PH Down in an organic/notill setup?

[George]

@ChemicalDependant

Who says you shouldn’t ph water for no till?

A no-till expert, not me …

A Shadey spot to grow, Perpetual organic no till

Yes m8 lol, organic soil has loads of buffers, by the time the water has sat 48 hours in the bucket, with a bubbler in it, the ph has risen from 7.2 to around 9+. Plenty of gypsum in the soil, provides Sulphur and more but is an acidic buffer, brings down the ph. BIG pots help buffer the soil better as well. If I see what looks like a deficiency, then I just do a low pH watering, to switch it up a bit, there is plenty of crab meal in there to bring the ph up a bit. Also helps the bacteria that…

A Shadey spot to grow, Perpetual organic no till

Hi River Lady thanks for stopping in. Unfortunately bigger pots seem to be essential for no till, it helps with PH buffering. Basically No Till means No digging, all your supplements go straight down on the surface, to be broken down by the worms and bugs and bacteria. You need to add 25% of your plants back into the soil when the leaves are green, to keep the system running without deficiencies, you can also use cover crops to aid in this. So all my rough trim and defoliation goes straight bac…