Adjusting ph w/ baking soda?

[kindkid]

I used baking sota to raise my ph to 7 for feeding bloom ferts (peter's 10-50-10) Is this ok to do on a regular basis? my plants seemed to like it alot as the ph on the previous feedings were too low for them to eat much of the ferts I think. I added the same amount of baking sota as ferts (1 teaspoon per gallon) Is it bad for the plants to have that much or any baking sota in their water?

Thanks for any answers

Sorry for double posting :eek: but this thread got no replies in the nutes and ferts section and I would really like to know if I'm hurting my plants because I need to water again today or tomorrow. I never look in the nutes and ferts section either :D

[kindkid]

wtf.....no answers?

Surely someone knows if it's bad to add baking sota to the water to change the ph.


All I'm lookin for is an "it's ok keep doin it" or "thats bad for your plants, stop it"


I have to water them tonight and want to know

Someone please help!

[Nesta]

Kid, I have never used baking soda to raise my ph, but if you used it last feeding with no ill effects i think you could try it again.

[Tiberon]

GG and I both experimented with vineger to lower PH......never used baking soda to raise it though. I assume if the vinegar worked than the baking soda will too. The only thing that i found,
is that it was only temporary. The next day the PH was back to where it was before i attempted to lower it.

You can purchase PH up and down at any fish store.

[earth girl]

"It's a matter of intensity." While Ed Rosenthal says, in CLOSET CULTIVATOR, c.1991, household bicarbonate of soda is an acceptable pH up.

[Heath_Bogenreif]

As Uncle Ben used to say...

... Im a genius mathmatician. So why must I be famous for my rice?

[earth girl]

Uncle Ben, or Tio Bendejo to those who love him, is a gro guru, used to advise us over at Cann.com. He is the source of the LINK-O-RAMA, and the E-zine article on airlayering I mentioned in my first post, to cloning.
Since I have found that kitchen ingredients are weak and fade quickly, I have quit trying and stuck with those designed to last in an active system. I hate sulfuric acid, but it is often the only one readily available(pool and spa) to the public. Now I use Phosphoric acid, which can be obtained through home brew supplies. I keep the pH sweet by adding a bit of horticultural charcoal to the medium. Fine dolomite lime is also a great addition to the gromix for keeping pH under control. When you can get the mix to hold at pH7, and mix the fert water at 6.3-6.5, You've created the perfect environment for root success.
earth girl