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larkyderry
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ok i have been looking on the net and i have been to my local garden centre and i cant seem to find hydrated lime but i can get some dolomite, will that be ok as i only smoke and use pipes/bongs
ok i have been looking on the net and i have been to my local garden centre and i cant seem to find hydrated lime but i can get some dolomite, will that be ok as i only smoke and use pipes/bongs
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PrezDickie
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dont over water its the most common newbie mistake, as long as the soil is moist when they are still trying to pop your good, cannabis likes a wet and then dry cycle so the roots get air. lift the pots when they are watered and then wait till you notice a substantial difference in weight before you water again, good luck on your first grow. do you have a temp/humidity monitor in your grow area?
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larkyderry
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yeah iv got a temp/humidity meter at the minute its at 26c/79f and 43% rh does this sound ok? i think i may have over watered a little as there was a fair amount of run off (oops)
nothing wrong with run off... Just let it dry up again and then water again.. I like to water to run off, as growing in promix is hydro growing...So as long as your soil dries up before the next soaking your fine...
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larkyderry
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does ground up egg shell raise the soil ph? im only on my 3rd day and iam finding it hard to get any hydrated/dolomite lime
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Hardly at all it is very slow to break down buy eventually raises it a bit. What is your pH at now? can;t believe you can't find dolomite lime usually every garden centre has it.
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Dolomite is slow acting and should be added to the soil before planting. In your case it will be too slow acting to effect a fast enough change in your pH, which is why I recommended the hydrated. It's also called quick lime or slaked lime. Where dolomite is often course in texture, hydrated is usually very fine, like flour.
ok i have been looking on the net and i have been to my local garden centre and i cant seem to find hydrated lime but i can get some dolomite, will that be ok as i only smoke and use pipes/bongs
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larkyderry
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my ph was at 5.2 - 5.3 yesterday when i checked the run off after watering i may be able to get to a few garden centres this weekend, so hopefully i will get something to help me out, thanks for the help, much appreciated
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larkyderry
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i managed to find this http://www.amazon.co.uk/CALCIUM-HYDROXIDE-SLAKED-LIME-PURE/dp/B004C9A5ZA
would this be suitable ?
would this be suitable ?
Nelson
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I never found that pot plants did poorly in that pH. I once lowered pH down to 3.9 to just see how bad the plant would do. I thought the plant looked wicked healthy and it grew problem free and yieled quite well. After I had lowered it to 3.9 it did rise through the weeks until it came back to a pH of 5.6 at harvest. The reason it came back is that I lowered it artificially with vinigar and the rain water washed the viniger away every time it rained. I don't think your plant is in any danger and raising it quickly or slowly won't make a lot of difference. Muddy's advice may be the way to go to quick recovery of pH but I am not sure you really need quick recovery. I don't own any lime but dolomite and it is always what I use.
Muddy and I are both good growers we just do things a little different but we both get good results. If I were you I would listen to Muddy he is far more experienced with helping new growers to the finish line. Good luck with it. I will keep my nose out of it from here in.
Muddy and I are both good growers we just do things a little different but we both get good results. If I were you I would listen to Muddy he is far more experienced with helping new growers to the finish line. Good luck with it. I will keep my nose out of it from here in.
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