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Is dolomite lime the same as hydrated lime?
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No. Dolomite is calcium magnesium carbonate. Hydrated is calcium hydroxide. Dolomite should be used in soil mixes to buffer the pH. Hydrated is good in small amounts to quickly raise pH but given in excess, can cause root damage.
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Watch out for hydrated lime. Only use it if you have a pH meter. You can screw your plant up wicked with too much of it. Muddy is absolutely right ab out the difference between the two of them
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Its moments like this that I truly appreciate this community! I'll have to look around to find the dolomite lime but I'll find it somewhere! Thanks again everyone! I cant thank you guys enough.
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Most feed and seed stores sell dolomite lime it is a regular farm product so they stock it.
im having the same problem im going with the dolamite lime tooSi
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Just to update - I placed 4 of my short stuff seeds in a wet paper towel and after 4 days none have germed. The other day I placed 2 in pots so we'll see if those come up soon.
Welcome it afn! Just saw this and thought I'd chime in, I'm still a bit of a noob too.
Limeis a must, also cal mag. My soil is always heading down on the ph scale throughout the grow which leads to cal mag defiencies which leads to crappy looking leaves. Lime in your soil mix will buffer that tendency.
Lime explainations
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/cabarrus/staff/dgoforth/limefaq.html#L1
Also consider throwing up a plywood box, or get a grow tent, if there's a big enough closet in the room as well. I've never grown in a whole room, but it seems to me it'd be easier to control the environment if it's a small one, especially for your first grow, mainly smell issues. You,ll be blowing all that cooled air out your window for ventilation.
Did you put the paper towels in a small Tupperware? Seeds need to be warm dark, and humid. Also spring water rather than tap for the seeds. Also how wet? They should be damp not dripping. I killed 10 seeds my first try.
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Limeis a must, also cal mag. My soil is always heading down on the ph scale throughout the grow which leads to cal mag defiencies which leads to crappy looking leaves. Lime in your soil mix will buffer that tendency.
Lime explainations
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/cabarrus/staff/dgoforth/limefaq.html#L1
Also consider throwing up a plywood box, or get a grow tent, if there's a big enough closet in the room as well. I've never grown in a whole room, but it seems to me it'd be easier to control the environment if it's a small one, especially for your first grow, mainly smell issues. You,ll be blowing all that cooled air out your window for ventilation.
Did you put the paper towels in a small Tupperware? Seeds need to be warm dark, and humid. Also spring water rather than tap for the seeds. Also how wet? They should be damp not dripping. I killed 10 seeds my first try.
I just scanned through your thread
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