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Do you ever have ph drops like I did? 6.3 is where I want to be. Do you have any experience using lime to raise ph??

I will look into them for sure!

So the soil ph in all plants were under 5.3. But I WAS going to add gypsum if ph was fine because I thought spots were from calcium and because gypsum supposedly loosens soil.

yes it has got way worse. im starting to thank that the issue is due to over watering and compact soil so ill be cutting back the amount of water i give them and adding in gypsum to try to loosen the soil alittle. i also bought a blue lab ph pen for soil just in case thats the actual issue. but...

does anyone else get spots on leaves during the first few weeks of flower?? if so what the hell is it and how do i stop it? The soil is like 93 percent peat. It's a type of pro mix. As for nutrients I'm using down to earth 444 and gaia green 284 as dry amendments 2 weeks ago i top dressed 1 tbs...

did you ever figure out what was causing this?

i only used down to earth when i first amended the soil before starting plants. one week ago i reamended 1 tbs per gal (5 gal, 5 tbs). this is week 2 of flower and only the plants in flower are showing these signs. im wondering if that wasnt enough nutes for them when i top dressed? also my...

What are you using to test soil ph?

As in nutrients or soil? The soil is like 93 percent peat. It's a type of pro mix. As for nutrients I'm using down to earth 444 and gaia green 284 as dry amendments. I asked the main question because I'm getting small brown spots on my leaves and was wondering if I was cause buy my water ph

what should my water ph be while growing in peat moss?

ill keep you guys posted on progress!!

im using water from my well but no nothing has changed

okay so that is something i didnt know. this is why i love it here! thank you again!!

BUCS!!! pandawan you get cooler with each post! lol thank you both seriously

i just finished reading the thread. i have been watering with higher ph around 7.3 and not seeing a difference so far. so as you just said i will jump it to 8.0 and see how it goes. i wish i could get the hang of this stuff faster its frustrating but at the same time i enjoy it

right now i dont have the cash for a soil probe but ill be getting one soon i promise you that hahaha. im thanking about top dressing the soil with some down to earth dolomite lime. does 1 TBS per gal of soil sound right??

i just lowered it back down it was at 2 ft away. im using a mars hydro ts1000 at 150 watts. its 15in away now. but i cant top or supercrop right now plus these are autos and they are starting to flower.

okay so for alittle over a week now all four of my plants have been showing sings of nutrient deficiencies. when first noticed i fed the plants and growth shot up like crazy but the deficiencies seemed to progress. to me it looks like calcium and magnesium deficiencies so i added some azomite...

thank you guys!!! so i gave the plants alittle time to see if the 2-8-4 would help at all and the plants seem to be loving it so far they shot up about 5 inches since i made this post. as far as the deficiency goes im 100 percent sure its calcium AND magnesium at this point. i thought the gypsum...

so how would i go about phing organically?