New leaves coming out "wrinkled" and small.

[stinkyattic]

UPDATE; Last night, I flushed with lots of tap water and then flushed with a mild solution of some organic fertilizer (I don't know why, but I did).

Because you have a grower's instinct.

Thanks for everything, Stinky! Has the midget army been called off yet? Am I safe?

Yes, the midgets are otherwise occupied... I have dispatched them to deal with certain banned members who shall remain nameless, lol.

And I always thought soil ph was supposed to be 7.......am I mistaken?

6.5-6.8... but soil at 7 is often safe simply because of the interactions of the components in cheap fertilizer. I strongly recommend that growers use compost that contains a lot of humus since it is naturally buffered at 6.8-6.9, and it works out well.