still can't figure out my problem.

[budnums]

I'll definately take a lot of different readings when the damn thing gets here!! Thanks for the info. Mr. Thumb and everyone else. Always a great help.

[crazywill]

Hey Budnums
What kind of water are you watering with,tap or well or distilled?City water has to many things in it that plants dont like.And To high of a PH.You say you got a PH meter and it's not working right,Did you calibrate your meter?
I use distilled water about $0.64 a gal. at wally world,the PH is a 6.0 I test it before I mix in any nutes.Let the water sit about an hour or so after mixing in the nutes and test it.Then you will know what the PH is.
I have a MILWAUKEE P51 PH tester I calibrate it and the meter stays calibrated for a week or longer.But I calibrate every time anyway.
Stickyattic Has a thread about testing your soil and water PH,search the threads and you will find it.She's posts some good infor on the PH of soil and water.I wait till the plants are about 6"to 8" tall before giveing them any nutes and less than 1/4 of the strength and build up slow to full strength.
The plants will take up nutes from the soil first and start growing and than you add some nutes to replace the used up nutes.There kinda like human babys you dont give babys Table food from the start,they drink milk and then baby food and as they grow and get teeth they eat the meat.So if you think of it that way you will grow big healthy plants.
THAT'S MY STORE AND I'AM STICKING TOO IT.