New problems, could use a hand!

[low_rdr]

I hate to ask, but have you calibrated your PH meter lately?

The reason I ask is because I just about fried some of my girls in veg the other day - I noticed some spots starting, so I checked my PH and it read at 7.2 so I pulled out my mad science kit and got it back to 5.5 then I checked my clones and they were at 9... adjusted to 5.5 then tested my flowering cycle, it was at 8.5...... tested my ph meter and it was off by 3 points >.>

Had to go back and change everything again lol

low_rdr Reviewed by low_rdr on 03-09-2013. New problems, could use a hand! So I went and got new soil and pots for my new sprouts that I'm #$%#*- pumped about by the way!!! Anyways I use ocean forest for my veg, and happy frog for my seedlings.... I think the local hydro shop sent me home with a bag of happy frog infested with pests!! Last night I was looking at my sprouts in their new pots and soil only to notice a almost invisible tiny clearish looking insect I could tell how many leggs antennae or anything else it had as I put my finger on it to kill it and with Rating: 5

[Indimaniac]

Lol wow!! That sucks... no I use drops so I don't have to worth about that issue! Keep trying tho please!!! I need to figure this out!!!

[growhand420]

what is your soil mix composed of i ask because from the pics i am seeing some moisture but not much perlite so that could be the issue (roots not getting enough air)
if thats not it then ask yourself what have you done differently from your past grows then go back to how you used to do it
then when everything is good just peace it together until you know what was the problem so that it dosent happen again

[Indimaniac]

I lived somewhere else is all that's different I never had problems like this... I'm using straight happy frog n straight oceans on the bigger one, it what I've always don't it looks moist cuz I had watered earlier when I took that pic...

[Farmer Rich]

Hi Indimaniac,

Here's where I'd start..

1. Lay off any fertilizer you may be adding.. from what I read it seems like FF Ocean Forest already has some in it from the additives. I'm fundamentally against this and why I use soilless mix vs. dirt.
2. I wouldn't place too much emphasis on soil pH as I think measuring it accurately is difficult at best. What I do is check and adjust the pH of what I'm putting in every time before adding, water or nutes. Generally what you see is the pH creep up as the water sits in the containers and it's best to take it back down.
3. The idea that you have any sort of uptake problem at this stage is just wrong.. these are way too young.
4. Those ugly leaves on the new ones aren't nearly as important as the next 2 sets.. give it a week here and see how things are looking.

Farmer Rich

[Farmer Rich]

Wanted to add a 1K MH is overkill for seedlings and early veg. You may be better off with your CFLs.

Farmer Rich

[growdemon]

just let the plant be a plant.. don't mess with it.