Confused About Ph Levels

Ok recently my plant had a "episode" with all the leaves dropping and yellow leaves on tops. i flushed the plant and transplanted it to a bigger bucket with soil better suited for marijuana. (foxfarms ocean forest) i then watered it and took some N-P-K levels and a ph reading. the Ph shows to be a 6.5 which ive heard is good. the N-P-K is confusing me though. nitrogen reads at N4 and is labled at surplus, the phosphorus colr is darker than the chart goes so im guessing its got a high surplus. the potash at the "adequate" mark. So obviously my NPK is off, so then why is my Ph practicaly nuetral? can someone explain this to me, and maybe help me out with a way to correct this problem

flush it and wait a bit b4 feeding again then the levels should be fixed. be careful of nute burn by starting slowly with the nutes and work up over time

I'm no expert, but I'd say just give it phed water every second watering until it balances.
the ph I aim for is 6.7, but a lot it changing from soil to soil and strain to strain.

Night Claptoman said:

I'm no expert, but I'd say just give it phed water every second watering until it balances.
the ph I aim for is 6.7, but a lot it changing from soil to soil and strain to strain.

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i just flushed the plant less than a week ago, should i do it again so soon?

Mattike said:

i just flushed the plant less than a week ago, should i do it again so soon?

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i used to do it once every week or 2 b4 to insure no salt buildup or locking out of nutes occured and/or rootburn. no problems . also unneeded......i flush like 3 or 4 times a grow now, 1. halfway through veg. 2. at the start of flowering, 3. middle of flowering (not always needed) 4. final flush b4 harvest.

Mattike said:

i just flushed the plant less than a week ago, should i do it again so soon?

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i wouldnt flush it again if i were u just feed it water for a couple weeks if ur worried..never flush unless u need to i only flush mine starting 3weeks before harvest and never had to flush before that

still, most people reccomend flushing 1 a month........

darkdestruction420 said:

still, most people reccomend flushing 1 a month........

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well for my situation i think im going to flush it again because my plant is suffering. the leaves are droopy (although somewhat improved than when it was at its worst)and there is yellow on tips and such. if i leave all those nutes in there it can cause a root lock up and then jus watering would still be starving my plant of nutes. if i flush, i have a chance of fixing the problem. i just wanted to be sure it didnt stress out the plant too much, doing it so closly together. im going to wait til it needs water before i do and its in a 5 gal bucket, so its going to be 4-5 days before i need to water again.

Mattike said:

well for my situation i think im going to flush it again because my plant is suffering. the leaves are droopy (although somewhat improved than when it was at its worst)and there is yellow on tips and such. if i leave all those nutes in there it can cause a root lock up and then jus watering would still be starving my plant of nutes. if i flush, i have a chance of fixing the problem. i just wanted to be sure it didnt stress out the plant too much, doing it so closly together. im going to wait til it needs water before i do and its in a 5 gal bucket, so its going to be 4-5 days before i need to water again.

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darkdestruction420 said:

i used to do it once every week or 2 b4 to insure no salt buildup or locking out of nutes occured and/or rootburn. no problems .

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i know about flushing details, maybe u should foliar feed with a very diluted amount of ferts if u think it looks like its starting to be deficient next time

darkdestruction420 said:

still, most people reccomend flushing 1 a month........

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for what just to do it? its not needed like i said i only flush before harvest usually but i never have problems and flushing once a month just to do it is new to me and i can recommend something to not to flush unless u need to or ur about to harvest

its pro-active instead of re-active.....if u use chemical ferts salt builds up quick. why wait till its a big problem when u can prevent it easily now?

it doesnt just turn into a big problem right away it shows signs..its all good ive heard that said before and its good to be safe i guess..i just never have to flush until harvest and i use advanced nutrients at 100% strength sometimes and everyother watering is just ph'd water and mollasses

yeah, its not needed once you get the hang of feeding after a few grows. but for the first couple its a good idea to do it.