatment concentrations (half to a quarter of normal amounts) and give that half or less of waterings to avoid buildup problems. Silica calmag and npk fertilizer hits the right watering ph with my already dechlorinated pond water so i ignore all that ph stuff for now.

@heathercaballero1049 Ай бұрын

Great info! I currently use recharge with advanced nutrients in ocean forest soil.Advanced nutrients also provides a ph perfect technology in the nutrients. They do a good job a buffering the ph of the water. The soil ph is on par as well. I will be using Gaia Green and Recharge on my next run using coco. Keep up the great work Scotty!

@UbiquitousRomp Ай бұрын

I run AN and use ecothrive coco 70/30 which comes with charge in the mix

@neanderthalnugs Ай бұрын

Organic so I don’t worry bout it I check maybe once or twice a run been using same soil almost ten years now n it just keeps getting better with time

@merledonoho9766 Ай бұрын

Greatly explained. Great show guys.

@ScottyReal420 Ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@JohnJones-ky6ki Ай бұрын

Ok i need to know. Do i need to PH my water iff i grow organic in soil?

@ScottyReal420 Ай бұрын

No. With organics you pH the soil when you build it.

@JohnJones-ky6ki Ай бұрын

@@ScottyReal420 Thanks for info✌

@jasonburridge3505 Ай бұрын

You forgot to mention PH as it relates to the type of media being used. Ideal pH range in hydro/coco versus other soilless media and living soil are all different.

@gtbkts Ай бұрын

Thanks for all the amazing videos and epic content!!

@ScottyReal420 Ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@garycole4287 Ай бұрын

When using dolomite lime do you just add it to the soil at the beginning or do you top dress every so many days through out the grow ? I use pro mix hp.

@ScottyReal420 Ай бұрын

I add 1tbsp/ gal of promix, just once in the beginning.

@ZephyWinds Ай бұрын

What do you think of the Blumat Digital soil 😮show always good my friend Do you trust or use the blumate soil digital

@GrowingWithGrowDots Ай бұрын

I always check the ph!!! And my par, that's usually where most people go wrong at

@SnoPaKFaRmZ-iv1ko Ай бұрын

For most of NorCal we are around 8-9 from tap a shot glass and a half per 5gal of lemon juice puts you in the Goldilocks zone we grow from growing ❤

@carlosjunior6600 Ай бұрын

Great video bro! I’m really new to the channel I just had a quick question. The guy who’s asking the questions is that Cali grow?

@ScottyReal420 Ай бұрын

His name is High-C

@96SUAVE Ай бұрын

I need some help please. On my current run I'm using Canna Coco, Grow Dots and Recharge. I keep getting burnt tips even early on. I'm using 1 tablespoon per gallon of soil and 1/2 teaspoon in on gallon of water. Temps are in the 70s- low 80s. Do you have any suggestions for me. I have been watching a lot of of your videos and I love the concept of the dots and Recharge but I'm missing something. Help please 😊 Thanks in advance.

@Homebrewwhisky Ай бұрын

That's why I got 2 pH pens sometimes double check and recalibrate after a month or so in Coco I'd rather feed 5.8 than 6.7) 5.8_6.5 is sweet spot and stuff organics I love to push it to near 3 ec especially after the streach watch the buds swell then (if they can take it especially with high light intensity,organic is great for auto pilot and great to smoke but using synthetics much more fun pushing boundaries

@taylorwest8151 Ай бұрын

Not checking PH at all in a living soil grow for the first time in 15 yeara growing....its odd feeling not doing ph but best looking plants ive ever had

@TufanJohn-r1b Ай бұрын

Which microbes should i use though and can i top feed microbes ?

@ScottyReal420 Ай бұрын

Recharge and you can top water it in.

@brandonlay1281 Ай бұрын

should I be watching my ph in foliar feeding? will ph down hurt the leaves ?

@ScottyReal420 Ай бұрын

Foliar feed should be around 5.8

@brandonlay1281 Ай бұрын

@@ScottyReal420 thanks

@growersmindset Ай бұрын

apera pH pen is like $50 and works good. but yea drops are easiest. some long term hydro growers let their water stabilize and run fish filters, and air stones/bubblers for days to make sure their pH is stable. that's dedication.

@pearlsharifdo702 Ай бұрын

Just to confirm, should the run off also be between 6-7PH?

@Homebrewwhisky Ай бұрын

Scotty can U do a video on natural pgr tricontanal how it's spelled

@ls3silveradoallmotor707 Ай бұрын

What's up scotty do you need to ph your water when mixing in recharge

@ScottyReal420 Ай бұрын

No, you do not.

@RadaghastBrown Ай бұрын

Quick question for anyone who can answer. Let's say that my input water is PH'd at 6.5, and the runoff is PH'd at 7.0. IF... I wanted to adjust the root zone PH to be 6.5, would I then lower the input water PH to 6.0, or am I misunderstanding something? Thanks in advance.

@UbiquitousRomp Ай бұрын

YES, you are correct....PH works to the power of ten. a PH of 7 is neutral.... but a ph or 5.5 is 10x more acidic, than a PH of 6.5. Many people when they find their PH is high at say 7.8. they then flush and flush with 6.2ish to lower the pH. when if fact all they need to do is feed with 5.0 - 5.5 ish which will add the acidity required faster. Just like adding the PH down drops to water. Like wise. if you have trouble keeping you PH run off below 6.7, when feeding at 6.2 then feed with a lower PH of 5.8 to balance it.

@RadaghastBrown Ай бұрын

@@UbiquitousRomp Thank you so much. This issue has been the biggest one for me, and until now I've not got a clear answer. I appreciate your time and advice.

@UbiquitousRomp Ай бұрын

@@RadaghastBrown Your welcome. I never see this explained. People waffle on about PH all the time and the only person to ever mention this was Mark at perfect garden. I've recently helped a few TY growers with this info as they were just flushing all the goodness out with buckets of 6.2, when they didn't need to.

@jeff7279 Ай бұрын

Here's what i've always wanted to know, and ive been growing weed for 40 years and i dont know this.....why is hydroponic pH and soil pH, to different recommended ranges?

@mstone-wd7kc Ай бұрын

Two* ffs

@Tiddlesthecat-hr5ep Ай бұрын

@@mstone-wd7kctoo ffs

@jeff7279 Ай бұрын

@@mstone-wd7kc i think it was autocorrected. I know the difference between to two and too

@hotdogsarepropaganda Ай бұрын

I mix amendments and have a 169 dollar PH tester. it came with a bunch of calibration fluid. I grow in a mix of coco, perlite, and soil. I monitor it very closely, its an extra 5 minutes when I mix up my water that does give me peace of mind. cant wait to add recharge to my next grow!

@MrDehxa Ай бұрын

You dont want to check pH? Grow organic :D You get least in way of harvest, but it taste best and you dont need to watch pH as flowers dont receive nuts directly from water, but from what microbes in your soil create from what they are fed :D

@GHOST9-w2p Ай бұрын

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@johnodonnell9842 Ай бұрын

I use the liquid ph test kit but my problem is after adding nutes the water becomes dark and makes accurate testing a challenge. I normally hold it up to the light to judge if the color is yellow (neutral) or not

@zkilla4611 Ай бұрын

Pens are the way. Expensive. But worth it. Especially when chasing PH. It's a pain to do it every time. I'm a test 5 to 6 times trying to get it right. Sounds like fun with the drops. 😂

@teddybear1829 Ай бұрын

Then buy a decent pen and stop being cheap, if you are growing any high value plants why be stingy

@johnodonnell9842 Ай бұрын

Not being stingy as I’m willing to buy one if I know they work well. I’m fairly new to growing. Any recommendations?

@johnodonnell9842 Ай бұрын

Yeah do you have any recommendations for a good pen?

@zkilla4611 Ай бұрын

@@johnodonnell9842 bluelabs

@danielmonteiro8074 Ай бұрын

Care to share more about dolomites lime - organics and salts. And maybe some quickies on epsom salts. :>

@neighbobady Ай бұрын

This is for soil only right? coco needs lower

@SteveO312 Ай бұрын

Using mammoth p always helps

@qtrax100 Ай бұрын

I have had to pee in one of those too. 2 days after I smoked and still passed. Creatine and B-Vit and hella water FTW

@tsalagiunole499 Ай бұрын

Got to the video late again but the hippies in the house! Have a great show 😁🤪😎

@thabisobaloyi7431 29 күн бұрын

Test the runoff water, got it..thanks

@TNBNaturals Ай бұрын

Love it!❤❤

@Thinbird Ай бұрын

with all the things we have now like auto flower photo sativa indica hybrid indoors outdoors hydro hps led tent no tent , we have all this to play with its a good time to be a grower ,

@forevatreats1012 Ай бұрын

Have the ph pen, work out and write down what your nutrients in is to how many oh drops. When you start putting more or less in. The one might be off. Calibrate it weekly and so have oh drops and do that now and then

@williepie Ай бұрын

I had a hot batch of dirt that no matter what PH I watered with my plants ended up completely cooked. Sad.. and a little angry at the dirt company

@Dan-iy2nr Ай бұрын

i got a question for you all.. if your soil is 6.2ph naturally without nutes if i put my nute/water that is ph 6-6.3?

@kdog543 Ай бұрын

PH meters are cheap like 15$ online

@skankhunt420 Ай бұрын

Yea and as always: you get what you pay for

@UbiquitousRomp Ай бұрын

@@skankhunt420 Not true mate. Blu labs are just as unreliable as most cheap ones. If you have 2 or 3, 10 buck pens, then you can double check the calibration. Worth spending on EC meters, but PH pens are all unreliable and let people down.

@rayjay8322 Ай бұрын

I grow in living soil! No need to worry about PH!

@StanMNdirt Ай бұрын

@@rayjay8322 I just switched to living soil and top dressing dry amendments this run. It beats liquid nutes by a mile. I read these discussions about checking runoff and mixing liquid nutes and I cringe at the memory. I’ve got some autos going in three gallon and only top dressing twice the entire grow. Aside from that just keep them watered and happy. Couldn’t be much easier than that.

@zkilla4611 Ай бұрын

I can't get same results as Coco. My preference is Coco and Synthetic. Results are great every time.

@UbiquitousRomp Ай бұрын

Can't really crop steer with living soil. And with Advanced Nutrients I can, without worrying about PH.. and I can also add microbes and enzymes to create life in my coco.

@StanMNdirt Ай бұрын

@@UbiquitousRomp crop steering in a 3x3 for flower and a 2x4 for veg, autos and clones? I watched videos and figured out this growing thing in my seventies. I’m meeting my medical needs with some of the best flower I’ve ever had and having fun growing without getting obsessed with numbers. When it’s -25 degrees in winter and 100+ in the summer dialing a precise environment would be an exercise in futility without any wiggle room. Signed, fat, sassy and satisfied in Minnesota.

@UbiquitousRomp Ай бұрын

@@StanMNdirt I'm not referring to the heat element of crop steering. I talking about giving the nutes at the right time, rather than throwing them all in. I switched to Advanced Nutrients PH perfect range and coco 4 years ago, so no PH'ing required. And I don't get infestations of creepy crawlers any more. Like i did with soils But If you like doing how you do it... then it's all good bro.

@robertjones6272 Ай бұрын

Dumb question here, so what about naturally alkaline water that's 7.8-8.2, it's alkaline because of the natural minerals absorbed from rocks? Do you lower the pH or leave it?

@ScottyReal420 Ай бұрын

lower it.

@itzBiscuitsB Ай бұрын

Ph is the new great debate.. folks say mother nature. Once you bring it inside it's no longer mother nature doing it's thing.. way to many variables on to ph or not to ph. Good clip tho catch yall on the dgc stay blessed.

@tracyshoemake9686 Ай бұрын

How does Advanced Nutrients make their nutrients PH perfect?Why don't all Companies do the same? Inquiring minds like to know

@Mr-Zen-Zen Ай бұрын

Gold leaf. Rhize, and advanced nutrients all buffer PH, no need to ph the water.

@zkilla4611 Ай бұрын

If it's not right. Then yeah. Or if you do a water no nutes. I know that they have PH tech to help that. But I would check it still.

@UbiquitousRomp Ай бұрын

I use Advanced Nutrients. Not only PH perfect and no PH'ingh required. But they always win on yield in every side by side grow off I've seen. Mr 2x2 grow tent uses them for the win with a basic line up. If you add the enzymes, microbes and silica then it's even better yield... then B52 and Navarna now re branded to tasty turpines. then the flavour really does improve to..

@UbiquitousRomp Ай бұрын

@@zkilla4611 No... the PH becomes irreverent. With Advanced Nutrients. it could read 7.0 which is neutral. IE no acidity. But the take up of nutes will be as required the same as water Ph'd to 6.0. 6.1 6.5 or 5.8 The only time to check. would be for a very weak seedling mix. less than their recommended dose

@UbiquitousRomp Ай бұрын

@@zkilla4611 No need to check it. It will take the nutes up whether you get a reading of 5.0 or 7.5. The only time to check, would be if you are doing a very weak mix for seedlings less than the recommended dose of 1ml per litre.

@jayydizzzlle279 Ай бұрын

Dolomite?

@j.m.harris4202 Ай бұрын

The Real Answer is more Microbes and/or Microbial Teas to maintain Optimum Ph Levels! Less artificial/Synthetic Nutrients the Better! Minimize Phosphoric Acid/Ph Up when adjusting the Water by diluting Filtered Tap with R/O or Distilled Water before adjusting Ph! Keep up the Good Work Scotty!💯

@rickschlosser6793 Ай бұрын

I’m with Scotty on the tester. I use an aquarium pH test kit. It never falls out of calibration, it is ‘repeatable’ and inexpensive. This coming from a person that is a ticketed ‘industrial instrument mechanic’ in Canada. That means in simple terms I took a 5 year apprenticeship on measurement, control and automation. I’m an expert on measurement. I won’t bother with an expensive pH meter because it is extreme overkill. You don’t need it. I measure my domestic water pH once a month and I know how much pH down to use to get my water ~6.4 pH. But Scotty, I have never tested my runoff water. I’ve read it isn’t necessary. You say we should. Perfect idea for a show. I would like you to give more detail on why I should be measuring it, and what numbers I am looking for.

@Loan--Wolf Ай бұрын

i used a cheep tester so i dont trust it 100% but my tap water tested 6.5 and its hard water has a lot of calsiam in it builds up on ever thing

@glen.simpson Ай бұрын

well developed soil between 5.5 and 7 will work fine with light top feeding and some compost tea feeding............. don;t fight it.

@TSR245 Ай бұрын

Is in your tent ware are you 😊

@DaSmokingRock Ай бұрын

I thought you didn’t need to ph when growing organically, this confused me now

@benjammin1212 Ай бұрын

Depends on the size of your pot, it really needs to be large enough so the microbes can sort out the ph...however, I still check the ph in my organic grows, I use plagron organic nutes, on the bottle it's says that you should ideally check the ph to keep it in range..

@DysonFraudy Ай бұрын

Lemon juice is a natural PH DOWN 💚✌🏼

@jimmyjames5175 Ай бұрын

That can cause serious issues… microbe 😵

@UbiquitousRomp Ай бұрын

Not good

@DysonFraudy Ай бұрын

i use lemon juice every watering. I wait and put it in just before feeding and its free from my tree. The ph down is phos. acid and will bind up calcium and suck during the end when you want to finish. I just use catalyst, lemon juice and filtered water. smells fantastic too. Oh and its organic not synthetic.

@jimmyjames5175 Ай бұрын

@@DysonFraudy dude we’re trying ti give u advice. If you’re growing organically goof chance that keels the microbial activity u got going on. You’d be better off just not phing your water at all than using lemon juice.

@growersmindset Ай бұрын

@@jimmyjames5175it doesn't kill microbes... edit: not at that concentration.

@HinataSasaki60 Ай бұрын

How do you test run off bottom feeding?

@tingtong6865 Ай бұрын

after your feeding (around 30min later), you sqisch your substrate a bit to get some run off to collect...

@HinataSasaki60 Ай бұрын

@tingtong6865 going to use auto water from AC. and grow dots no run off. Constantly feeding from bottom. Recharge only thing going in top once a week. Test that run off?