I've heard of ph. Never watched it. It's exactly what I though. I'll be doing it on my next crop. My second ever crop is in flower right now. First crop had to pull early from rain and mold. This one's inside super excited. Also just purchased nutrients for the first time last week. Been making my own in the kitchen for this crop. Anyways. I also built a seedling box and got one to take. I'll be feeding it and phing it (after next check) it's whole life cycle. Great simple video my man.
I’m at the same point my first run my ph was way off but but now on my second run that I got the ph rite and I got them on a feed there growing super fast put the ph has to be rite when ya feed cause if it’s off the plant won’t eat if you keep it under 7.0 your good like 6 to 6.5 is the seeet spot for mine
If you were to play with the range and keep adding drops for up and down, would the water be toxic? Is there a limit to how much you can play before making the water no good
My well water is 8 Ph... Ive been dropping it to 6.5 with Ph down! Now i see my cannabis plants are aLL turning Lime Green to Yellow! If i emmediately check the Run off from bottom of Plant pot, the ph is down to a 4 ph!?? And ive even tested on a fresh pot of mix by itself to check the run off, and its 4 ph also! -Im only using Promix BX general purpose mix... Can u suggest what i can do? I cant buy any fancy equip etc.... I got plants, mix and 8 ph well water... What would u suggest my Watering Ph should be? Thx Ps: Im only using a $5 bk water Ph test kit wth the dye drop's and a color chart! Now im just using strait 8 Ph well water, wthout bringing it down... The plants have slowwed there lightening up, but r still hurting....
@@HummingbirdHillsFarm take it down to 6? Wtf man! Im telling ya my well water is 8, and if i run 8 strait thru the soil and test the run off, its coming out at a 4 maN... 4 is too acidic, and will finish oFF my plant's! The water need's to be more Alkaline, not Acidic!
@@OldGuy70s You need to make sure the water going in is in range. The water coming out is a different issue. Fix the water going in THEN you can address the alkaline problem.
Help, does adding ph up or down add more ppms? I checked my ph after afew days and it raised after the first adjustment. Maybe from it being a hot few days someone said , so I adjusted down again as it raised to 8! out of curiosity of tested the ppms and it said 1000! these are only seedlings , when I first measured it was only 300pm’s
I’ve always been under the impression to avoid using both PH up and PH down on the same nutrients mix. Was that just a myth ? Also, do you using tds meter for ppm? If so I’d love to see a feed video using and documenting ph and ppm going in and then the same on the runoff.
Hey great video, i defenetly need one of those pen's, still got some questions. My flower soil has 5-6.5 ph says the label my water ph is 7.5 decreasing it to 6.8 should be ok right?
Cool vid and nicely explained. Many thanks.. But why PH-up and not put a bit more water in, to get the PH to go up ? Seems a bit more cost efficient.. Not trying to be a wiseguy, just asking :)
@@HeLLFireRCZ Gotcha! Ok so here is the deal, you will need to check your PH in the morning and correct it to the proper range and then check it again at night and correct it to the proper range. You can let it swing between 5.5 and 6.0 but when it starts drifting out of that range, PH it back.
Experience Natural Trees . Do I PH my water first then add my nutrients. Or do I add my nutrients to water then test the PH level and add PH up/down???
buckshottv nope youre doing it perfectly! Your soil will always be a bit off from what you feed with... the key is that your water is sitting in that good ph range so when your plants soak in that ph water they are truly using the ph of that water, not the soil... great question man.
@@ExperienceNaturalTrees awesome thanks , I'm wondering would this Ph up and down just as good for growing in coco coir ? Thanks www.growshop.ie/product/growth-technology-ph-down/
If you notice at 5:27 when you add the ph up it creates a little chemical reaction streamy little cloud? I seen on the mr grow it channel that you should always dilute the ph up with water before you add it to your feed that already has nutrients in it.. I guess it makes them not mix well he said..
I believe it. Mr Grow it is a guide in the cannabis world and I would take his info as true. I never saw an issue with it however it could be the difference of superb optimization. Once you get the growing basics down it couldn’t hurt to start using that process
RCTV I do still adjust my PH depending on how much ph perfect blend I put in. I noticed that with only 5 ml per gallon I have to adjust but with around 7-8 ml a gallon on the base nutes I do not have to adjust it. Peace! ✌️
Joe Phillips Hey Joe! Yes, the 7.0 is only to calibrate your ph tester. The up and down are what you use to actually ph your water. Thanks for the support!
So I was doing some research on water ph levels. Nestle purelife has a ph of 6.5 and arrowhead drinking water a ph of 6.3. For someone who doesn't want to mess with a ph tester and ph up and down; could one use water that has a base ph that is need for the plant. I realize calmag and other nutrients will affect this, however is it possible and what do you think the benefits vs the cons would be? Thank you in advance to any reply.
Hey, I’m growing with fox farm ocean Forrest in a small pot, just a little bigger than a solo cup, but I noticed my Ppm runoff is wayyy higher than what I’m feeding my plant. I want to switch to pro-mix when transplanting into a bigger pot, will this have any negative affect on my grow?
Dizzy Weezy Nah definitely transplant into pro mix. Ocean forrest is so high in nutrients that you could run 0ppm water through it and still probably get 600ppm runoff. Its just a hot soil so really dial back on nutrients with the ocean forrest soil.
Buy a ppm meter instead use drops for ph get it light green u will b set ppm is how much food is in the water 700to 1100 flower 1200 to flower ph hydro is 5.5to 6.0 wich is yellow
sanesaint jhonson fam I just got my seed to stout its about a inch and ahalf It’s grown like that with tap water in 2 days what do you recommend we’re do I get the nutrition I don’t want it too die
If you are not giving any nutrients to your plants and only giving them PH'ed water then you do not have to worry about flushing them. Essentially you are always flushing them... and watering them of course.
I have 27 gallon totes. Tap is 7.6. Anyone wanna take a shot at how much i should use so that im not doing this all night? Ballpark. I have a pipete phdown and a meter. No 7.0 no up. One shot lol. Targrt goal is 5.5-6.0
You guys all make it seem like you gotta go by this $100 Ph pen this $100 water filter so it's like 200$ + when you can just get bottle water that's ph levels are as high if not higher than what you need at the market and what a case of water goes for maybe 2.99 that case of water will water your plants for I don't know maybe a month a little less !
After. Nutes may change the PH and take it out of range. Everything else is irrelevant should the PH be too far out of range. Nute lock occurs and no nutes can be absorbed at all. If your plant looks like it may be dying but more nutes don't work, also if you notice your soil isn't drying out as quickly.
General hydroponics doesn't hold ph for long. At least not my city tap. I use API brand found at petsmart safe for aquariums and plants. 2 drops to a gallon and I'm down from 7.8 to 6.2..
Thats the city waters pH buffer absorbing the blow to pH when you add your phosphoric acid(general) or sulphuric acid(API) product. My city buffers to 9.0, figuring it will reach customers in the 8-9 range. My tap waters pH is extremely resistant to acid additions until you reach a certain point and it then drops like a rock. What is happening is you are overcoming the power of the added alkaline buffer, with your own acidic buffer. This is why they suggest not to use both products in one solution, its unpredictable- that is, if you go too far with pH up or down, do not use the opposite (up/down) to correct, dump and restart. Also, just so you know inhalation of API is warned to cause cancer by OSHA.
@@JJM2222 not to mention Genaral Hydroponics is owned by Monsanto. And API brand is a brand it's not a chemical lol. It's made specifically for fish and plants. Its extracted from the ashes of plants grown in sodium rich soils. But stick with your Monsanto poison.
@@timpage5021 I know API is a brand. API's pH down uses sulpheric acid. Dont take my word for it. Its nothing to be worried about. Your pH meter helps you from giving a toxic dose. General hydroponics uses phospheric acid. Theres a few other ingredients in each but thats the bare bones. If you are still having difficulties comprehending my first reply, I put general and api in parentheses next to their respective ingredients in my comment. Fairly straight forward i thought
Thank you the only 1 who made me understand this. 💯
Yash Vydelingum that’s a fact why are there no clear videos expect this one
Me too
I’ve been searching RUclips and Reddit on how exactly how to do this for a while until I found your video. Big thumb up bro👍
It's nice somebody just showing the basics of hydroponics 👍👍👍
This was perfect! Just what I was looking for, been looking all morning for a video this concise and clear, thanks!
bagbunny I got you! Happy growin! 🤘
México legalizing Marijuana now I'm researching info to gain knowledge to start growing 😁 nice simple video .
Many people don't understand how important it is to pH your water whether it has nutes in it or not
my nigga this is the best how to video ive seen. Hella simple.
Got that grateful grower feel to it! I dig it!!
I've heard of ph. Never watched it. It's exactly what I though. I'll be doing it on my next crop. My second ever crop is in flower right now.
First crop had to pull early from rain and mold. This one's inside super excited. Also just purchased nutrients for the first time last week. Been making my own in the kitchen for this crop.
Anyways. I also built a seedling box and got one to take. I'll be feeding it and phing it (after next check) it's whole life cycle.
Great simple video my man.
Tiny McPoop I’m sure your crops are so amazing. You’re both here learning jackass
I’m at the same point my first run my ph was way off but but now on my second run that I got the ph rite and I got them on a feed there growing super fast put the ph has to be rite when ya feed cause if it’s off the plant won’t eat if you keep it under 7.0 your good like 6 to 6.5 is the seeet spot for mine
explaining things in the lamest term is the best way for all to understand! Thanks man. and i subscribe to your channel.
Perfectly explained video on ph-ing water and why!
If you were to play with the range and keep adding drops for up and down, would the water be toxic? Is there a limit to how much you can play before making the water no good
Best video I’ve seen on this topic! Nice job!
Now I understand what to do. Thankyou
Subbed I fully understood everything you said
Clear and easy to follow. Subbed !
Thank u brother helped me a lot bro easy n simple other idiots do to much talking
Thank you. Never knew it was this easy
If it's just water with no nutrients, does it still have to be in that range?
What would your thoughts be about using plain water with higher ph of 8.5 or so to fight powdery mildew in later bud stage with a fogger?
I grow food. would growing fruits andveggies need the same ph ? or does it not matter?
Perfectly described thanks
Thank you soo much for the video so easy to understand and follow with 👌🏽🤙🏽
Hell yea, good info & straight to the point.
I used that ph down solution but it raised the ph. Am I doing something wrong?
so do you only check the ph in the liquid that you add to plants to bring down the ph in the plants soil ?
Hell yeah I learned something thanks bud
Thank you ,very helpful
So it has to be 6.2 for the cannabis could take?
If I let my properly adjusted ph water sit around will it keep the same ph?
No
Best how to ive seen !!!
But how does lowering the pH to the correct pH eliminate all the other toxins in the water that are bad for cannabis as far as the ppm readings
Do I assume since my pH is in an acceptable range my PPM should be good to
MUSIC IS TOO LOUD!
Super Helpful!
Can you use PH down granules for a pool in water for your plants to lower the ph in the soil
cheers mate that was awesome help
Might want to say that hydro pH and soil pH are different hydro 5.8-6.5 growing in soil 6.3-6.8
My well water is 8 Ph... Ive been dropping it to 6.5 with Ph down! Now i see my cannabis plants are aLL turning Lime Green to Yellow! If i emmediately check the Run off from bottom of Plant pot, the ph is down to a 4 ph!?? And ive even tested on a fresh pot of mix by itself to check the run off, and its 4 ph also! -Im only using Promix BX general purpose mix... Can u suggest what i can do? I cant buy any fancy equip etc.... I got plants, mix and 8 ph well water... What would u suggest my Watering Ph should be? Thx Ps: Im only using a $5 bk water Ph test kit wth the dye drop's and a color chart! Now im just using strait 8 Ph well water, wthout bringing it down... The plants have slowwed there lightening up, but r still hurting....
I would go lower with the PH of the water. how often are you watering? You may be over watering
@@HummingbirdHillsFarm Lower!?? Higher ya mean? And no im not over watering....
@@OldGuy70s no lower the plans on the high side use 6.5 I suspect you could go much lower. I would take it down to 6
@@HummingbirdHillsFarm take it down to 6? Wtf man! Im telling ya my well water is 8, and if i run 8 strait thru the soil and test the run off, its coming out at a 4 maN... 4 is too acidic, and will finish oFF my plant's! The water need's to be more Alkaline, not Acidic!
@@OldGuy70s You need to make sure the water going in is in range. The water coming out is a different issue. Fix the water going in THEN you can address the alkaline problem.
I like it. Going to get some ph down right away.
So should I ph my feed water again after I add the nutrients? I usually start with water that I have already ph.
Help, does adding ph up or down add more ppms? I checked my ph after afew days and it raised after the first adjustment. Maybe from it being a hot few days someone said , so I adjusted down again as it raised to 8! out of curiosity of tested the ppms and it said 1000! these are only seedlings , when I first measured it was only 300pm’s
My tap is pH 8.5 and 280 ppm so is that to high to use? Or do I gotta get it down to 7 or under
Yes, bring it down to around 6. But be careful adding any nutes as the new ph balance will naturally draw them from the soil.
@@jeremytovsen5245 ya I did I bought some pH up & down got it to about 6 thanks bro 👍 my baby plant is rockin so far too
Should I pH balance my water before pouring nutrients or after pouring nutrients than pH balance
I’ve always been under the impression to avoid using both PH up and PH down on the same nutrients mix. Was that just a myth ? Also, do you using tds meter for ppm? If so I’d love to see a feed video using and documenting ph and ppm going in and then the same on the runoff.
Jerm FromCanada yeah i was wondering the same thing about the ph up and ph down being used together
Their not supposed to be used at all. That kills the soil life.
Hey great video, i defenetly need one of those pen's, still got some questions. My flower soil has 5-6.5 ph says the label my water ph is 7.5 decreasing it to 6.8 should be ok right?
Allan Johnson absolutely, Inwould even get it a little lower if possible
@@ExperienceNaturalTrees Thank you for your reply i realy appriciate it. Keep up the good work. Much love.
Cool vid and nicely explained. Many thanks.. But why PH-up and not put a bit more water in, to get the PH to go up ? Seems a bit more cost efficient.. Not trying to be a wiseguy, just asking :)
Quick question… should I ph my tap water first then add the fox fam trio nutrients or add the nutrients than bring up ph of the water?
Always add nutrients first. And if you're using tap water, be sure to de-chlorinate it first too.
I have the materials to ph my water but what should I do use spring water or tap water
If you're not on a well use spring water. Lots of nasty stuff in municipal water supplies.
Great video!
Bro u help me soo fucking much on understanding about PH thank you soo much!!
Hi, great video! Could you please tell me how long the water stays at pH 5.5-6.0? Does the pH level change over time?
HeLLFireRCZ Hey! Are you growing in hydroponics right now? Or are you growing in soil, mixing the nutrients then pouring into the soil?
Experience Natural Trees hey man, I am trying the hydroponics for the first time
@@HeLLFireRCZ Gotcha! Ok so here is the deal, you will need to check your PH in the morning and correct it to the proper range and then check it again at night and correct it to the proper range. You can let it swing between 5.5 and 6.0 but when it starts drifting out of that range, PH it back.
Experience Natural Trees . Do I PH my water first then add my nutrients. Or do I add my nutrients to water then test the PH level and add PH up/down???
It seemed mine did ! Almosted
Killed all my plants , I check everyday now
do you have to calibrate it the first time you use it out of the box?
i ph my nutrient solution to low to mid 6's....but my soil seems to stay higher...say high 6's to lmid 7's...is that a problem..?
buckshottv nope youre doing it perfectly! Your soil will always be a bit off from what you feed with... the key is that your water is sitting in that good ph range so when your plants soak in that ph water they are truly using the ph of that water, not the soil... great question man.
Exactly what I was looking for thanks!!!
Thomas Minish I gotchu man 🤘
Distilled water is a neutral 7.0 is there any reason one could not use that as a reference solution?
Paul FUN I did not realize distiled water was 7.0... if so and it does not fluctuate at all you could absolutely use that.
I love your tutorials I wish you had a discord so I could ask you questions
Alex Mann I might end up doing a patreon where you would be able to ask me questions personally... stay tuned on all that!
You know I will be ❤️
I wish you would ph a gallon and let us know how much ph down was needed to lower it a point or .5 points. Nobody seems to do this.
Nice background music. Sounds like something Camp lo would kill
Thanks!
Yes but how do you transfer that to a gallon of water?
hey whats the thing called for sucking the solution up so u can drop it into the water ? thanks
marcus D Hey Marcus! Its called a “pipette” thanks for watching!
@@ExperienceNaturalTrees awesome thanks , I'm wondering would this Ph up and down just as good for growing in coco coir ? Thanks
www.growshop.ie/product/growth-technology-ph-down/
Can i use ph+ or ph- for pools?
Soil is green on drops 6.5to 7.0
If you notice at 5:27 when you add the ph up it creates a little chemical reaction streamy little cloud? I seen on the mr grow it channel that you should always dilute the ph up with water before you add it to your feed that already has nutrients in it.. I guess it makes them not mix well he said..
I believe it. Mr Grow it is a guide in the cannabis world and I would take his info as true. I never saw an issue with it however it could be the difference of superb optimization. Once you get the growing basics down it couldn’t hurt to start using that process
Is a ph booster necessary for testing levels? Or like its just to make sure its accurate?
Did you find out?
Do you still adjust your ph while using advanced nutrients "ph perfect"
RCTV I do still adjust my PH depending on how much ph perfect blend I put in. I noticed that with only 5 ml per gallon I have to adjust but with around 7-8 ml a gallon on the base nutes I do not have to adjust it. Peace! ✌️
Thanks man
whats the percentage of your ph down?
How do you know what pH level your plant should be at
I usually dont but I learned something today so I liked and I subscribed :)
Just confirmed I've been doing it right!
Michael Morley Heck yea! Keep growin man!
Hawaiian music
could you just use ph up n down on water then with out the 7.0 bottle
Joe Phillips Hey Joe! Yes, the 7.0 is only to calibrate your ph tester. The up and down are what you use to actually ph your water. Thanks for the support!
So I was doing some research on water ph levels. Nestle purelife has a ph of 6.5 and arrowhead drinking water a ph of 6.3. For someone who doesn't want to mess with a ph tester and ph up and down; could one use water that has a base ph that is need for the plant. I realize calmag and other nutrients will affect this, however is it possible and what do you think the benefits vs the cons would be? Thank you in advance to any reply.
Can I use lemon juice to down Ph?
Sunshine Art Yes sir you can!
the question i was lookin for bud! cheers!
Hey, I’m growing with fox farm ocean Forrest in a small pot, just a little bigger than a solo cup, but I noticed my Ppm runoff is wayyy higher than what I’m feeding my plant. I want to switch to pro-mix when transplanting into a bigger pot, will this have any negative affect on my grow?
Dizzy Weezy Nah definitely transplant into pro mix. Ocean forrest is so high in nutrients that you could run 0ppm water through it and still probably get 600ppm runoff. Its just a hot soil so really dial back on nutrients with the ocean forrest soil.
Thanks
thank you
Holy jump cuts, Batman
Can you put that in the soil and find out the pH levels
No you need a soil ph tester
Buy a ppm meter instead use drops for ph get it light green u will b set ppm is how much food is in the water 700to 1100 flower 1200 to flower ph hydro is 5.5to 6.0 wich is yellow
sanesaint jhonson fam I just got my seed to stout its about a inch and ahalf It’s grown like that with tap water in 2 days what do you recommend we’re do I get the nutrition I don’t want it too die
i got the 4.01, is it good?
If all I do is ph balance the water do I still have to flush the plants?
If you are not giving any nutrients to your plants and only giving them PH'ed water then you do not have to worry about flushing them. Essentially you are always flushing them... and watering them of course.
Experience Natural Trees oh okay thanks for the fast reply I subscribed
@@ethanbullard7132 Thank you brother! It means a lot!
@@ExperienceNaturalTrees if i use fertilizers like fox farms and dont PH my water but flush them prior to harvest. Will my plants still be Gucci??
@@fergusonthereaver6686 I would still PH my water, but even if you don't, your plants will be just fine.
How much ph down per 24 gallons of feed
Nice
New sub here!!
javier gutierrez Thank you!
Thank you sir for making these easy to understand for us Neanderthals tryna grow😁
When you use this method to keep your (feeding) water at 6.5, do you still need to measure the pH level of the soil itself?
does pH strips work?
Music is bit tooo loud
Thank u 👍🏻
I have 27 gallon totes. Tap is 7.6. Anyone wanna take a shot at how much i should use so that im not doing this all night? Ballpark. I have a pipete phdown and a meter. No 7.0 no up. One shot lol. Targrt goal is 5.5-6.0
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Thank you my friend they're interesting subscribe forms up
Title should be how to calibrate your ph meter
3:52 did your pen mess up 😱
The video starts at 4:02
Dusty's Handpan Playing Service Lol thanks man.
dont buy a cheap ph pen. if you want a cheap accurate ph meter, just use the drops.
You guys all make it seem like you gotta go by this $100 Ph pen this $100 water filter so it's like 200$ + when you can just get bottle water that's ph levels are as high if not higher than what you need at the market and what a case of water goes for maybe 2.99 that case of water will water your plants for I don't know maybe a month a little less !
Should you balance the ph before or after you add the nutrients?
After. Nutes may change the PH and take it out of range. Everything else is irrelevant should the PH be too far out of range. Nute lock occurs and no nutes can be absorbed at all. If your plant looks like it may be dying but more nutes don't work, also if you notice your soil isn't drying out as quickly.
Using ph up and down is that bad becuase ive always been told not to use both.
General hydroponics doesn't hold ph for long. At least not my city tap. I use API brand found at petsmart safe for aquariums and plants. 2 drops to a gallon and I'm down from 7.8 to 6.2..
Thats the city waters pH buffer absorbing the blow to pH when you add your phosphoric acid(general) or sulphuric acid(API) product. My city buffers to 9.0, figuring it will reach customers in the 8-9 range. My tap waters pH is extremely resistant to acid additions until you reach a certain point and it then drops like a rock. What is happening is you are overcoming the power of the added alkaline buffer, with your own acidic buffer. This is why they suggest not to use both products in one solution, its unpredictable- that is, if you go too far with pH up or down, do not use the opposite (up/down) to correct, dump and restart.
Also, just so you know inhalation of API is warned to cause cancer by OSHA.
@@JJM2222 not to mention Genaral Hydroponics is owned by Monsanto. And API brand is a brand it's not a chemical lol. It's made specifically for fish and plants. Its extracted from the ashes of plants grown in sodium rich soils. But stick with your Monsanto poison.
@@timpage5021 I know API is a brand. API's pH down uses sulpheric acid. Dont take my word for it. Its nothing to be worried about. Your pH meter helps you from giving a toxic dose. General hydroponics uses phospheric acid. Theres a few other ingredients in each but thats the bare bones.
If you are still having difficulties comprehending my first reply, I put general and api in parentheses next to their respective ingredients in my comment. Fairly straight forward i thought