Indoor General problems

[SporsNads]

Water!!!! Damn water!!! Just remembered when I set up in January I checked the ph with a mates tester and it was about 7.4. But that was after I'd already germed and been vegging for about 3 weeks. I'm now wondering whether those Shining Silver Haze were more tolerant than all others I've been using and after that test I used a bit of White Vinegar with every other watering. All the other strains I've tried must need a lower/better ph
Spor

 

[Yozhik]

Easier way to test it.
Buy a bottle of spring water.
Cheap way of checking.
Or if you're feeling adventurous - distilled water.
You're never going to need a whole bottle for just a shot glass and a paper tissue.
Sure beats fucking about with vinegar and battery acid!!
Simple way to answer the question about the water.

Having said that ... 7.4 isn't toxic.
My tap water runs at about 7.8 pH ... and the shot glass and paper towel worked just fine for my photoperiod/outdoor beans.

 

[e13nutter]

Hey all. As some of you have seen I've currently got an Auto Candy Kush in soil atm, and its going alright. But recently I've had problems growing in coco even though my first grow went well. I've also lost alot of seeds when germinating. I've tried germing in water then soil/coco, paper towel then soil/coco, direct to soil/coco (although had more success from coco), paper towel then rockwool. I've lost more seeds through germination than I have that has sprouted.
I've read thread after thread on germinating methods but can't seem to get a high success as everyone else seems to.
I'm looking at putting another seed in soon and would like some help if possible
Spor

All iv ever done is half a mug of tap water iv never p h it.pop seeds in mug of water n place in a cupboard around 3/5 days your see the tap roots iv had 99.9 % success. Good luck