Just wondering if anyone else here has had to add pH up to Organishield to get it up to 7 as directed. Searched all over on here and on the googles and I can’t find any mention of anyone adding pH up. Used it for the first time last night on some spider mites. Decided to check the pH before I sprayed since the label specifically says not to lower below 7.0. Mixed 30ml to a half gallon of tap water and the pH came out to 6.3 on my Bluelab pen. Ended up adding 1ml pH up and that brought it up to 7.0. Thoroughly sprayed my plants down until runoff with that mix and there were a good amount of dead spider mites this morning but definitely still some moving around as well. Plants seemed happy today so I’ll spray again tomorrow at the recommended 80ml/gal. Just thought the pH up thing was kinda weird.
I think that’s only when you’re trying to mix it with other insecticides.
I used this stuff some last year/talked to the owner for a while and pH never came up.
Stuff worked really well btw! (As I think you’ve seen)
Hmmmm, interesting. Yeah, I normally wouldn’t even be concerned about spraying anything at 6.3 but it just weirded me out because it was on the label, so I figured I’d just err on the safe side since it’s a new product to me. Everyone that’s used it seems to say it’s great and I haven’t read anything about anyone burning their plants at the recommended application rate. Ended up not spraying today but I’ll hit them tomorrow at 80ml/gal without any pH adjustment and report back just so this is out there for anyone else reading labels and trippin about pH haha.
Been busy, meant to update sooner. No problems with the un-pH’d Organishield at 80ml/gal. Blast away haha!