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What's up farmers,
I need some advice..
I am running 4x8 beds of a peat mix I picked up from my local hydro store called 'Mega Roots' which was sourced from a local landscape company making 'cannabis' specific mixes.
Anyways...
I've had some stunted growth an yellowing which I believe is attributed to a pH issue.
In one room I DO NOT have drains so I could only run a soil pH test and I did. Using bottled water with a pH of 7.0 and a 5:1 dilution rate of water and peat my pen read 6.6. pH right out of the bag seems to be around 6.3 and I water with a reading of 5.9-6.2.
In another room I have drains and have ALSO done a soil test. When watering with a pH of 5.8 my runoff is consistently neutral (7.0)! wtf. My soil test also put me at 6.6-6.7 pH!
Initially I figured the company added TOO much dolomite but as I stated out of the bag it's reading 6.3.
Why is my pH rising, how can i correct it and what would be the accurate pH of my soil (neutral or 6.6)?
Thanks guys!
GL
I need some advice..
I am running 4x8 beds of a peat mix I picked up from my local hydro store called 'Mega Roots' which was sourced from a local landscape company making 'cannabis' specific mixes.
Anyways...
I've had some stunted growth an yellowing which I believe is attributed to a pH issue.
In one room I DO NOT have drains so I could only run a soil pH test and I did. Using bottled water with a pH of 7.0 and a 5:1 dilution rate of water and peat my pen read 6.6. pH right out of the bag seems to be around 6.3 and I water with a reading of 5.9-6.2.
In another room I have drains and have ALSO done a soil test. When watering with a pH of 5.8 my runoff is consistently neutral (7.0)! wtf. My soil test also put me at 6.6-6.7 pH!
Initially I figured the company added TOO much dolomite but as I stated out of the bag it's reading 6.3.
Why is my pH rising, how can i correct it and what would be the accurate pH of my soil (neutral or 6.6)?
Thanks guys!
GL