I have my outdoor veggies planted in ocean forest and am gonna use grow big, big bloom, and tiger bloom. Right now I just ph my ro water to 6.5 and add roots excel.

what would be the correct order to ph?

grow big/ PH/ big bloom and roots excel or
grow big / big bloom/ PH then roots excel

[socbutter]

pH last IMHO, the nutes will change your pH.

Test first to confirm add 1 nute test pH, then add another and test pH and so on. Once you have all your nutes in the water that's when you either add pH down or pH up to finalized pH. Then wait a few hours to see if the pH stablizes. IMHO

[hempluvr]

Could also add some dolomite lime to your containers. The lime helps keep ph stable...don`t fear the lime! Fox Farm`s Ocean Forest has wood in it. Wood can raise the ph as well. I run ALL Fox Farm Products and also guano tea`s. I never worry about the ph. Tiger Bloom has a low ph on purpose. Once mixed with water the ph usually stabilizes. I have never had ph issues yet! Just my opinion! Others may have a different story to tell

I am just used to House and Gardens coco nutes. which I add part A mix part B mix PH then additives.

[DANK_BOTANIST]

Originally Posted by socbutter

pH last IMHO, the nutes will change your pH.

Test first to confirm add 1 nute test pH, then add another and test pH and so on. Once you have all your nutes in the water that's when you either add pH down or pH up to finalized pH. Then wait a few hours to see if the pH stablizes. IMHO

few hours,,,?? i thought 20min..??

[DANK_BOTANIST]

ive been having problems with my lAdies in ffof as well but i def was over nuting as a friend tested fresh out the bag it reads well over 2000ppm's.. anyways my runoff has been sround 5.8-5-9 and ive even been watering just fresh water phd 6.8 but its not rising the runoff and my most sensitive strain is def feelng the pain..aswell asher clonesnowthativemade mothers.. ive been thinking of dolomite lime as i heard it may help... i want my run off around 6.4 rite?? sorry to jac the tread jus came across an thought somebody could help...

[darrmann]

mix all nutes and additives boosters and anything else you put in your mix and then ph very last. you want your mix to ph out at 6.5 and you shouldnt have to worry about the soil if you ph your mix at that every time

[DANK_BOTANIST]

yea no doubt thats what i always do,, exept i startied nuted 3 weeks after last transplant as people say ocean forest feeds for 3 weeks when in truth the soil can stay over 1000ppms after abouta month an a half so actually sum strains will never need a feeding to finish,, by me over nuting i brout down the ph runoff to 5.8 somehow an flushing only brout it bak to 6.0... dolomite lime??