AND pH, OH MY!

A BEGINNERS GUIDETO GROWING MARIJUANA

WATERING

NUTRIENTS

THE #1 MISTAKE NEW GROWERS MAKE IS

WATERING TOO OFTENOVERWATERING IS NOT “GIVING THE PLANT TOO MUCH WATER" IT IS “GIVING THE PLANT WATER TOO OFTEN.”

TWO SIMPLE STEPS

TO WATERING YOUR PLANTS:1. Wait until the soil is dry before watering

(use your finger, poke a hole, feel the dirt)

2. Add water until you see some drain out the bottom of your pot. Go back to step 1.

DON’T START WITH A FULL DOSE RIGHT AWAYRAMP UP THE AMOUNT SLOWLY

WITH PLAIN WATER FEEDINGSALTERNATE NUTRIENT FEEDINGS

pH TESTINGNutrients will only be absorbed by the roots if the pH of the nutrient mix and the soil is right.

So...

USING A PH METER

TESTYOUR WATER BEFORE

ADDING NUTRIENTS

TESTYOUR NUTRIENT MIX

TESTYOUR RUN-OFF

ALWAYSKEEP YOUR PLANTS

BETWEEN:

6.3pH - 6.8pH FOR SOIL

5.5pH - 6.1pHFORHYDROPONICS

Buy pH up or pH down productsto regulate the water and/or nutrient mix

to achieve the correct pH balance.

AND DON’T FORGET TO

MEASURE YOUR pH

TWICEPER WEEK

INFORMATION BYTHE AWESOME GROWER COMMUNITY ATREDDIT.COM/R/MICROGROWERY

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