Learning the ph

Know your water source
Know your nutrients
Calibrated your meter often and backup your meter with ph drop test kit .


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Just comes with practice.......like rodbuster said.......know what you are using......if you continue to use the same water source and same nutes....before long....you will know "X amount of this" added to 1 gallon of water will give me a ppm reading of ___ and a PH of ___.... then you will no longer need to test it.

 

get a ph meter, then use general hydroponics ph up and ph down to adjust the ph in nutrient solution.

 

You can probably just get away with a pH down product, as most tap water is alkaline by itself.

 

But nutrients almost always will make it acidic.

Never be lazy about pH. I have a couple times and greatly paid for it. Also use the nutrient feeding chart and use half of what it says.

During my next grow though I will beging building and cooking my first organic soil.

 

I agree with both of these........I use PH down 90% of the time for my water.......but there are times when I will use the blue vinegar..........

 

True, and you want your water to be a little on the acidic side for nutrient uptake. In my case I have to add very little or no pH down when I fertilize, depending on what I'm adding. For in-between watering or flush, I have to count drops per gallon.

 

Also when purchasing a pH meter you should buy a blue lab. They are pricey but I like my pH to be exact.

 

Get pH up and down don't worry about soil test strips etc good luck

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