Have you heard of spraying plants with low pH then high pH water for pest management? I’ve seen it called Alkaline or Kengen water. I guess that’s the name, it’s basically spraying your plants with a 2.5 pH water and right after with a 11.5 pH water for pest management. I guess the theory is that the the low pH will keep bacteria and microbes at bay and the high pH keeps most pests at bay and when sprayed right after each other the water balances out and is not harmful to plants. I saw a video on YouTube years ago doing the same thing with the pH, the guy blurred out the machine to pH the water but said his mom used it for her cancer treatment. I searched for the video the other day but couldn’t find it, but I’ve seen one called Kengen water and some hemp farmers were using it. Any one at the DGC ever try this? If it works talk about a cost effective healthy alternative to all the pesticides, just different pH water. Thanks for all you guys do
Ralph Wiley
I shared that video a while back here:
https://www.dudegrows.com/cannabis-grown-right-in-the-ground/
I think the ph is changed by removing hydrogen and oxygen from the water and not just bonding other elements to the hydrogen and oxygen like adjusting ph. Removing the hydrogen or oxygen changes the ph but also makes it highly reactive and craving a bond to stabilize its state. This reactive aspect allows it destroy pest mold and mildew. Like an ozone generator or even hydrogen peroxide.
This might help with molds and fungal issues, but I highly doubt it would be effective vs insects.
A more effective option would be using a plant wash / enzyme soap like Tweetmint. It will help eliminate molds and fungal pathogens more effectively than ph adjusted water, and the enzymes in it also dissolve a bug’s exoskeleton, so it’s much more effective vs insects.
There are lots of other ways to avoid using pesticides too… beneficial insects, mechanical controls, cultural controls… you can learn more about all that sort of stuff from my free IPM guide, available on the home page at GrowersLove.com
This was featured on EP 977. Thanks for the post!