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    Advise on soil ph issue...

    Thanks, but soil is reading like the ph is around 5 and month old plants are beginning to get some yellow leaf curl on first/second leafsets. Slower than normal growth. Can I powder some dolomite lime and add to water or you think 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda would be better. Have limited access...
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    Advise on soil ph issue...

    :confused: I thought a soil mix of 1/3rd compost,1/3rd coco fiber, 1/3rd perlite with a cup of dolomite lime per 3 gal. container would provide an excellent medium. Prob. w/ph is around 5 or so. Water's neutral at 7. Any thoughts on how I might correct or bring ph up to better level without...
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    Will these bugs do great damage?

    Thanks for any help you might provide. After 3 weeks indoors I'm noticing that under the pots (soil) and especially if you tap the pot lightly on the floor, out from the drainage hole come groups of tiny insects maybe 1/10th the size of a grain of rice. I removed a pot from one of the plants and...
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    soil and rice husk mixture

    Anyone had any experience with rice husks mixed with topsoil? Here in Costa Rica there is no perlite or verm. only rice and sawdust.:eyesmoke:
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    Costa Rica Soil Mixture

    Anyone had experience using soil/rice husk combo? Here in Costa Rica there is no perlite or verm. only rice and sawdust.
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