Hi all,
Doing my second organic grow. I have been studying pH and trying to ensure my pH is dialled in
I've read various places you don't need to worry about pH with soil (another discussion, but partly true).
However, I've been taking pH readings of my soil with a soil pH probe (Lurton 212) and have always found it to be 5.0 pH or low 5's never been 6.
(My feed is always ~6.3 pH)
I just read this:
"Simply mix a soil sample from your growing container with enough dechlorinated water (pure water is pH neutral – a 7 on the pH scale) to make wet mud. Insert whichever testing material you’ve purchased. "
So I did no more and voilà! The pH meter reading 6.4!!
So just a little tip for anyone who it may help.
Cheers
SS
EDIT:
I know the distilled water had no effect on the reading as my pH probe storage solution is pH 4.0. I took the probe out of its container, reading 4.0, put it in the distilled water and the there was no change in the reading, still 4.0 (as you would expect)
Doing my second organic grow. I have been studying pH and trying to ensure my pH is dialled in
I've read various places you don't need to worry about pH with soil (another discussion, but partly true).
However, I've been taking pH readings of my soil with a soil pH probe (Lurton 212) and have always found it to be 5.0 pH or low 5's never been 6.
(My feed is always ~6.3 pH)
I just read this:
"Simply mix a soil sample from your growing container with enough dechlorinated water (pure water is pH neutral – a 7 on the pH scale) to make wet mud. Insert whichever testing material you’ve purchased. "
So I did no more and voilà! The pH meter reading 6.4!!
So just a little tip for anyone who it may help.
Cheers
SS
EDIT:
I know the distilled water had no effect on the reading as my pH probe storage solution is pH 4.0. I took the probe out of its container, reading 4.0, put it in the distilled water and the there was no change in the reading, still 4.0 (as you would expect)
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