Hi folks,
Glad to be among you.
I have a question about my soil. I know that the optimal pH value is 6.5, but according to the packaging, my
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Good morning, I don’t think you’ll have problems. Water with pH-adjusted water, and measure what comes out as runoff. Measure again, and from there on, you’ll adjust to the levels you deem necessary… my humble opinion.
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Good morning,
Yes, I thought so too. The nutrients in the soil are sufficient for approx. 4 weeks. During that time, I would also slowly increase the pH value to 6.5, because the soil’s value is 5.8. And in the 4th, beginning of the 5th week, I would start with the growth fertilizer. Of course, all monitored by the pH tester.
Thanks for your answer
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Excellent, and if you add EC measurement to your grow, it would help you a lot to see the amount of nutrients the substrate has or the amount of feed you introduce into the…
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I have a pH / EC tester. This alone is important for my booster later in the flowering phase. And if necessary, I would also have pH UP/DOWN for regulation. In my opinion
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You should calibrate approximately every 3 months.
200 ymol/s should be fine for a start and then slowly increase as needed.
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Hi 
We have already discussed the PH / EC value of my plant’s soil. That I can measure it in the drainage. As far as I know, you also use fabric pots like me. As I have heard/read from several sources, it is actually better if no drainage occurs at all with fabric pots. Which is also the case for me. So how can I directly measure the values of my plant?
Maybe someone can help me.
》gOOd GroW《
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Whether or not you want run off when watering is more about the type of medium you are growing in rather than what type of pot you are using. For example in coco i would want up to 20% run-off regardless of pot type but living soil i would be trying to avoid it altogether. To check the pH without run-off your easiest option is a slurry test, you take some soil and mix it with some pure water and test the pH of that after about half an hour.
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If you bottom water that won’t work at all though just because the nutrients move very differently.
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I have a 15l fabric pot with
I’m currently at the end of the 4th, beginning of the 5th week of veg. Haven’t fertilized yet because there are enough nutrients in the soil. Only watered with 6.5 PH. (But unfortunately far too little) That’s why yesterday I soaked my pot 1/3 - half, let it drain, and put it back moist. But still no runoff. So I can’t measure the PH / EC value of my plant.
Hi GroW’s
I’ve had a drastic problem with my pH level for about a week now. It dropped from 6.3 to 5.63 & to 5.47. 
During that time, I watered 2x with a 3-day interval. 1x 4L with 3.0ml Cal/Mag + 24ml bloom fertilizer pH 6.4 & 1x 4L with 3.0ml Cal/Mag + 24ml bloom fertilizer pH 6.7
In a 15L fabric pot. What is the best thing I can do? Cut the fertilizer in half or leave it out completely & only add water with Cal/Mag? Is it better to raise the pH level slowly or immediately?
I hope you have a few useful tips for me.
Magic 
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Which pH? The irrigation water or the substrate pH?
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If you are chasing run off or medium ph you are setting yourself up for a headache in my opinion. I measure the ph of what goes in and never give it any more attention unless the plant says something is wrong which yours is not doing from the look of it. If it isn’t broken don’t fix it basically.
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Ok Thx 
Since I have a fabric pot, it’s probably better anyway to water max. only until runoff drops come out. Then stop. Because with fabric pots with soil, it’s supposedly better if no runoff comes out.
I actually always keep my watering water
at 6.0-6.5 pH. My EC is actually fine too, usually between 0.97-1.25
But how do I find out e.g. the pH value of my plant
? Because that tells me how well it absorbs its nutrients. I need that value, don’t I?
Magic
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Hi
A question: I have to water again tomorrow, Fri. 28th. And my pH level is still at a dramatic 5.47
So my question is, should I water with or without fertilizer, or just 1/2 dose, and/or just plain water + Cal/Mag? And should I raise the pH level slowly to 6.0-6.3 first or rather raise it to around 7.0 right away?
I urgently need some info so my lady can absorb enough nutrients again.
Magic
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After a long time, I switched from Biobizz soil to Plagron Growmix, using Plagron Lightmix for seedlings. Completely different plant behavior.
I also had a pH value of 5.7 in the drain once, and the plant showed signs of deficiency/over-fertilization.
The whole thing was due to the many salts that built up from the fertilizers.
Just keep watering consistently with a pH of 6.5. It takes a week or two for it to regulate in the medium again. I find a pH value of 5.8 to be very borderline. From 6.3 down, it becomes extremely difficult for the plant to absorb calcium and magnesium. This usually ends in a lockout with signs of deficiencies. Incorrect watering is also a very common reason. (Better less and more often than too much, at least in the beginning)
I discovered interval watering for myself in the larger pots.
First moisten everything with a sprayer, wait 10 minutes, repeat, wait 10 minutes, and then I pour my 7 liters in 500-1000ml increments every 10 minutes into the 20-liter pot until I have 10-30% drain. With fabric pots, salts like to build up on the inner edges of the pot. This way you prevent dry spots.
Drain is therefore important if you use mineral fertilizers. With organic, it’s secondary.
Your plant looks healthy, as others have already said. Don’t worry so much. 
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After doing some translation on your substrate It is primarily coco from what I can see which means your target ph is actually 5.8 which the mix started at, it also contains some slow release nutrients by the look of it which is going to mess with the numbers a bit if you are checking. If it was me i would feed at 5.8 and not worry about it any further
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Your plant is clearly happy with what it is getting so i don’t see it as a problem
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My pH value: 5.47 This is my soil:
So my question is, should I best water with or without nutrients, or only 1/2 dose, and/or only plain water + Cal/Mag? And should I raise the pH level slowly to 6.0-6.3 first and then back to normal 6.0-6.5 next time, or would it be better to raise it right away to about pH 7.0? Or is this too big of a shock?
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I still don’t understand which pH you’re measuring, whether it’s the watering water with or without fertilizer—doesn’t matter to me—or if you’re measuring the pH of the substrate, or the runoff tray. I really don’t understand what you’re measuring.
If you mean the watering water, you bought an All-Mix, you shouldn’t feed/fertilize, not because of the pH, but because the substrate already has plenty of fertilizer. Still, if you want you can fertilize; if the plants don’t show burnt tips, it means there’s no excess of salts. (high EC)
If what you mean is that when you add fertilizer to your water, the pH drops, you’re probably using mineral fertilizer, PK, or similar, which have high acidity. In that case, what you need to use is pH+, to raise the pH of the water.
If the substrate pH is what is acidic, at 5.x you can raise it simply by watering with the pH adjusted to 6.5/4/3/2
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