First grow ph help and other questions please
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Krippled
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6.5 in soil... PH all liquids going into soil to 6.5....
Alexander Supertramp
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Your not going to alter the pH of the medium by simply pHing the feeding solution. Promix will hold a decent enough pH by the buffers it contains for 3 months give or take. Unless extreme over feeding or constant over watering occurs. The addition of dolomite lime and/or worm casting will improve the performance even more. Dont fall into the trap of pHing, especially up, in soil grows. It causes more harm than anything.
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Get some dolomite lime and some perlite, Promix doesn't really have enough of either for a entire grow.
Add the lime @1cup/cf of mix before use, or, 2tbl/gallon of mix as a top dress if the plants are already in the pots.
Perlite is mostly an eyeball thing, but when it looks like there is too much, it's just right.
pH'ng water or any liquids is stoner science that just creates extra work. Liquids only affect soils pH as they are passing through. The soil will bring the liquids pH to match the soils in short order.
Starting a worm bin is the biggest thing you can do for your garden bar none. You can start a worm bin for less $$$ than what "quality" will cost.
Kelp MEAL and neem cake/meal are both game changers and should be at the top of the list for things to get, even if it's just 5lb bags.
BTW, dolomite lime at HD or Lowes is ~$4.50/40lb bag. Do NOT get hydrated, 'quick', or slaked lime, or anything that sounds similar. Dolomite lime is just ground up dolomitic limestone and will say so on the bag.
HTH
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Callisto405
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6.5 to 7.0 in soil......I just go to Walmart and go to the fish section and get "Correct pH fizz Tabs".....they're cheap at only $5.00..... All you do is add a a quarter or so of a tablet to a gallon of water and your pH will magically correct itself to 6.5 to 7.0 no matter what the previous pH was.....and with this method you do not need a expensive pH tester although i do use a pool chemical test kit.... You will also need fish water conditioner...it will condition the water and break down the chlorine molecules..... As for nutes I would use Fox farms " Grow Big" and "Tiger Bloom", Penningtons Ultra Green plant starter, worm castings and maybe a little Epsom salt for an added boost of magnesium....BTW you can get all of this at Walmart except the Fox Farm stuff, that you will have to get from a hydro shop, eBay or amazon
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FilthyFletch
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If your asking about the leaves many people when they first take clones clip the larger fan leaves. It reduces the amount of food used and slows that down and it doesnt use as much energy in the leaves so it can concentrate on making roots
Bose
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I did not know that
Cobnobuler
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AMEN this here ^^
Callisto405
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funny how all 3 of my past grows had multiple deficiencies even though I was giving it proper Fox Farm nutes and made my own soil.....all 3 previous grows the plants wouldn't grow more than a couple 3 inches before they would turn yellow and die.... But wouldn't you know as soon as I lowered the pH in the water from 8.2 to 6.8 my new plants (same batch of seeds and same soil) look healthier, bigger and greener than ever before....All because I lowered the pH in the water