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Just curious, what would the river water be like?
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wonderful hedge developing, I just entered a drought also, but I've got an AU growing in the window while I'm waiting to fire up the greenhouse, looking forward to the bud monsoonI'm really thrilled with the performance of the Sour Stomper x Grape Crinkle's that I've got going. I had no idea what to expect when I threw these down but judging by size and vigor of these Sour Grapes, I've got a big bonus harvest coming along. Just when I'll be needing it most... On the heels of a 45 day 'dry' period...
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This combo is looking to be a winner! Super stock for sure!
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Don't know PH of "my" river water, but it's teaming with life, summer and winter. Only water I have so can't compare, pretty sure it's a boost for bio-activity in soil, good for people to. Of course there no sources of man made pollution
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Actually, I think the river water is least suspect as I've been using filtered well water... Perhaps too filtered... I've seen issues before when using water that was too 'clean'... It's purely logistics which prevent my use of river water at the moment... No pump in the river yet... AC took precedence as temps and humidity are on the rise.
Time to break out my rain barrel... I'll keep it topped off with river water in between rain storms... Till pump gets installed...
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I'll test it!
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I'm off to get a sample of river water... Though I'm suspecting me as the cause and not water... I've been pretty heavy handed with Oyster Shell Flour (powder) for a while. Always wondering if I'd ever have an over-liming issue and how I'd ever notice it... I've been using the oyster flour primarily for its calcium. However it does have 'liming' properties I'd considered negligible, yet suspicious... Until now... I'll deal with the situation at hand but will do an analysis of the 90 gallons of soil I'm about to rejuvenate and recycle, adjusting the soil biology accordingly...
Unless the water is so alkaline the test turns blue, this should not be the issue in a healthy organic environment as I've got... After pondering quite a bit, I'm betting my soil tests will bear out my theory... Too much oyster shell flour!
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Unless the water is so alkaline the test turns blue, this should not be the issue in a healthy organic environment as I've got... After pondering quite a bit, I'm betting my soil tests will bear out my theory... Too much oyster shell flour!
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I went over my notes and then went back to the garden to view the crops and found that a younger photoperiod subject that was still in seedling mix was exhibiting the same issues... Which lands me squarely on the high water ph as the most likely and manageable (thank goodness) cause. I've pressed my water injector into service, delivering an acid mix in the line, resulting in pH 6.5 ~...
Other than this change, I'm staying the course as none of my practices have otherwise changed...
Time will tell... Real soon I hope...
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Time will tell... Real soon I hope...
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I'd guess that if the well water is alkaline, the river water would be so as well. Most of that alkalinity is probably Calcium (Chlorine bleach is alkaline too) and it gets there because rivers and streams flow over limestone. The calcium from river water running over limestone just gets into the ground water. I have alkaline tap water too, but I still need cal-mag.
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Thank you for this insight. I've yet to test the river but now I'm real curious.
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Garden note: Changing pH level of the water input has stopped and begun to reverse the iron chlorosis issue.
Regarding my soil, I had just purchased a bag each of compost and humus (1.5 cu ft) to mix in as part of the 90 gallon supersoil recycling I'm working on to 'thin' the mix a little. So I can ensure a stable and healthy growing medium.
Other than this highly probable water input issue, growth, vigor and now flowering are very good.
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Regarding my soil, I had just purchased a bag each of compost and humus (1.5 cu ft) to mix in as part of the 90 gallon supersoil recycling I'm working on to 'thin' the mix a little. So I can ensure a stable and healthy growing medium.
Other than this highly probable water input issue, growth, vigor and now flowering are very good.
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