Light Burn?

... what's you water like for pH and hardness? if it's really hard, mineral loaded, then that's a big clkue to why the ph keeps drifting up even after flushing,... do you have an EC/TDS meter?

From tap it's pretty consistently 7.0ph. As for the hardness i will have to contact my local water supplier.. I believe they are required to do regular testing of PH/Hardness etc for drinking water.
No i don't have EC/TDS meter... would you recommend i get one if i'm gonna be growing for a bit?
 
... with that pH, likely it's good water- :thumbsup: ...yeah, EC/TDS meters are very handy tools, you may not need it every day, but it gives critical info when it's needed in emergencies, and to monitor your nute strength, testing for build-up, etc.,... Is your pH meter calibrated and stored in the right solution? Those are pretty touchy instruments, easily knocked off spec.,....
So, another possibility is a bad batch of soil,... too much lime can drive pH up relentlessly to 7.0+, but not much more,.. but it resists correction! And at that pH Fe, Zn, Mn and some other micronutes start to lock out,...
 
... with that pH, likely it's good water- :thumbsup: ...yeah, EC/TDS meters are very handy tools, you may not need it every day, but it gives critical info when it's needed in emergencies, and to monitor your nute strength, testing for build-up, etc.,... Is your pH meter calibrated and stored in the right solution? Those are pretty touchy instruments, easily knocked off spec.,....
So, another possibility is a bad batch of soil,... too much lime can drive pH up relentlessly to 7.0+, but not much more,.. but it resists correction! And at that pH Fe, Zn, Mn and some other micronutes start to lock out,...

All right got any recommendations for an EC meter? i recalibrated the PH meter about 4 weeks ago. Should not be off by more than 0.1-0.2.
As for the HBD i did a light flush and upped the nutes a bit. Leaves have stopped dying off and i can see new calyxes forming. Might be a little late to save her, but at least she didnt die on me :bow:
I might not be the best at growing, but i have still not killed any of my plants haha.
 
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