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  1. Dowd1

    Growing in Acidic Soil

    touche.I read a little further into the definition and it states that rockwool perlite gravel are all hydro
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    Growing in Acidic Soil

    Even though i may have been wrong in my initial thinking of the subject,I appreciate everyone that stoped to reply. Thats all ive ever asked for from this site,is for people to bounce ideas or facts at each other.Some of these people are idiots who post just to get a higher post count and truely...
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    Growing in Acidic Soil

    yes it is.I stumbled across the video one day looking for some sort of grow journal,cause i bought some of there seeds,but after watching the video it didnt make sense.Of course ive never grown in rockwool wich i believe is the reason for the off ph numbers. I just wanted a good start for the...
  4. Dowd1

    Growing in Acidic Soil

    Ok so we have determined this grow to be hydro.Ive never grown in rockwool. Now even with this being hydro the ph still doesnt add up.Your medium is still acidic and so are the nutes.When i grow ebb and flow i use peagravel and my ph is adjusted from 5.7 - 6.5 in my res.any lower than 5.5 and i...
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    Growing in Acidic Soil

    While the true definition varies from expert to expert, hydroponics is basically the growing of plants without soil. The word “Hydroponic” is derived from the Greek words – “Hydro” which means water and “Ponos” which means labor. True hydroponics is...
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    Growing in Acidic Soil

    here is the address of video http://growhd.com/video/Kalashnikova-Grow-Video-2011-HD/6c7a695f76989f855fb154594b289033
  7. Dowd1

    Growing in Acidic Soil

    thats not true.the buds that are grown are in some cases better than what i get following what everyone around here preaches. if you watch the greenhouse video they have a banner at the bottom of the screen stating temp ph and npk ratios and in the begining of the video they state it is in...
  8. Dowd1

    Growing in Acidic Soil

    my definition of acidic is anything below ph7.Ph 7 is nuetral anything above is alcoline
  9. Dowd1

    Growing in Acidic Soil

    if you watch the video they are using loose fill rockwool,using it the same way you would soil.no hydro at all
  10. Dowd1

    Growing in Acidic Soil

    well with everyones informative replies ive come to the conclusion that yes plants can be grown in acidic soil,you just have to adjust ph of nutes accordingly. apparently noone here has the ability to use your imagination or the ability to question what so many here state as fact. Ive been told...
  11. Dowd1

    Growing in Acidic Soil

    now i think this situation is almost similar to mine only they arent jacking up ph to compinsate acidic soil acidic nutes awsome looking plants Am i not seeing something here?
  12. Dowd1

    Growing in Acidic Soil

    I just watched a video from green house seed co. They were growing kalishnikova and did a week by week report in video (sorry dont know how to post links.google kalishnikova grow fromm greenhouse seed co.)the video starts off 1 week before 12/12 planted in rockwool with a ph of around 5.7,but...
  13. Dowd1

    Growing in Acidic Soil

    Ok ive posed this question before so im going to try and explain it a different way.Before i start i want to explain I am NOT looking for a fix it idea.I want to know why marijuana will grow in an acidic growing medium.I have seen first hand that it can happen and yes it maybe more of a pain in...
  14. Dowd1

    How Far Should Lights be from Tops?

    I did not know about the space blankets.Probably a better suit than the celotex.I assume the are for keeping the heat in.Down in the tropical parts where im at i dont think wally world carries anything like that and i did most of my equipment buying from there.Will see if i can order some...
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    How Far Should Lights be from Tops?

    I use celotex,you can buy it here at home depot,dont know if canada has home depot.It is an insulation board from 1/2-1 inch thick.It has a shiny side and a white side.Its not the best as compared to mylar but will do the job for a couple grows,but will need to be replaced after a while cause...
  16. Dowd1

    Soil Ph Problem

    I didnt ask you to fix nothing asshole.I alresdy said im not looking for the easy way or the "right way"I want to know why this works and all i get from you is im a dumbass and i should use lime.Well douchbag lets see if you can read now ill even use big capital letters for ya. WHY DOES...
  17. Dowd1

    Soil Ph Problem

    Ok Douchbag quote me where i said anything about mixing ph up with soil.or quote me where i said i asked for your help.You wont be able to cause i didnt type it jackass.I stand next to my last statement you dont read or comprehend.You can drop all the f bombs and little fingers in the world...
  18. Dowd1

    How Far Should Lights be from Tops?

    well you could make your t5 work if you hang some reflective material around it.Ive found that with a setup like yours, all open,that unless you have only 1 or 2 plants growing under your light it is hard to get light down below the canopy top.Yes it does cut down on the size of the buds that...
  19. Dowd1

    Soil Ph Problem

    Ok im not trying to fix my soil,I just want someone to give me a scientific bassis as to why a plant will grow in acidic soil and if i keep doing this will the ph of my soil go more nuetral,not in hopes that it will fix itself.I know this will not happen.Just to know if i should keep monitoring...
  20. Dowd1

    Soil Ph Problem

    but isnt that basically doing the same thing.By mixing lime and making the soil one set ph you dont allow for a drift (which is benificial to the plant).and you dont have to ph your water and your plants love it im sure..I dont use lime and i ph my water and they are growing.Now i know that the...
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