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My bad...too early in the AM for me...
Distilled water should be neutral and softened water should be high.
But still, I would never give my plants distilled water unless its a hydrogro or KBS.
It is stripped of its electrons and offer no life giving hydrogen to plants...or people.
It is dead water and whatever nutes the plants get come from them being added.
Try this experiment...drink nothing but distilled water for a 2 week period. See how you feel...:dance:
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Maybe...but I dont have the time i used to so i could hang out and help peeps grow good tomato plants.
Its a thankless job most of the time anyhow...
I send samples with some of you peeeps but dont really need any in return...
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Need some help please.. (pics included)
Hey guys. I'm still figuring out this pH up/down. About how long should it be before I see a change in the waters pH after I treat it?
Thanks again guys. Your help is greatly appreciated :)
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Originally Posted by Punk In Drublic
Hey guys. I'm still figuring out this pH up/down. About how long should it be before I see a change in the waters pH after I treat it?
Thanks again guys. Your help is greatly appreciated :)
Immediatley.
Instantly.
You need a good pen. The digit will instantly display the pH and if you poured vinager or a pH down solution it should tell you instantly the new value.
When you are ready to water, simply adjust the pH to desired value and water.
You must focus on the water pH not the soil pH. Make the water proper and the soil will become proper.
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The only ph pen I use is the Hanna 9044 which you will not find in stores. Call Hanna for a local distributor and you can get it for 119.95usd. It does constant monitoring of ph microsiemens ppm and temp. For pens it is best to keep the diode constantly wet. If it drys let it soak in water for 30 min. for an acc. reading. If you still have a prob with the spots you may want to flush the 3 gallon pots out with like 9 gallons of water. Your plants may be drupy from a low lumen that is given by flouros. Most of the time it is from the bottom of the pots never drying out though. The three gallon would be best if watered with a garden sprayer to keep the bottom mostly dry as they will take a long time to dry out. A good water source you may want to consider is from a dehumidifier if you only got a couple plants. The clorine in tap water will disapate in 24 hours if you let it sit. I use two gallon max for indoor mothers at 2 feet tall so the roots can get oxygen. The spots can be from a unbalanced ph in the bottom of the soil. Microorganisms as they convert organic nitrogen into inorganic form which the plants can use raise the ph up. If the bottom of the soil is left constently wet which can be an issue with 3 gallon pots if not using a sprayer will not have oxygen for micro life and the ph is not the same as the rest of the soil which can cause burning. The transplant my have allowed the bottom roots to dry. The rooting powder has auxins in it but shultz is inorganic and thrive alive has the same hormones in a organic form derived from norwiegin kelp. I only use 1 to 2 drops per gallon as well even though they reccomend 15ml per gallon, but that is for sales only. Since I have never seen batguano burn I would lean towards a ph problem at the bottoms of the pots from not drying enough.
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umm yer best bet is to stop watering so much and move that light up more...its too close....short and fat is nice but they will do better....the spots look like where wate sat on the leaf and the light magnified it burning yer leaves...also looks like spider mites.....the foil is kinda useless and u need rais the light.....and she is old enough to live without the fertilizer.....ur soil looks good....water every 3 weeks and raise the light so its about 6-8 inches above her....have fun smoking that finished produect...its gonna be nice!
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flouro can be with in inches of the plants. the 40 watt tubes do not get hot enough to burn the leaves if the leaf is touching it so I would keep them low myself. Every foot a lumen travels its strength is cut in half. If the fert residue was burning the leaf it would be burnt in the channel which it is not. It would not be a balanced burn on each side of the leaf either. Dont worry about mites I once had a plant I was looking after for a friend that was devistated by mites and I had to move her out side. the nugs were covered in webs and the leaves got real dry but it is even mostly and very spoted.
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If you use the three gallons pine chips on the bottom couple inches or grow rocks will help them dry better.
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Originally Posted by CoyoteGrass
umm yer best bet is to stop watering so much and move that light up more...its too close....short and fat is nice but they will do better....the spots look like where wate sat on the leaf and the light magnified it burning yer leaves...also looks like spider mites.....the foil is kinda useless and u need rais the light.....and she is old enough to live without the fertilizer.....ur soil looks good....water every 3 weeks and raise the light so its about 6-8 inches above her....have fun smoking that finished produect...its gonna be nice!
Thanks for your reply!
I only water her around once a week or so and if I wait any longer than that, she gets really droopy and the soil is bone dry. As soon as I water her, she perks right up and looks healthy. I have a soil moister meter and I'm pretty sure I'm not overwatering. Like I said, I only water when I see her begging to be watered.
As for the lights, that's how floro's are supposed to be. They do not get hot. And, I've never had any water on her leaves, so I don't think water sat on her and burned her.
Spidermites, I've searched long and hard for them. No sign of them.
Also, that's not foil, it's mylar. The lights are even with it.
And, live without ferts? She's only been fed a half dose of bat guano once :confused:
Karmaxul,
Thanks alot for your reply! I have around %30 perlite mixed with the soil, as well as a layer of perlite at the bottom of the pot. Hopefully that will help with the draining? Like I mentioned, I always wait til the soil is dry before I water. I do think you are correct on the ph problems. I've now started to monitor my ph, and adjust the water as needed. I just checked my soil again and it's right around 6.8.
Thanks again for your help everyone :) She's starting to look alot better, and is going to go in flowering soon. I am starting to see alternating nodes :cool:
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i use a ph level of 5.9 and 6.1 when I feed which is advice I got from the mag. Maximum yield. Its a great resource and you can read all the old issues at www.maximumyield.com
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