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Sunshine Mix #4 + Gaia Green All Purpose: What pH for my water?

ice minus

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Hi friends! Novice here


I am experimenting for the first time with Sunshine Mix #4 after grabbing 6 bags on clearance for $3 each

I have amended it with a generous portion of castings, compost, and of course Gaia Green as per the topic.

It called for 3 TBSP per Gallon for inert mixes, so I added 21 TBSP to the 7 gallon bag.

My question:
Using Blumats and a reservoir of simple clear, fresh, beautifully pH'ed water of appropriate composition .. what pH would that be?

Where do I target my 5 gal bucket? I'm going for 6.3 currently based on very spotty previous research but I'd love to hear from someone who's more sure

THANK YOU ICMAG
 

I Care

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if your simple clear water comes from the source between 6 and 7.5 you can use what you’ve got without changing it. The main things is you don’t want that run off coming out too low.
 

Old Uncle Ben

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All high quality soil mixes like the Sunshine brand are pH buffered with dolomite or something similar to land around 6.5.
 

I Care

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i been wondering when Id see u ub. I finally got some chunk in the way of PC freebie. need to get everything right as rain when conditions are right again
 
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