Just got around to checking my PH this morning on the seedlings I’ve got going under lights.
7-7.2, so pretty high. I think it’s likely because I ran short of compost for my soil mix.
I have a few plants that I posted pics of earlier, that I believe are suffering from nute lockout.
Is it possible to just add some lemon juice to my water for the next watering tomorrow? I know I need to fix some things long-term, but trying to get a quick solution going now.
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I just ordered some Fox Farms PH Down, which will be here next Wed.
I was wondering what Coca Cola’s acidity was and decided to Google it. I don’t recommend it but I’ve never tried it either. How acidic is Coke? Its pH is reported to be 2.6 to 2.7 , mainly due to H3PO4, phosphoric acid
Had some ACV on hand, so started with 3Tbsp/gallon of water and gave everything a good soak. Hit them again last night.
Been without power today, so couldn’t check anything…but it just came back, so I’ll run down in a bit and see if there’s any progress.
Thanks @PsillyRabbit
Vitamin c and B complex, and multivitamins. crushed up in the soil. it makes a resource for trace elements for the plants, and controls the pH. aside from Lime raising pH. and the Epsom Salts being used.
Hey Lobstah – I’ve been trying to same thing with ACV but I don’t have a pH tester. Using math (5 percent acidity), I’ve gotten a variety of milliter amount recommendations. Have you used a tester to see what a few tablespoons is doing to your Level? My ph is 7 out of the tap. I’ve been using Bragg’s Organic, about 2 tsp. per gallon. I used 4 once, and I suspect it was too much.
Just started it yesterday, and we lost power last night. Just got it back a few minutes ago, so I’m going to check it out in a few and will let you know.
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I have 2 shelves under lights. The bottom shelf has dropped from 7.0-7,2 range down to 6.4-6.6 range,
The top shelf has dropped from 7.2 down to 7.0,
I’ll water the top shelf with 2-3Tbsps of ACV in a gallon of water in the morning, see if I can knock that one down a bit more.
Right on, thx. Keep me posted? I’m right in the middle of this exact experiment. (FYI, I’m not good at math, but I went to ChatGPT and told it: “using 5% acidic Bragg’s Organic ACV, how much do I have to add to a gallon of 7.0 water to equal 6.3 ph”. It gave me the answer. The problem is, it gave me three different ones. I kept correcting it, it kept apologizing and given me a slightly different answer. So I’m operating a little blind without a meter today. (fyi, those answers ranged by 4 ml of ACV to 37 ml. In some cases, it was off by several decimal places. so. . .unreliable data.) Also, FYI for you: when I thought I added too much, it MIGHT have caused the edges of the fan leaves to crisp a bit, and the very tips, too. However, I don’t know for sure if the two things are related. Just fyi.)
(FYI, I’m not good at math, but I went to ChatGPT and told it: “using 5% acidic Bragg’s Organic ACV, how much do I have to add to a gallon of 7.0 water to equal 6.3 ph”. It gave me the answer. The problem is, it gave me three different ones. I kept correcting it, it kept apologizing and given me a slightly different answer. So I’m operating a little blind without a meter today. (fyi, those answers ranged by 4 ml of ACV to 37 ml. In some cases, it was off by several decimal places. so. . .unreliable data.) Also, FYI for you: when I thought I added too much, it MIGHT have caused the edges of the fan leaves to crisp a bit, and the very tips, too. However, I don’t know for sure if the two things are related. Just fyi.)