Originally Posted by c5rftw

looks over-watered to me..wide/drooping leaves.... with that, easily comes over nuteing which it looks like is also happening.."burning" in the middle

Originally Posted by c5rftw

looks over-watered to me..wide/drooping leaves.... with that, easily comes over nuteing which it looks like is also happening.."burning" in the middle

Originally Posted by yobdub

I think he is correct. Ease up on over corrections. Tell the pros what soil,temps,species, etc. They will get u straight

Originally Posted by tea tree

What kind of water? If it is tapwater then I higl doubt that it is a mineral def. Maybe tho. WHere I live the water is the hardest in the world. Sorta. Anyway, dont be afraid of fish, it is killer and dont over due the blood meal it will burn. Also think about compost teas to restore plant health. Good job with the ph, adding base all the time is lame, so try a topdress of some espoma garden lime from hd or some other dolomite lime, as finely ground as possible. YOu can add guano later as a topdress of a couple of tbsp, it might burn so not to much.\



I am real curious tho to see what results you come up with. I also sometimes add botanicare cal mag plus to ro water when I use it.

Originally Posted by rep 219z

i'm trying to stay organic, would blood meal help? molasses?

Originally Posted by rep 219z

over-watering may have been an issue...but as i stated before, i didn't add any nutes before they started yellowing/browning.



Info is on the first post...

just for a reminder, soil is pro-mix, temps are between 68-75, water Ph is now around 6.6...and i haven't checked the runoff of the soil Ph in a couple days as i haven't watered them...next water i'll check the runoff.





Yeah, the plants are looking better this morning since I foliar fed them the ph'd water w/ the epsom salt and the straight water flush. And yeah, It's tap water that had a PH of about 7.6 before I down'd it.

Only problem I have now...which I think was the problem from the beginning, is the soil Ph is going to be low from the sphagnum peat moss in the pro-mix. I have some finely ground hydrated lime...but i've read mixed reviews on it, some saying it'll burn your plant and some saying it'll work to buffer out the PH.

If anybody has any GOOD info (as in you already used it) on hydrated lime let me know asap. If I find out it'll hurt the plants then i'll go get some dolomite before the final transplant and mix it in w/ the soil.

Thanks for the replies.

Originally Posted by stumps

I use dolomite lime in all my grows. When i replant the seedlings. I top dress the top 2" of soil with about a 1/4 cup lime. then water. the lilly miller garden lime has cal and mag. I would never foliar feed with salts. Thats just me.

Originally Posted by cowboylogic

I am guessing you have never used hydrated lime. So in my opinion I wouldnt. I am a farmer and know first hand hydrated lime is a bit of an art to work with. Especially with and already established crop. We only use it late fall or early spring well before planting. Go with the dolomite. You can top dress, mix with water or mix into you soil before transplant as you stated. Also runoff ph and soil ph are 2 different things. The only accurate way is to test the soil directly. And you want to keep that soil ph around 6.5 give or take a few points. Checkout Jerusalem Stone on ebay. Theirs is the shit. Straight from the Holy Land. And Ben is a great guy to deal with.