Hey gang! So I live in the country……sorta lol and I have well water. The Ph level of the water is pretty high. I did some research and found out that vinegar will bring those levels down, but is it harmful to my plant. So that’s my question. Is vinegar harmful to plants?
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How much do you actually need per gallon to get in range? Vinegar straight would obviously be detrimental but are you talking eye dropper amounts? Test on a house plant lol. Or your lawn…. I’ve also seen vinegar moves ph.
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I use white vinegar for PH down, have for years. My well is around 6.8 and low ppm, by the time I mix my nutes, it only takes a teaspoon or so th bring mine to 5.8.
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Im on a well ph is usually 8-8.5 It goes up after I put silica to around 9 Then I mix my nutrients. That brings the ph down to around 7 then I add vinegar 1 to 2 mil at a time then shake and test. Shooting for 6.2-6.4
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I use about 5 teaspoons per gallon of water to bring it down
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I think thats diluted enough. I was using a tablespoon to bring our well water (7.0pH) down to 5.8 for awhile. Bought some pH up/down. Still have vinegar on my table though. I believe you can use baking soda to raise it? Just keep an eye on your numbers. Our well water fluctuates.
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If you use the search bar 
I was able to locate a lot of information from growers in here who’ve previously used it. I bet if you plow through some of the threads you’ll get a ton of useful info.
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