why is this soil plant droopy

[texas grass]

using a soil mix organic blend with peat(1cu), and perlite(small bag)

all plants are fed the same with a GH3 @ 1/4 stregnth everyother feed after leaves started to yellow(water, feed, water, feed)every 3rd day

the sl has always been droopy and the 2 sk have not

a week just got a cheap soil ph meter and ph was about 7.5

3 days ago i bought a iron + soil acidifier(directions say use 2/3 cup to large bush to correct from a ph of 8 to 6.5)

3 days ago i also sprayed with recomended dose of vita grows antiwilt

and also 3 days ago i transplanted to alittle bigger square pot
the soil has added 2/3 cup bone,blood, iron + soil acidifier

ventilation is basicly perfect, no higher than 84 or lower that 68

light is 18/6 w/ 6 23w cfl in 1000 hood

heres what they look like now

will not water for about 5 day instead of 3 anything else
thanks for reply

texas grass Reviewed by texas grass on 09-19-2007. why is this soil plant droopy using a soil mix organic blend with peat(1cu), and perlite(small bag) all plants are fed the same with a GH3 @ 1/4 stregnth everyother feed after leaves started to yellow(water, feed, water, feed)every 3rd day the sl has always been droopy and the 2 sk have not a week just got a cheap soil ph meter and ph was about 7.5 3 days ago i bought a iron + soil acidifier(directions say use 2/3 cup to large bush to correct from a ph of 8 to 6.5) Rating: 5

[Ganja Guerrilla]

is your soil meter the probe in the soil type?, or a PH pen that gives you a digital number

[texas grass]

cheap probe from lowes
does ph wettness and light

[texas grass]

oh yeah that white crap on top of soil is the iron + soil acidifier

[Ganja Guerrilla]

those meters really suck, your way better off with a cheapo chemical PH test kits from the pet shop for aquariums

get it ...test the ph of your water and complete a soil runoff PH test.......
with PH corrected water (6.5-6.8PH ) pour enough water in the pots so the water runs out the bottom of the pot ...collect & test the PH of this runoff water....post both the watering going in the pots and the runoff ph

watch this video I made

http://ganjaguerrilla.net/PH%20&%20Flushing.WMV

[texas grass]

just got the GH liquid test kit
lights were off til 8pm
so i tested ph of water out of tap, which was a dark green about 8ph
then i tested about 4 day old nute mix and it was a darker green so maybe about 8.4,

when lights come on goin to test ph of runoff water with just water, and then check with the nute mix

[PharmaCan]

Now that you have your pH test kit, make sure you properly pH every drop of liquid that goes into your pot. :thumbsup:

PC

[texas grass]

tested soil runoff and it was a medium green so around 7.3-7.7

so would bring ph down on water to about 6.3-6.8 or?

[texas grass]

would it be better to use the acidifier on the soil and water around 6.5

or water with a lower ph

[whatsthatsmell]

Try and find a Hydroshop near you, they have a couple things that you will need.
1) pH down
2) pH Up

The ones that i use are from General Hydroponics. Keep in mind you will want your soil run-off water to be around 6.5 - 6.8. So you will want to flush your plants with some pH adjusted water. To break it down for you even more, you will want to make about 5 gallons of tap water that is pH adjusted to 6.4 and then pour that thru your soil. Test your soil after you have pushed some of the water thru the soil. When you reach the desired pH you will then put your plant back under the light. DO NOT USE NUTES!!! (trust me on this, you will en up putting your plant in what is called "Lockout" and that is harder to come out of than you would think and will take a LONG time, if you want to see a lockout plant, check out my grow log, my plants in the beginning were in lockout). While your plant is out from under the light, you could light mist your plant with water only (not mandatory, the water should be just about dried before you put it back under the light). In about 24 hours you will see that your plant has perked up a little bit and as time progresses you will see more improvement.


Hope that was enough detail, good luck with your grow.