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Bring that pH UP. It needs to be closer to 6.8 IMO.Plants currently receive FloraNova Bloom, a bit of KoolBloom plus silica and microbes, all a little on the lighter side, perhaps. pH generally at 6 and ppms @ 1200.
Why?Yes, always use good, cross-referenced, ph pen, also periodically use the soil testing kit, the mix's pH is 7, and to refresh my memory with my excel sheet, the nuted water has been 6.3. According to the dutchmaster site you kindly offered, correct range is 5.9 to 6.5. Again, seems I'm in range and I would def consider raising pH above what's recommended if I had a clearer understanding as to why.
Thanks!
Add 2 Tablespoons of dolomite lime per gallon of soil or soiless mix as a pH buffering agent. Then get some pH up and some pH down and a simple pH drops tester kit. Then throw the pH pen away.I bought this cheap ph tester it keeps coming up 7.0 unless I stick it in salt or something like that .. I mean the dirt in my yard shouldn't be 7.0 same as my fox farm dirt and every potted plant I could find to stab in the dirt and over and over 7.0 am I doing it wrong ? Friend gave it to me so no book with it .. this is a rod you just stick in the dirt with dig readout orange top is this just a junk one?
Yes, I understand the salt build-up/pH angle. I flushed at 10 days into flowering and again around Day 30. 15 gal straight water per 5 gal pot. The first flush was performed because of that noticeable twisting. I hoped it was wind burn, another possible cause. But, didn't want to leave it to chance, so flushed. The issue seemed to progress. At this point, I may not be able to tell if the second flush is making any improvement. Damage is damage. Took soil samples last week from 4 out of 25 pots, from 6 inches deep, between waterings, and soil sussed out to 7.0. I have seen here, in another thread, someone who had an issue similar to mine, given a recommendation to lower his pH. Now, how my 7.0 soil relates to a regular 6.3 feeding is above my current pay grade, but I will not ask here, I do know how to research.
thanks for the shout-back : )
Your mix reads a lot like soil to me, the plants are expressing signs of pH imbalance, and it probably won't hurt at this point to allow it to range higher. Or... possibly lower..? Hmm...Hi, appreciate the reply, Miss S. But, you've got me stumped. All I've ever read or heard for soilless is generally 5.8-6.3. That's worked in previous outdoor runs. Why 6.8?
Totally understood! Basically right now I'm going as much off the plant as I am off your mix. IIRC, it's mostly compost and worm castings (lemme scroll back up)...Yes, always use good, cross-referenced, ph pen, also periodically use the soil testing kit, the mix's pH is 7, and to refresh my memory with my excel sheet, the nuted water has been 6.3. According to the dutchmaster site you kindly offered, correct range is 5.9 to 6.5. Again, seems I'm in range and I would def consider raising pH above what's recommended if I had a clearer understanding as to why.
Thanks!
Ok, I see what you mean, due to the ProMix being in there. The perlite is inert, and if this were a pure perlite grow I'd be suggesting dropping the pH based on my experience with that. ProMix, even though I've got a bale, is something I haven't yet grown with. Still though, I think if you let it range up you might observe some positive changes. Then again, perhaps ranging it down might be the answer. But basically what I'm saying is that since you're stating you don't observe any pests, my next best guess here is pH. If the medium pH actually came out as a 7, then that's too high, it needs to be lower.Medium is roughly Compost 30%, Promix 20%, Earthworm castings 20%, perlite 30%. pH of mix was neutral. 7 gal containers.
I hate those things, they're absolutely inaccurate. Slurry test using 0EC water gives me better results (using a meter, can be more difficult using colorimetric drops).I bought this cheap ph tester it keeps coming up 7.0 unless I stick it in salt or something like that .. I mean the dirt in my yard shouldn't be 7.0 same as my fox farm dirt and every potted plant I could find to stab in the dirt and over and over 7.0 am I doing it wrong ? Friend gave it to me so no book with it .. this is a rod you just stick in the dirt with dig readout orange top is this just a junk one?
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