Nutrient burn from vermifire

[jeff wright]

I just re checked the ph and it has raised itself 5.6. My journal shows that was at 6.1 last time I checked

 

[jeff wright]

Well this isn't cool guys I just checked my soil pH on the entire Garden and 15 out of 16 Plants have a pH below 6 some even below five. All seem to be healthy at this point except for the one we were previously discussing. The four that were in vermifire that the thred was originally started about are being Harvested within a few day except one that seems to be behind. Do I need to flush my whole garden? And if so do I calmag the whole thing as well?

 

[jeff wright]

My tap water which is what I use to water says it's a 9.0 pH

 

[jeff wright]

I have ran 8 gallons through a 3 gallon pot at this point and am still coming out 5.5 ph

 

[jeff wright]

By the way this plant is in 40%ffof 60% promix

 

[jeff wright]

I'm beginning to think that there is something wrong with my soil pH meter. Is there another way I can test the pH to see what it's even around even if it's not completely accurate. Runoff is accurate to some extent right?

 

[jeff wright]

Water is 8.7 going in, my run off is 7.0. when it was puddled on the top I stuck the pH pen in and it read 6.9

 

[jeff wright]

My soil probe is reading it at 5.5 though

 

[Waira]

....wait, didn't you say the tap was pretty good, and was 7.0? At 9.0, that's seriously bad, super nasty hard! I have doubts it's that bad unless you know you have brutally hard water, and were pH downing the hell out of it to get it to 7.0...? ... yes, I suspect the meter is off calibration,... do you store it in the proper solution, and have the calibration solutions as well? 7.0 and 4.0 specifically,... Until that gets figured out nothing you read from it should be taken as accurate,...... trust the probe more --but never immerse it in liquids, BTW! --just making sure-
you're using Roots organic line? See, that even more weird for the pH issues, should be less likely to swing like this,.... leave the original ones alone if they're coming down soon,... Using the A8, are you taking reading after you have fertilized? This will give skewed readings,... the soil shouldn't be dry, or soggy wet when testing for best results,.... meantime, if the plants look OK, don't flush them,... check the pots again tomorrow, before feeding/watering unless they are that dry,... clean that probe tip with the buff pad, and wipe clean between pots,... something is TARFU, Jeff, and with a suspect ph meter, I can't say what's next,.. need tap water info, new pot readings, and depending on the water info, and meter recalibration we'll see about Ca-Mg/ flushing and all that,...

 

[jeff wright]

I'm going to contact them to send a new meter. Can runoff even give me a ballpark pH? When I pH tested my tap like 6 months ago I had just a drip tester at that point the color matched 7.0 then. Today I use my new meter and it reads way higher. As for testing soil I test a few hours after straight water. I have no calibration solution. I will have to get some. I have been cleaning it with a green scrub pad and rag. I have the calibration soultion for my liquid tester so I will calabrat the re check the tap