Ok, so now the some of the mucky brown has cleared out of the solution, I've changed my mind on the results of the test. I've decided that my pH is really in the 6.5-7.0 range, probably on the higher end... like 6.9 or 7.0

I'm safe!!!

Boy, let me tell you, being a newbie can get you down sometimes. It doesn't help, though, that I am one of those people that absolutely cannot stop himself from using queer techniques. I can never keep it simple! I'm really not a stupid person, I just can't overcome my innate desire to test things. The sad part is that I generally stray away from testing different things when I grow accustom to what I'm doing... meaning that when I become experienced, and can experiment, making relatively objective conclusions about the successes and failures of my experiments, I cease to do so!!!

My Final Assessment of the Events August:
8 Plants were started in a store bought soil mix consisting primarily of sphagnum moss and vermiculite. This was a mistake, and I should have known better. After three weeks in pots too small, I believe that my plants had an issue with being nitrogen deficient and root bound. Upon transplanting into an acceptable (less than ideal, albeit) soil mix, I believe my plants suffered transplant shock which I falsely interpreted as a worsening of their nitrogen deficiency. Watering them with moderate amounts of organic materials high in nitrogen on two occasions, the plants began to show signs of nitrogen toxicity. I did not recognize this until about 4 days after they started showing signs, but alas the soil was flushed. While my plants have probably been set back one or two weeks, I am confident that this is the beginning of a new and more prosperous life for my 8 cannabis plants!