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While you are deciding, keep in mind - composted cowshit is soil growing, Coco is hydro growing. (With coco, for appearance sake, you'd think you were growing in soil - but hydro rules apply.)Quote:
Originally Posted by acidboy
What's the source (tap, r/o, etc.) and the pH of the water you are using, before you do anything to it? Just for the hell of it, take a gallon or more of your water, adjust the pH to whatever you use, then check the pH of your water at 6, 12 & 24 hours.
PC :smokin:
flsuh once with that VERY dilute solution, then a coupel times with pH adjusted water @6.8, then once iwth a pH adjusted solution of bloom fert @ 1/4 strength
source is tap, my tap water is at 8.1-8.9 sometimes it hits 9, i adjust it to 6.0-6.3 and add molasses, if im not feeding, for feeding tap, add nutes, then adjust to 6.0-6.3let sit over night, check again thne feed, test soil usually at 6.2-6.3, then test soil again later in the day which its usually at 6.2-6.3
So, does your solution stay at 6.0 - 6.3 overnight or do you have to adjust again the next day?Quote:
Originally Posted by acidboy
PC :smokin:
stayed there over night so i fed it to my plant
Well, if your water is staying where you put it, that should eliminate something in the water as being the source of your problem.
... which is why I was asking you all those silly questions. :jointsmile:
PC :smokin:
if its not the water then its the soil still retaining its nuts? needs more flushing? from what ive noticed it takes 3-5 days for ph to get into the 7.8 area
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Originally Posted by acidboy
Soil is pretty dynamic- you are cycling through wet/dry and oxygen/less oxygen. Plus the addition of fertilizer.
The weak Soil Syrup flush is meant to help stabilize the soil chemistry slightly. You either have something in there that is buffering above your desired range, or there is some interaction among the soil/fert components. Humic acid helps remedy both of those problems, since it is both a buffer and a chelator.
got to put an order in for that soil was at 6.5 this morning any recomended places to order, unless lowes or home depot may carry that
Naw, box stores don't have it. It's hard to find in the States.
So wait, now your soil is down to 6.5?
This is a weird problem.
You know, the simple, cheap, easy, never-happen-again solution is switch to a humus COMPOST. I feel like I am saying th same thin in every thread about soil pH problems, but find a local Agway, get a 40 lb bag of the store-brand composted cow manure with humus and a 6-8 qt bag of perlite. Mix the two. Repot. As long as you water with pH'd water, you will never have this problem again.
Your original COMPOST idea is correct.
I am also wondering if your plants are root bound- excess root mass for inadequate soil can wreak havoc. One gallon soil per foot of main stem.
You generally should repot right before flower anyway... here... look up your local farmers supply...
Agway - Farm Products
Enter your zip in the top R corner. Get some compost.