first grow.. tell me how it is.
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kush groove
Active Member
seems like you may have some ph issues
bulla
Well-Known Member
yea id be getting a ph tester now..and to raise your ph or lower it theres all kinds of stuff to use. i keep my soil ph at 6.8 to 7.2 i know alot of people are gonna jump on here and say thats way to high but i been keeping my soil at this ph for years and i have no problems...... i dont know where people come up with your ph should be from 6 -6.5 for soil...besides the few minor problems u have there all quick fix's and the plants look good ........ edit; when i first learnt to grow everyone always said keep your soil as close to neutral as possiable even the hydro stores said that well i now see that most people are going from 6.2-6.8 and i looked all over and kept reading 6.2-6.8 or close so i now know why everyone says in these ranges even my old books from 15-20 years ago say 7 but im wrong on this or they were at the time so ill be changing my ph now ...
snowman4839
Well-Known Member
you don't really need pH up and down. I use little bits of lemon juice (acidic which pushes the pH down) and baking soda (basic which pushes the pH up) to pH my water. I get my water to about 6.0pH and water which will join with the soil and even out to be about 6.6pH which right where you need to be (6.5pH-6.8pH for soil)
deprave
New Member
You do got some nute burn but also - Zn, Fe, and Mn deficiencies which is likely due to high ph you lock these out it all occurs togather - if your ph is fine however (unlikely, I think its more than just a coincidence these 3 are locked out) then you need to use a nute regime with these micronutrients present.
If you don't want to drop the money get an electronic meter then get the drops, I actually prefer drops a lot of times because I dont have to calibrate the stupid thing. If your source water is something like 7.0 then add something to your water to lower it and start giving it this mostly plain water for awhile - for example you can use molasses, super-thrive, or any really weak nute at a low dose to get it to 6.0-6.5 (preferably just any nute that you can't really overdose on, a microbial catalyst is another example and earth worm casting tea is another) - after watering with this for awhile things should mostly get back to normal, however the damage from nute burn is irreversible,
If you don't want to drop the money get an electronic meter then get the drops, I actually prefer drops a lot of times because I dont have to calibrate the stupid thing. If your source water is something like 7.0 then add something to your water to lower it and start giving it this mostly plain water for awhile - for example you can use molasses, super-thrive, or any really weak nute at a low dose to get it to 6.0-6.5 (preferably just any nute that you can't really overdose on, a microbial catalyst is another example and earth worm casting tea is another) - after watering with this for awhile things should mostly get back to normal, however the damage from nute burn is irreversible,
Icyblaze
Active Member
yeah ill get a meter. shall i get the ph of the water to 6.5 then start watering the plant with "JUST" water for 1 week? or what do you think is best.
deprave
New Member
a drop is all thats necessary, you might want to drop it all the way to 6.0 since your ph is so high, you need to go a lot more then 1 week with just plain water, you should pretty much not feed it till things are somewhat back to normal, wait till you see N deficiency start to take hold, deficiency is easily fixed however overfeed is irreversible damage.
Icyblaze
Active Member
i guess ill be lucky to get 10g on this plant. well its all a learning process. u learn from mistakes,
