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Originally Posted by kieahtoka
Not all soil is Ph buffering.
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Yes it is, or at least most of it is. The only ones that aren't, are the ones you don't want to use.
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Originally Posted by kieahtoka
I'm not talking general knowledge I'm talking experience. I've had to adjust my soil several times, while using miracle grow.
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Serves you right for using crappy soil then. Miracle Gro is probably the worst choice for growing Canna. It's not very good soil and probably lacks the ingredients that provide the ph buffering. I don't recommend anyone use Miracle Gro for growing Canna in.
Unfortunately you're making the same mistake as many newbie growers make - you're trying to 'micro' manage your grow. ie fussing over it every 5 minutes instead of understanding the processes - doing them and letting the plant look after itself.
So many newbie growers kill their plants with 'kindness' instead of simply leaving them alone to get on with what they do - grow.
Did you ever wonder why all the plants in your garden don't suddenly keel over and die when the soil ph goes out of whack? Did you ever wonder why the ph of the soil in your garden never actually goes out of the acceptable range?
Ph buffering mate - does the same thing in the garden as it does in pots.
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Originally Posted by kieahtoka
I've had to adjust my soil several times, while using miracle grow. the Ph was in fact down at 5.8.
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5.8 is fine - it's still within the 'acceptable' range. It's not ideal, that's 6.4-6.8 but Canna will grow happily in soil with a ph of anything between 5 and 8. You're actually doing more damage to the soil micro-flora using the ph up and down acids, than you are in simply leaving the soil alone.
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Originally Posted by kieahtoka
I didn't say Ph meter either, I said a kit, meaning a 2$ one you can buy at any grocery store.
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Waste of time and money. They're just not accurate enough to tell anyone anything useful.