Soil and lime questions w/pics

rmckenz85

rmckenz85

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I have 2 different kinds of soil, Kgro premium from kmart and scotts from home depot, you can see the n-p-k of both in the pics. which kind would be better to use? also how much lime do i mix in? it is the pellet garden lime i couldnt find the powder. i am using 2 gallon buckets.
 

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rmckenz85

rmckenz85

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Why is it so hard to get an answer on here anymore????????? but when someone asks a dumbass question like "My friend wants to suck my dick, should I let him? and if i do does it make me gay?" It gets like 100 fucking answers. But i ask a serious question and can't get a response
 
CLOSETGROWTH

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rmckenz85 said:
I have 2 different kinds of soil, Kgro premium from kmart and scotts from home depot, you can see the n-p-k of both in the pics. which kind would be better to use? also how much lime do i mix in? it is the pellet garden lime i couldnt find the powder. i am using 2 gallon buckets.
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I would use the scotts, and You should search around for the finely granulated Dolomite Lime. I would use 1 cup per gallon of soil. As you probably know, the Dolomite Lime will keep your ph in check. Hope I earned some + rep. Good luck :)
 
rmckenz85

rmckenz85

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Def. +rep, ya ive looked everywhere for the fine lime but couldnt find it so i figured pellet was better than nothing. appreciate the help bro, could i grind the pellet up into powder?
 
rmckenz85

rmckenz85

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I have hydrated lime too, but as i was told by many people not to use it cuz the ph is 14 and it changes the ph too fast and too much in little time and is not good for it.
 
Green Cross

Green Cross

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rmckenz85 said:
I have hydrated lime too, but as i was told by many people not to use it cuz the ph is 14 and it changes the ph too fast and too much in little time and is not good for it.
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"many people" are wrong

I use hydrate lime 1 level tbs to each gallon of soil. It won't raise the PH to anything more than 7.

See my grow for results in PH 7 soil.
 
PlantManBee

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CLOSETGROWTH said:
I would use the scotts, and You should search around for the finely granulated Dolomite Lime. I would use 1 cup per gallon of soil. As you probably know, the Dolomite Lime will keep your ph in check. Hope I earned some + rep. Good luck :)
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closer to a Tablespoon is sufficient and IMHO you'll be close to Lockout using a cup. good luck

PMB
 
CLOSETGROWTH

CLOSETGROWTH

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PlantManBee said:
closer to a Tablespoon is sufficient and IMHO you'll be close to Lockout using a cup. good luck

PMB
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Not true,

See my avatar? Thats grown with 1 cup of finely granulated dolomite Lime per gallon of soil. Its hard to OD on the lime. Just mix it up like crazy... and that ph will be dead on everytime. Been doing it for years... :hump:
 
PlantManBee

PlantManBee

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CLOSETGROWTH said:
Not true,

See my avatar? Thats grown with 1 cup of finely granulated dolomite Lime per gallon of soil. Its hard to OD on the lime. Just mix it up like crazy... and that ph will be dead on everytime. Been doing it for years... :hump:
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i've seen lock out (not OD) from half that. I'm glad it works for you :) IMO you simpley don't NEED that much and you can always mix it into the top soil and water if the Ph goes off...But removing it from the mix after planting is a BITCH ha ha ha .

having said that Dolomitic lime is the BOMB and i've seen it save more than a few grows that looked beyond help. if the pH is fucked, just work a bit into the top inch or two of soil and water. :weed:
 
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