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Epiphyllums are acid loving plants |
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Epiphyllums are Acid Loving plants
On the PH scale that would be a range of 5.0 to 7, they can grow at higher levels (alkaline) but will be deprived of nutrients like Iron, manganese, and phosphorus will be less available. And can grow at slightly lower levels but going below 6 and nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are less available. Below 4 and you could cause damage to the plant.
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Most city supplied water is alkaline. So below are a few different ways to lower your PH. Or make it more Acidic. .
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1) Add Vinegar or Citrus juice to your water. Lemon, orange or lime it doesn’t matter. Get this at the grocery store. .
2) Use peat moss in your soil mix it has a PH of 3.5. Most garden centers have this. Add 1/3 to your soil mix.
3) Add organic matter to your soil mix as it creates acidic residue. But by its self it’s neutral at 7. Available at most garden centers.
4) Aluminum sulfate is a salt, but be careful you can overdo it and get in the 4 range fast. Available at garden centers.
5) Ferrous sulfate, a salt is another. It becomes instantly available to the plant. Available at garden centers. .
6) Several Hybrid Fertilizer/ACID blends are available see soil mix and fertilizer section
These Charts below give you an idea of the relationship of PH levels and plant nutrient availability.
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