is this ph imbalance

[Muddy]

Ok i also read about twisted leaves =ph pronlems mine have twisted leaves we wont get into that
I cant get dolomite lime where i am but might be able to get garden lime to stabalize ph and i aleady know not to use hydrated lime
I have some bioheaven i just remembered and is used for foliar sprays and is a chleating agent it contains cal mag etc so im going to give them a hit of that
On the garden lime or dolomite where would i get this hardware stote/garden centre/agricultre store
Im not from u.s or what else could be used

Garden lime is dolomite and should be readily available since gardeners all over the world use it. Any good garden center or plant nursery should carry it.

 

[kushleaf]

Garden lime is dolomite and should be readily available since gardeners all over the world use it. Any good garden center or plant nursery should carry it.

I have ordered a box of garden lime still waiting on ph tester should be here this week
You know the funny thing i cant get my head around is allmix soil has ph of 6.6 anything under 6.4 causes lockouts anyway biobizz nutrients grow and most of there products are 100% organic no chemical salts should build up hmm kinda strange so now im sitting on the fence with nute deficencey (not enough) and low ph
Or else that water i was using was just to hard for allmix
Im not touching anything till i run ph test i have given foliar feed at 1/4 strenght using bioheaven im not sure about this one being 100% organic i plan to do this 2-3 times per week
About the lime what is your reccomandation 1tbs/per gallon of soil mix

 

[kushleaf]

Muddy you no something i think your bang on the money pic 1 phosphorous deficency so it can either be onevof the 2 either ph or underfed my moneys on underfed just thinking my plants are a day shy of 5 weeks now the allmix has womcastings perlite spaghaum peat so the only food source is worm castings which is mostly N so my reckoning is that plant hs used up available nutes from soil and is looking for more feed i think 5 weeks is a long time its only a matter of time before the deficencys start to hit

On the other 2 it looks like cal or mag or both cal/mag im getting impatient waiting on ph meter because i have done quite a bit of research and i honestly think that there starved as i said the plant will only go so long with nutes

I think im going to use one as a experiment and give a foluar feed of epsom salt and add1ml (1 ml = 0.0338 fl oz) grow to soil irrigation water

The other 2 plants will get a foliar feed of nutes +ph'd water to soil irrigation water

 

[kushleaf]

Ph tester arrived runoff was 6.3 water going in was 7.3 im currently using a britta filter that brings 7.3 down to 6.2/6.3 i have some buffer powder to bring it up to 6.5/6.6 is what im shooting for
Btw i found what the problem was it was the start of alot of deficencys about to start my plants were looking real bad before my ph tester came so i bit the bullet and introduced nutes i have fed nutes the last 3 waterings and they are back to life a lot greener and looking healthy my ptoblem was i was afraid of overdosing because my soil was pre ferted i suppose thats what my plants told me that they were hungry and there was no food left in the pot

 

[Muddy]

Just want to make sure I'm clear on what you did. You filtered your water first, bring the pH down to 6.3, then fed that to the plant and got run off of 6.3?

Good call on the feeding. Yes, worm castings will usually be depleted by week 4 so feeding nutrients was in order.

 

[kushleaf]

Just want to make sure I'm clear on what you did. You filtered your water first, bring the pH down to 6.3, then fed that to the plant and got run off of 6.3?

Good call on the feeding. Yes, worm castings will usually be depleted by week 4 so feeding nutrients was in order.

When the tester came i forgot to measure what went but i did measure runoff which was 6.3
Next day before i watered i filtered the 7.3 which came straight out of tap through a britta filter (jug) and i got a reading of 6.3
But today i measured it at 6.7 after been through the filter last night which gave a reading of 6.3 i will check it again tomorrow before i water and i will also check the runoff

Question on the water would it be better to britta filter the water and if i need to buffer with powder

Or buffer the water straight from tap without using the britta

 

[Muddy]

Given those two options I would use the Britta filtered water. If you use the tap you will need to let it sit for 24 hours for any chlorine to dissipate. If you decide to go that route I would also suggest you put an air stone in to oxygenate the water. Bubbling will help with the chlorine as well as provide additional oxygen for the roots.

 

[kushleaf]

Given those two options I would use the Britta filtered water. If you use the tap you will need to let it sit for 24 hours for any chlorine to dissipate. If you decide to go that route I would also suggest you put an air stone in to oxygenate the water. Bubbling will help with the chlorine as well as provide additional oxygen for the roots.

Went with britta filter its kinda funny day 1 i get reading of 6.3 day 2 6.7 day 3 6.9 note it was filtered day 1 and left standing till day 3 with a sinificant rise
Anyway today i added nutes 1ml grow 1ml bloom 1ml topmax 2ml bio heaven and it dropped from 6.9 to 5.8 so i used buffer powder which came with ph tester and i brought it ul to 6.3 which was fed to plant the runoff was 5.9 so should i bring it to 6.8 next few waterings or can i add a tbls/garden lime to soil and water in
I only tested one today my 2 polarlight are in a different location whicb will be also tested tomorrow cheers for the help dude

 

[ThaGreenBandit]

Went with britta filter its kinda funny day 1 i get reading of 6.3 day 2 6.7 day 3 6.9 note it was filtered day 1 and left standing till day 3 with a sinificant rise
Anyway today i added nutes 1ml grow 1ml bloom 1ml topmax 2ml bio heaven and it dropped from 6.9 to 5.8 so i used buffer powder which came with ph tester and i brought it ul to 6.3 which was fed to plant the runoff was 5.9 so should i bring it to 6.8 next few waterings or can i add a tbls/garden lime to soil and water in
I only tested one today my 2 polarlight are in a different location whicb will be also tested tomorrow cheers for the help dude

Below is some knowledge Renaissance Red dropped on me. I think it may address your question, but if not, you may find it useful in the future:


"I've had great luck using GA's pH chart to figure out where I need to be:
PH Calculation Guide by GoAuto6
Rough Calculation Guide:

Here's some good info on ph.....
If your runoff pH is higher than your starting pH, use this equation to determine your soil pH:*
Soil pH = Runoff pH + Difference

If your runoff pH is lower than your starting pH, us this equation:
Soil pH = Runoff pH - Difference.

For example, say your the starting pH of your solution before it goes in is 6.5 and the pH of your runoff is 7.0. The difference is +0.5, so using the above equation:
Soil pH = 7.0 + 0.5*
Soil pH = 7.5

If your starting pH is 6.5 and your runoff is 6.0, your difference is -0.5 and using the above equation:
Soil pH = 6.0 - 0.5
Soil pH = 5.5[/QUOTE]"

 

[kushleaf]

Below is some knowledge Renaissance Red dropped on me. I think it may address your question, but if not, you may find it useful in the future:


"I've had great luck using GA's pH chart to figure out where I need to be:
PH Calculation Guide by GoAuto6

Rough Calculation Guide:

Here's some good info on ph.....
If your runoff pH is higher than your starting pH, use this equation to determine your soil pH:*
Soil pH = Runoff pH + Difference

If your runoff pH is lower than your starting pH, us this equation:
Soil pH = Runoff pH - Difference.

For example, say your the starting pH of your solution before it goes in is 6.5 and the pH of your runoff is 7.0. The difference is +0.5, so using the above equation:
Soil pH = 7.0 + 0.5*
Soil pH = 7.5

If your starting pH is 6.5 and your runoff is 6.0, your difference is -0.5 and using the above equation:
Soil pH = 6.0 - 0.5
Soil pH = 5.5

"[/QUOTE]

Cheers TGB great info i have read this sonewhere probably where you did heres a pic of one of the Pl2 since been fed and transplanted to 12 litre bucket i think she was rootbound in 10 litre came on really well