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Ph run off fox farm ocean forest

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Hello I am having problems with my plants and noticed ph run off in ffof is 4.4 is that normal for 7.0 going in? Or to many nutes or something
 
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Hello I am having problems with my plants and noticed ph run off in ffof is 4.4 is that normal for 7.0 going in? Or to many nutes or something
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Measuring runoff in amended soil will just get you chasing demons.
 
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Measuring runoff in amended soil will just get you chasing demons.
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Reasoning?
 
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Quadscrusher said:
Hello I am having problems with my plants and noticed ph run off in ffof is 4.4 is that normal for 7.0 going in? Or to many nutes or something
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I checked a fresh bag not too long ago I forget exactly what it was I think it was maybe 700 PPM and 6.3 - 5 it was in the zone

Variation has to do with how and how long it's been stored. I had a bag that have been sitting around a local Hydro Store recently and it was kind of wet & nasty and it was maybe 17-1800 ppm & pH was quite low too so yeah, agree and you got to do a slurry test or you're just chasing demons
 
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I checked a fresh bag not too long ago I forget exactly what it was I think it was maybe 700 PPM and 6.3 - 5 it was in the zone

Variation has to do with how and how long it's been stored. I had a bag that have been sitting around a local Hydro Store recently and it was kind of wet & nasty and it was maybe 17-1800 ppm & pH was quite low too so yeah, agree and you got to do a slurry test or you're just chasing demons
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Good info thanks whats a slurry test like a table spoon mixed into water?
 
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Good info thanks whats a slurry test like a table spoon mixed into water?
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1 tbsp of soil to 2 tbsp of distilled or RO water is a good ratio. stir it for a minute let it sit for 15 minutes and then take your reading

check out Dolomite lime see if it's for you, since I started using it as directed it's corrected my low ph
 
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1 tbsp of soil to 2 tbsp of distilled or RO water is a good ratio. stir it for a minute let it sit for 15 minutes and then take your reading

check out Dolomite lime see if it's for you, since I started using it as directed it's corrected my low ph
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Mine too!
 
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Reasoning?
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amended soil isnt an inert medium like rockwool, coco, peat. Measuring the runoff you arent sure when you see 1300 ppm and a ph of 4.6 that that is actually what is in the root zone or the runoff from the amendments ect. Slurry test will give you a better reading in a situation like this. Testing runoff really isnt a great method anyways. It will give you an idea and can steer you in a direction but what is happening around the root zone and what is coming out of the medium is usually 2 different things. A lot of that is affected by moisture.
 
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amended soil isnt an inert medium like rockwool, coco, peat. Measuring the runoff you arent sure when you see 1300 ppm and a ph of 4.6 that that is actually what is in the root zone or the runoff from the amendments ect. Slurry test will give you a better reading in a situation like this. Testing runoff really isnt a great method anyways. It will give you an idea and can steer you in a direction but what is happening around the root zone and what is coming out of the medium is usually 2 different things. A lot of that is affected by moisture.
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my damn hero hahaah
 
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