Jcue81
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Hey All!
I have three clones that I received on 2/16 and planted in 1 gallon pots using Roots Organic soil.
![9EF3C1B0-F917-4BC1-88B5-C96104385EB5.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201753-19dc50ac1e673f38a3005094643c6dbf.jpg)
I am inexperienced with clones and overwatered them, turning the stems on 2 of the 3 purple. I let them dry out and they slowly recovered. i did not feed them during these two weeks.
Last Friday, 3/4, I transplanted them to two earthboxes using Coot’s soil recipe which I have had great success with in large beds. This time however I did not let the soil cook at all, I mixed it up, moistened the soil and planted.
i am seeing what I believe is calcium and magnesium deficiencies on 2 of the 3 plants.
I know these cheapo PH probes are not very accurate, but it is confirming what I suspect is the problem, low PH locking out calcium and magnesium.
Here is the Wedding Pie that seems pretty happy before and after transplant.
![45200236-2EB8-485A-B751-FBDB5C5C9D4C.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201815-d4aa37ec44d8dbd8c2569aca93c82b6c.jpg)
Apple Fritter on Tuesday:
![E0063DD9-8E3E-4798-B133-911C295303FA.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201828-e1e0be8257c8c9ccefcbdbda993fff19.jpg)
Apple Fritter this morning.
![C780ECBB-82C1-4B41-BE68-641E149E5800.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201795-84763ccb2f43acd66f610c6f2982411d.jpg)
Probe showing ph closer to 5 than 6.
![9A5AF699-8C6B-4B7D-8E07-597F98CA309F.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201836-e7dad3d6cbf8edc1f08da70f434f44dd.jpg)
My Sour Diesel cut is in it’s own earthbox and I believe the magnesium issue I am seeing is also due to low PH. I read that below 5.5 not much magnesium gets taken up.
Sour Diesel last week:
![5973BB10-935F-4585-B8BB-F615549CAF21.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201800-ff12ae8c35035e790e874d462d9303b5.jpg)
Sour Diesel this morning.
![DA5FD92E-238D-436B-A26D-1C7B04F025DA.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201805-ba00d978cb1797d6e5a3fba43f2a90f7.jpg)
![6AAAFD6B-1EE3-435A-BAEA-6E973DE31165.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201806-915dd253a6a20dc2c2e2a145d1703f8a.jpg)
![DA057594-DA70-4376-A42E-0086A0E0B97B.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201807-bca00152fa7d06f0128b538a4a0ad137.jpg)
Leaf I plucked off the sour a few days ago:
![B8EFD257-C8A7-4A3D-AF96-EFDE7A749BE2.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201816-3e8721a688a2a8eaa4e600f90f06ab3d.jpg)
im thinking that because my soil did not cook at all, the calcium carbonate in the form of lobster meal didnt get a chance to increase my PH. It does seem like the plants are improving slightly, new growth appears to be better but I am not sure. I am tempted to scratch in a little dominate lime to the Fritter and Diesel and see if they improve further but I wanted to get the opinion of someone more experienced than I am. Figure if it raises PH slightly and also provides calcium and magnesium it would be a good solution. I ordered some PH test strips that appear to be pretty accurate. At least within a half a point..
What do you all think? I really appreciate any feedback. These plants were gifted to me and I want to do anything possible to keep them happy. If that means a $200 soil ph probe I’ll order one today. Thank you so much for reading this much and sharing your experience!
I have three clones that I received on 2/16 and planted in 1 gallon pots using Roots Organic soil.
![9EF3C1B0-F917-4BC1-88B5-C96104385EB5.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201753-19dc50ac1e673f38a3005094643c6dbf.jpg)
I am inexperienced with clones and overwatered them, turning the stems on 2 of the 3 purple. I let them dry out and they slowly recovered. i did not feed them during these two weeks.
Last Friday, 3/4, I transplanted them to two earthboxes using Coot’s soil recipe which I have had great success with in large beds. This time however I did not let the soil cook at all, I mixed it up, moistened the soil and planted.
i am seeing what I believe is calcium and magnesium deficiencies on 2 of the 3 plants.
I know these cheapo PH probes are not very accurate, but it is confirming what I suspect is the problem, low PH locking out calcium and magnesium.
Here is the Wedding Pie that seems pretty happy before and after transplant.
![45200236-2EB8-485A-B751-FBDB5C5C9D4C.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201815-d4aa37ec44d8dbd8c2569aca93c82b6c.jpg)
Apple Fritter on Tuesday:
![E0063DD9-8E3E-4798-B133-911C295303FA.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201828-e1e0be8257c8c9ccefcbdbda993fff19.jpg)
Apple Fritter this morning.
![C780ECBB-82C1-4B41-BE68-641E149E5800.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201795-84763ccb2f43acd66f610c6f2982411d.jpg)
Probe showing ph closer to 5 than 6.
![9A5AF699-8C6B-4B7D-8E07-597F98CA309F.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201836-e7dad3d6cbf8edc1f08da70f434f44dd.jpg)
My Sour Diesel cut is in it’s own earthbox and I believe the magnesium issue I am seeing is also due to low PH. I read that below 5.5 not much magnesium gets taken up.
Sour Diesel last week:
![5973BB10-935F-4585-B8BB-F615549CAF21.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201800-ff12ae8c35035e790e874d462d9303b5.jpg)
Sour Diesel this morning.
![DA5FD92E-238D-436B-A26D-1C7B04F025DA.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201805-ba00d978cb1797d6e5a3fba43f2a90f7.jpg)
![6AAAFD6B-1EE3-435A-BAEA-6E973DE31165.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201806-915dd253a6a20dc2c2e2a145d1703f8a.jpg)
![DA057594-DA70-4376-A42E-0086A0E0B97B.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201807-bca00152fa7d06f0128b538a4a0ad137.jpg)
Leaf I plucked off the sour a few days ago:
![B8EFD257-C8A7-4A3D-AF96-EFDE7A749BE2.jpeg](/data/attachments/4201/4201816-3e8721a688a2a8eaa4e600f90f06ab3d.jpg)
im thinking that because my soil did not cook at all, the calcium carbonate in the form of lobster meal didnt get a chance to increase my PH. It does seem like the plants are improving slightly, new growth appears to be better but I am not sure. I am tempted to scratch in a little dominate lime to the Fritter and Diesel and see if they improve further but I wanted to get the opinion of someone more experienced than I am. Figure if it raises PH slightly and also provides calcium and magnesium it would be a good solution. I ordered some PH test strips that appear to be pretty accurate. At least within a half a point..
What do you all think? I really appreciate any feedback. These plants were gifted to me and I want to do anything possible to keep them happy. If that means a $200 soil ph probe I’ll order one today. Thank you so much for reading this much and sharing your experience!
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