# Citric acid good / bad **URL:** \ **Category:** Grow Journals\ **Created:** [August 17, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/citric-acid-good-bad/22328 "2018-08-17T00:47:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Haildamaged](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/haildamaged/32/138532_2.png) [@Haildamaged](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Haildamaged)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/citric-acid-good-bad/22328/1 "2018-08-17T00:47:11Z")
so is citric acid ok to bring PH down my water is near 8 from tap ? up date i had ordered PH down on Amazon i was going to cancel it but to late. so i did a test i have a color q 11 pro test kit for pools and a taylor k6000 liquid drops (phenol red) my taylor says 7.8 /8 its subjective to color bright red is 8.2 any orange ish is 7.4 this kit reads high PH i doesnt go in to the low to acids. the color q says 7,2 ??? the blue labs pen says 7.9/8.1 so im sure i need to take the high and throw the color q away ---
**Author:** ![elheffe702](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/elheffe702/32/319856_2.png) [@elheffe702](https://ilgmforum.com/u/elheffe702)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 5:08am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/citric-acid-good-bad/22328/2 "2018-08-17T05:08:23Z")
Citric acid will work. I’ve used lemon juice, and vinegar. There is another thread about this here [How to read ppm’s? - #5 by garrigan62](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-to-read-ppm-s/20546/5) Specifically, the part about homemade vs. premade pH buffers. ---
**Author:** ![Englishleafnew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@Englishleafnew](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Englishleafnew)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 7:54am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/citric-acid-good-bad/22328/3 "2018-08-17T07:54:24Z")
I use distilled vinegar without any problems it works just fine I’ve always used it there’s some interesting stuff out there that can be used instead of using ph up/ph down ---
**Author:** ![Haildamaged](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/haildamaged/32/138532_2.png) [@Haildamaged](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Haildamaged)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 11:45am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/citric-acid-good-bad/22328/4 "2018-08-17T11:45:13Z")
Thanks a lot for you guys help ---
**Author:** ![Drinkslinger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/drinkslinger/32/96644_2.png) [@Drinkslinger](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Drinkslinger)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 5:24am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/citric-acid-good-bad/22328/5 "2018-08-18T05:24:42Z")
I use fresh lemon juice, (because it’s free). No noticeable issues yet. ---
**Author:** ![elheffe702](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/elheffe702/32/319856_2.png) [@elheffe702](https://ilgmforum.com/u/elheffe702)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 5:40am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/citric-acid-good-bad/22328/6 "2018-08-18T05:40:55Z")
Do you own citrus trees, or borrowing it from work? ---
**Author:** ![Drinkslinger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/drinkslinger/32/96644_2.png) [@Drinkslinger](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Drinkslinger)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 5:45am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/citric-acid-good-bad/22328/7 "2018-08-18T05:45:35Z")
Leftovers from work at the end of the week. Honestly, it doesn’t take a lot of lemon juice to bring things into check. 2-3 lemons for 3-4 plants/ week. ---
**Author:** ![MeandMiss-J](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/meandmiss-j/32/138768_2.png) [@MeandMiss-J](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MeandMiss-J)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 5:47am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/citric-acid-good-bad/22328/8 "2018-08-18T05:47:48Z")
All I know is that citric acid can be nasty stuff. Be careful ---
**Author:** ![elheffe702](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/elheffe702/32/319856_2.png) [@elheffe702](https://ilgmforum.com/u/elheffe702)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 5:55am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/citric-acid-good-bad/22328/9 "2018-08-18T05:55:20Z")
I use it myself. It’s rare I need it, though. I never have to get juice or lemons, since my wife loves lemon, on everything. We always have lemons. I’m going to grow a dwarf tree when we have the space. ---
**Author:** ![Drinkslinger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/drinkslinger/32/96644_2.png) [@Drinkslinger](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Drinkslinger)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 5:59am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/citric-acid-good-bad/22328/10 "2018-08-18T05:59:32Z")
I’ve tried growing citrus plants here, they never amount to much. They veg and veg but never flower. The climate here just doesn’t support it. I’ve got 2 cherimoya trees in containers that I’ve kept going for 8-9 years. I’d love them to flower, but I’m not putting them in my tent. Real estate is valuable. ---
**Author:** ![elheffe702](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/elheffe702/32/319856_2.png) [@elheffe702](https://ilgmforum.com/u/elheffe702)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/citric-acid-good-bad/22328/11 "2018-08-18T06:12:13Z")
Which neck of the woods is “here” that they don’t do well? ---
**Author:** ![Drinkslinger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/drinkslinger/32/96644_2.png) [@Drinkslinger](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Drinkslinger)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 6:13am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/citric-acid-good-bad/22328/12 "2018-08-18T06:13:38Z")
New England. Between ny and nh, but not Maine or mass. 😇 ---
**Author:** ![elheffe702](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/elheffe702/32/319856_2.png) [@elheffe702](https://ilgmforum.com/u/elheffe702)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 6:26am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/citric-acid-good-bad/22328/13 "2018-08-18T06:26:29Z")
Ah. Yeah, I would think they’d be tough to grow up that way. Here in the desert, I bet they’ll do great. They do in Phoenix, I know. ---
**Author:** ![Haildamaged](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/haildamaged/32/138532_2.png) [@Haildamaged](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Haildamaged)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/citric-acid-good-bad/22328/14 "2018-08-18T22:52:06Z")
i have three a myers lemon had it 6 years a mini tangerine and a dwarf tangerine both 6/7 years they go in my green house for the winter they bloom 2 times lol it smells so good in there … next spring my green house will smell different but thats because i just ordered 20 super skunk fem seeds they will be started in there and in my garden next spring I have a 18x15 room upstairs with 9 WWA five in tent and 4 i will make a divider room for (i still cant believe Oklahoma passed Med MJ ) Yes even my wife is all good for this Her and two cousins and i are all ready working on dispensary and grows we will be ready 😉 my tap water is all ways at 7.8 or higher i have a pool i do all chems on so i have been checking ph every day i have to use muriatic acid to bring PH down 2 /3 times a week being salt pool it goes up a little every day