Soil ph questions

[Tdh101jr]

Hey everyone im having an issue with the ph of my soil in the flowering plant. I water all my plants with a ph of 6.5 but today the runoff Was at 5. So how do i raise it flushthe soil with straight tap thats at 7ph till it raises or do i water with a higher ph till it levels out idk what to do and need feedback so i can get on it and not ruin my flower cycle.
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[UrbZ]

Flush with pH'd water at the pH you are looking to hit. Say 6.4 is what you want flush with that until your runoff matches.

 

[Tdh101jr]

Ok that seems to make since but do i keep flushing it till it matchs that or flush 1 time today wait till it dries out then continue the flush and so on till it matches i dont wanna risk drowning it its still developing flowers fine but i just caught it. Why does soil ph fluctuate?

 

[UrbZ]

Soil has natural buffering elements. Most nutes have buffering additives as well.

Just flush once. After youve hit your mark next feed go half a dose of nutes at the same pH as what you flushed with and check your runoff. If the soil continues buffering down, up your starting pH the level you flushed and keep watering at that level. If it starts to buffer up at any point drop the pH accordingly.

 

[Tdh101jr]

Ok and thanks for the info urbz really appreciate it. I flushed today at 7 and still came out at 5 but imma let it dry and then do as you stated to see if this flush balanced it out

 

[Canuck147]

Your going to drown it. Let it dry out, yes. But had you never checked it you would never have known.
I have never checked mine, so I'll never know. 330 grams from my last 3 plants.

 

[Tdh101jr]

Wow man see i ise to check it everytime i watered but let it ride past month or so and i didnt do it bc something was looking wrong or deficeny showing just had the ph kit out today idk how it got so out of wack that quick. But 330g per plant or qp 112g each plant either way thats absolutly amazing, do you have a grow journal on those 3 previous plants canuck?

 

[Tdh101jr]

Thanks all then input guys i just today did the 2pot flush technique after letting in dry out for 4-5days from last flush and it was still at 5 when poured 1st pot 2nd pot got it up to 6.5 so im happy with it for now and seeing how this was last feeding before 2week flush i had to get those levels right so thanks again all to happy now harvest day is marked at 4/20!