Need an expert to advise me, misting plants????

[944s2]

Tap water here too--the wee bit of chlorine seems to be more beneficial than not.

i spray until the week seven of bloom,,,,a small amount of canna bio boost acclerator until week5 then just tap water,,,
used to spend £ using bottled water but it dont seem to make much difference imo,,,, s2
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[gaiusmarius]

i was just about to say doesn't adding vit c lower the ph too?

 

[DocTim420]

i was just about to say doesn't adding vit c lower the ph too?

Not all Vit C are equal...

Sodium Ascorbate
Sodium ascorbate will also neutralize chlorine. It is pH neutral and will not change the pH of the treated water. Sodium ascorbate is preferable for neutralizing high concentrations of chlorine. If a large amount of treated water is going to be discharged to a small stream, the pH of the treated water and the stream should be within 0.2 to 0.5 units of the receiving stream....

...The Tacoma, WA, Water Utility Engineer recommends against using ascorbic acid to neutralize high levels of chlorine in large volumes of water because it lowers the pH of the treated water. The Tacoma Water Utility engineer recommends using sodium ascorbate instead.

 

[gaiusmarius]

Not all Vit C are equal...

Sodium Ascorbate
Sodium ascorbate will also neutralize chlorine. It is pH neutral and will not change the pH of the treated water. Sodium ascorbate is preferable for neutralizing high concentrations of chlorine. If a large amount of treated water is going to be discharged to a small stream, the pH of the treated water and the stream should be within 0.2 to 0.5 units of the receiving stream....

...The Tacoma, WA, Water Utility Engineer recommends against using ascorbic acid to neutralize high levels of chlorine in large volumes of water because it lowers the pH of the treated water. The Tacoma Water Utility engineer recommends using sodium ascorbate instead.

interesting. thanks for sharing that.

in the end you shouldn't have such high levels of chlorine that you have to neutralize it with acid, imo. otherwise you need a ro filter.

 

[DocTim420]

interesting. thanks for sharing that.

in the end you shouldn't have such high levels of chlorine that you have to neutralize it with acid, imo. otherwise you need a ro filter.

I use it INSTEAD of an RO filter...in So Cali, water is such a valuable commodity that I have a philosophical conflict to consume twice the water I need (most RO systems have a 2:1 water ratio).

Bubbling for 24 hours works--but on the occasions when I need the water NOW (no time to bubble for 24 hours), Sodium Ascorbate is my answer (which happens to be approved for organic growing--NOP Rule 205.601(j)(8) and is on OMRI's Generic Materials List).

Nonsynthetic sources of all vitamins and synthetic sources of vitamins B1, C, and E may be used in certified organic crop production.

http://www.omri.org/sites/default/files/app_materials/OMRI-GML-2015small.pdf (page 35)

 

[Dog Star]

Vitamin C is a great thing,use him pinch to every watering and he helps
that your plants breath more easier cause it opens stomatas...

for PH down i use Apple cider,also great amendment..

 

[gaiusmarius]

isn't it cool, how a simple thread about misting plants ends up highly interesting, lol.

might give it a go once with adding vit c. luckily our tap water has no chlorine added and is generally known to be high quality drinking water. ph is about 7.2 and ec 0.1

the only thing there could be less of is chalk imo. but it does no harm to the plants so i use as is.

our local water treatment plant is updating the filtration system so it removes the medical waste that's been causing some worries recently, as they add recycled water to the lake water thats used for the taps after treatment, it's very important to get those medical waste rests out of that water before it gets used again.

 

[FirstTracks]

I like to foliar feed during veg with my mist at 1/4 strength of the following: GH micro/bloom 6/9 +calmag @2.5mL gal. Might as well feed them while spraying.

 

[medicated4]

Careful misting plants especially if they arent used to it yet. You could fry/stress the shit out of them in 1 misting with H.I.D lights if you dont atleast raise the light pretty good or move the plants until they dry. Thats my personal experience. I've done it inside and put them in direct sun outside, had a same day quick shower followed by sun and watched them turn straight white as well (sun bleaching).I'm all for a good compost tea/kelp tea foliar fed if my plants are being sad/yellowing to hang my plants over until the top feed kicks in, but thats about it for misting. I notice that atleast organicly I DO get quicker results with foliar feeds in a sticky situation. I ammend my soil and feed mostly through the roots. Im no pro though so take it for what it is. Good luck