high e.c soil readings

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mable8

New Member

• Sep 7, 2020

• #1

i have really high e.c soil run off readings 3.6 even when flushing or feeding using a.n and biobizz soil any help apreciated ..... p.h all good between 5.9 and 6.4 x 2 plants look fine into flower one is not looking healthy ..

 

myke

Well-Known Member

• Sep 11, 2020

• #2

Normal,dont flush! Your just washing away the good stuff.

 

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mable8

New Member

• Sep 11, 2020

• #3

i am only putting 0.8 e.c of nutes in and 2 weeks into flower , isnt this a sign of salt build up or too much nutes in the soil ?

 

myke

Well-Known Member

• Sep 11, 2020

• #4

mable8 said:

i am only putting 0.8 e.c of nutes in and 2 weeks into flower , isnt this a sign of salt build up or too much nutes in the soil ?

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Tell us what your soil is or what you’ve added to it.

 

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mable8

New Member

• Sep 11, 2020

• #5

bio bizz all mix soil , and advanced nutes 3 stage and big bud b 52 voodo juice all half the strength recomended , a little bit of foliar feeding with seaweed but not no more now into flower.

 

myke

Well-Known Member

• Sep 11, 2020

• #6

mable8 said:

i have really high e.c soil run off readings 3.6 even when flushing or feeding using a.n and biobizz soil any help apreciated ..... p.h all good between 5.9 and 6.4 x 2 plants look fine into flower one is not looking healthy ..

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Take some of your soil from the bag and do the same,of course it will read high its full of nutrients.I wouldnt add anything unless the plants need/ask for it.

 

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Star Dog

Well-Known Member

• Sep 11, 2020

• #7

Have you run plain water and measured the ec?
I'd expect good soil to have a similar ec to a hydro nutrients at the recommended dose.

Soil has all sorts of minerals that conduct electricity that's the basis meters work on.
Ec = electric conductivity
Cf = conductivity factor

 

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mable8

New Member

• Sep 11, 2020

• #8

yes e.c still reads 3.6 using tap water , also found some wet patches on certain leaves which i have never experienced before any ideas ?

 

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Star Dog

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• Sep 13, 2020

• #9

mable8 said:

yes e.c still reads 3.6 using tap water , also found some wet patches on certain leaves which i have never experienced before any ideas ?

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I'd take Mykes advice post #2 if the plants are healthy.

Wet patches, Do you mean where leafs are touching or overlapping?