Quick question

[iamcool123]

Well my plant has been growing for about 5 weeks now and i think the soil has gotten to acidic cuz new leaves that come in are still slightly burning, but its been growing lol i just want to know what would i need to do if i wanted to lower the acidic level in the soil.
Thanks

iamcool123 Reviewed by iamcool123 on 07-30-2008. Quick question Well my plant has been growing for about 5 weeks now and i think the soil has gotten to acidic cuz new leaves that come in are still slightly burning, but its been growing lol i just want to know what would i need to do if i wanted to lower the acidic level in the soil. Thanks Rating: 5

[SunnyD]

Water it with Ph'd down water

[stinkyattic]

Um... that will FURTHER acidify the soil.
To fix acid soil, you have to add a base or buffer that functions as a base in that reaction.

Get a pH test kit to verify your soil is acid.
Get the pH up/down that is meant for plants NOT POOLS.
Add a very small amount of pH up to bring a gallon of water to a slightly HIGHER pH than you want- like, 7.2.
Water with this until the pH of the runoff out the bottom of the pot reads 6.8.
There's a sticky about this at the top of the section.

[SunnyD]

Right, I forgot the lower you go the more acidic it will get, my bad...the closer to 7 you aare the more neutral

SORRY!!!

[iamcool123]

Awsome il get right on that thanks

[Rusty Trichome]

Are you sure it's not nutrient burn?
What nutes have you given, and at what strength? What size pot? How big are the plants?

[iamcool123]

Well Ive stop giving it neuts for about a week now it use to be plain miricle grow 20-20-20 and the plant is about 2-3 feet tall im starting to flower it and im looking for a good organic fert seomthing high in P and K but other than that im not sure. My leaves are a bit droppy after spending a night in my grow box, i have a fan going with good circulation in the box so im not sure whats going on there, any help is nice

thanks

[Rusty Trichome]

Once you find the right dilution, Miracle Grow All Purpose is fine for veg, but is unusable for flowering under normal growing conditions. If the leaf edges are starting to burn, likely a bit too strong. (Don't know if this is your problem, tho)

When you get flower nutes, it's usually best to go with a 3 part system, made to compliment each other.
With the three part systems you get Growth nutes, Micro nutes, Bloom nutes (G-M-B)
Buying the system (staying within brand) is a great idea, as everyone manufactures their nutes different, with different nutes, metals, additives. Vegging your plant with the vegging nutes from one company, and flowering with flower nutes from another is generally a bad idea. Have heard it is possible that you might double-up in metals or minerals unknowingly, which can cause lock-out or worse.

Altho these ads are almost annoying enough to re-considder my plans, I'll be trying the Canna products that keep flashing all over the site. (it's a two-part system, I believe. You'd still need to get some micronutes) I love my Fox Farms regimen, but three quarters of the way thru the bottle, the flower nutes start to crystalize a bit.