spliffer

hey - well my water tested very high for pH (over 7.7 or so) - so i got the test strips you dip in water to check for pH. however, i have also heard/been recommended on these boards to get a pH tester that has a probe to stick in teh soil. i found one - but you cant stick it in water (or so the instructions claim).

so my question is this: do the test strips in water do any good? or should i be using a probe meter to test the SOIL or both?

the soil should be tested wet, it says, but if you use water with a high pH then you seem to me to already be screwed over if you need to adjust the pH.

finally, having a hard time locating aluminum sulfate here (even at walmart) - would any acidifier work to bring down the pH?


thanks

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jeesh! you mean we can grow this stuff ourselves??

buzzmobile

Soil sulfur will also lower pH.

consumer

i don't know how old is your plant, but add some calcium if it's not too young, it will balance your ph in the soil.

hey buzz, adriatic is waiting for you

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legalize it !

spliffer

hey - thanks! i dont know why i didnt think of this before, but if the tap water is not too good how about rain water? i would think this would be good to use - far fewer chems.

sorry - didnt give plants age. one has been flowering for a month now and the others are/were (kept losing them after they sprouted) very young. currently other than flowering plant the other two are just seedlings. i am wondering if the high pH was the cause of some of my seedling probs...

happy smoking

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jeesh! you mean we can grow this stuff ourselves??