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HappyTrailz said:

It has to settle for a while... ph is definitely high looks like mid 7's

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I would shoot for 7 or under it's probably a little high because there is rock dust or something

I think I'm reading this right?

I have to leave and go get my cannabis cup tickets before it closes. Found a place for half the price only $36, I can test the rest when i get back.

HappyTrailz said:

I have to leave and go get my cannabis cup tickets before it closes. Found a place for half the price only $36, I can test the rest when i get back.

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All right that looks like it might be 7 or a little under which is good you could take it down a little more if you wanted. Let it settle a little longer and clear up. Talk later

Well you were right about the nitrogen... it's barely even readable have a look

HappyTrailz said:

I have to leave and go get my cannabis cup tickets before it closes. Found a place for half the price only $36, I can test the rest when i get back.

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So what happened the results???

HappyTrailz said:

Well you were right about the nitrogen... it's barely even readable have a look

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Oh my bad I just found your post

Heading to the cup will be bringing backs some vader og cuts of Malibu Pie! I'm going to ditch this soil and get what has always worked in the past....Ocean Forest chat with you later! Thanks bro

HappyTrailz said:

Well you were right about the nitrogen... it's barely even readable have a look

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Okay so it looks like you are low in nitrogen and your pH is too high. So just very gently add nitrogen over a slow time frame Say a week. You can use some aluminum sulfate to bring your pH Down quickly just go easy. Sulfur works too it just takes longer. Using high-quality compost as a tea will also help bring your but that also will take some time. Overtime your decomposing compost in your pot will also bring the pH Down. So just go slow. Be careful of that compost tea that you bought a lot of times it will contain Rock Dust which will make your pH rise.

I wouldn't give up on that soil man all you need is a little nitrogen and bring that PH down and you'll be golden. Either way good luck.

If you decide to keep that soil I wouldn't drop that pH too hard or that phosphorus will fry your plants just keep it under 7

HappyTrailz said:

I'm waiting for some caps foliar pack to arrive and I'm going to make some up!

These have been going for a month and I just watered them before the pic was taken.


Isn't soil always going to give a high reading? I remember just tossing cuts into ocean forest with no issues. I know that stuff has to be even higher?

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At 1400+ ppm you are feeding at what you should be at full on flower mode and even then I dont run my ppm/ec that high.

HappyTrailz said:

Well you were right about the nitrogen... it's barely even readable have a look

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Straight water and add nitrogen.

Well these things look even worse today. I have to do a few things with the wife, but later tonight I'll be changing soil out. I just picked up a very special cut for a stupid price and can't afford this to happen again. Think I'm gonna do a 50/50 ocean forest and happy frog and some extra perlite. This should give me way better results?

You could do that I would probably put them in the shade for a few days after transplant. Honestly they don't look that bad you might give them a little more time it's only been one day.

dnewsome2 said:

You could do that I would probably put them in the shade for a few days after transplant. Honestly they don't look that bad you might give them a little more time it's only been one day.

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I have had situations where I took plants out of full sun and put them in shade and they actually did better. Especially during veg.

HappyTrailz said:

Well these things look even worse today. I have to do a few things with the wife, but later tonight I'll be changing soil out. I just picked up a very special cut for a stupid price and can't afford this to happen again. Think I'm gonna do a 50/50 ocean forest and happy frog and some extra perlite. This should give me way better results?

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They like to be positioned in a consistent spot and not move a lot. Even though those plants are so strong and resilient they can take it it's still causes stress.

I transplanted, hardly any roots and the soil seemed too saturated to me. I'm going to get a soil moisture tool from lowes tomorrow. I tried to clean up the root ball after not liking the texture. I'm testing the fox farm soil now to see what type of difference their will be. Check back in a while after the test

dnewsome2 said:

They like to be positioned in a consistent spot and not move a lot. Even though those plants are so strong and resilient they can take it it's still causes stress.

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This just finished looks way better than the vermi that's for sure.

HappyTrailz said:

I transplanted, hardly any roots and the soil seemed too saturated to me. I'm going to get a soil moisture tool from lowes tomorrow. I tried to clean up the root ball after not liking the texture. I'm testing the fox farm soil now to see what type of difference their will be. Check back in a while after the test

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Sounds good good luck..