Potential problems with Seedlings Please Help!

[killa12345]

ill flush tonight but what ph should the water that i flush with be?

[killa12345]

so i flushed each plant till it fill with water and drained like fifteen times....still getting runoff of 6.0-6.2

Should i add 1/4 tsp to a gallon of water and water my plants with some of this??

Thanks once again and really im sorry for all the questions

I just want to get this problem under my belt since it seems everyone gets it at one point in their grow
Killa12345

[killa12345]

1/4 tsp of dolomite lime.....i can only find the pelletized form i heard this is not the right one.....i also found hydrated lime but i think ithis is the wrong one to?

[stinkyattic]

1/4 teaspoon of WHAT?
Your goal is to raise the pH. Jsut your tap water alone shoudl do that, since it is significantly higher. But if you have plant pH up/down, make a solution at 6.9 and flush with that until the runoff reads 6.7. Use 3 times the water as the volume of the pot. So basically, make 3 party cups worht of water at the right pH and use all of that. Then you should be in much better shape.

[killa12345]

stinkyattic, i really appreciate the advice...

the 1/4 tsp i was refering to was dolomatic lime, but i didnt flush with it...i used regular tap....3 cups per plant....about 30 extra holes in each cup.....soil seems to be drying nicely....thanks

i plan on transplanting tomorrow to a soil with a ph closer to a optimal one....i guess the jiffy soil mix which said it had lime in it just didnt do the job......I will check the runoff before i even transplant the plants to make sure its right.

I plan on using a mixture like your simple compost receipe but composed of.

40% compost humus combo
30% perlite
20% Potting soil probably miriclegrow organic since it has the lowest nutrient rating of all their products
10%wormcasting or maybe compost/humus combo
Some dolomatic lime per sq ft of soil/compost/humus combo

Will this work? And the only dolomitc lime ive found is pelletized (this is not good right?)

Sorry for all the questions...this is the first time im really trying to raise seedling
Killa12345

[stinkyattic]

I'd avoid pelletized lime in a contianer garden. You should be able to find something packaged as 'garden lime'- I usually associate the pelletized stuff with lawn care. If you add it to your medium, don't go over what the package recommends for application per cubic foot.
Lime isn't very practical to use as a pH up in your liquid ferts though. Get some plant pH up and use that instead.