Dutch Passion my first grow journal by smokerjoker

[herbal.experience]

looking gooood my doood.

that purple is beautiful.

heres what came to mind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5FgTwsUgiI

 

[smokerjoker]

looking gooood my doood.

that purple is beautiful.

heres what came to mind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5FgTwsUgiI

your spending too much time on you tube sj

 

[smokerjoker]

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[smokerjoker]

ok micro first pics 4-7 4 is auto mazar 5 is td 6 is tundra 7 is polarlight 2 the other 5 are quick one queen seeds. just done a ph check on the run off for the q1s and its 5.3.ive only small pots so im thinking of flushing with 7.5 till the run off is 6.5 is this ok. sry about the sideway shots at the end. thoughts and comments welcome sj

 

[Muddy]

What was the pH of the feed going in?

 

[smokerjoker]

What was the pH of the feed going in?

6.5 today. my new ph pen needs to be checked everyday.
thanks sj

 

[Muddy]

Okay, 6.5 in and 5.3 out indicates that your soil pH is a lot lower than 5.3. I doubt flushing will bring it up enough. I would suggest some hydrated lime at the rate of 1 tablespoon per gallon. One feeding, then wait till the next feeding and check the run off again. Don't over do it. Hydrated lime is not the same as dolomite and too much can be toxic to the plants. Does that Light Mix contain any dolomite lime?

 

[smokerjoker]

muddy, just checked bag it dosnt say, it says the ph of the soil is 6.2,hydrated lime cant get for a few days. i ve checked the ph every feed. i was getting paranoid about my new ph pen.it seems to be out every time i check it. would that cause it to go down so much?thanks sj

 

[Muddy]

If your pH pen isn't giving true readings then it's quite possible you've been feeding at a lower pH than you thought. It shouldn't need calibration every day, maybe once a month. Do you know anyone with a pH pen that your could borrow to compare readings? I wouldn't recommend doing anything till you know for certain that you are getting accurate readings.

 

[smokerjoker]

muddy no i dont.ive a hanna digital i really looked after this ph pen its my 4th in 3 years.the only thing i can think of when i bubble the water the ph raises by 1.5 i bring it down before watering could this be the reason my ph is so low.will do some tests on my ph pen. have calibration 4 and 7 and i get some tap water and check them every hour or so and see if it changes at all then might have to bite the bullet and go back to where i bought it. and thanks sj