HELP!!! I'm Pulling My Hair Out Trying To Figure This Out. (pics included)

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livinBIG

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i just flushed again and it brought it down slightly.....its worth a shot- and the slight drop on my side seems to have helped my plants. Id say do it
 
Nullis

Nullis

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evilpyro26 said:
I actually own one of those. The PH says 8. I thought that PH didn't really matter in organic soil grows?
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Those pH/Moisture/Light meters with the long metal probe(s) that you stick in the soil to obtain a reading by a needle on a sliding scale? In my experience these are not accurate. For pH they will always read 8, I swear.
You would be better off checking your run-off, using pH test drops that are made for hydroponics/gardening applications.

pH is important no matter your growing style. In organics it just shouldn't be as strict a factor that it needs to be critiqued and addressed so religiously. The amendments are chosen and blended to favor attaining adequate pH; then if you've got things like mycorrhizal fungi in/on your roots forming a network of tiny filaments that are actively searching for and unlocking nutrients throughout the soil, as well as other beneficial fungi and bacterium species living in the soil; breaking down organic material, promoting plant vigor, searching for and attacking harmful microbes and insect larvae... it becomes less important for you to step in and manage pH with chemicals when you have these things going on in your soil.
 
evilpyro26

evilpyro26

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Nullis said:
Those pH/Moisture/Light meters with the long metal probe(s) that you stick in the soil to obtain a reading by a needle on a sliding scale? In my experience these are not accurate. For pH they will always read 8, I swear.
You would be better off checking your run-off, using pH test drops that are made for hydroponics/gardening applications.

pH is important no matter your growing style. In organics it just shouldn't be as strict a factor that it needs to be critiqued and addressed so religiously. The amendments are chosen and blended to favor attaining adequate pH; then if you've got things like mycorrhizal fungi in/on your roots forming a network of tiny filaments that are actively searching for and unlocking nutrients throughout the soil, as well as other beneficial fungi and bacterium species living in the soil; breaking down organic material, promoting plant vigor, searching for and attacking harmful microbes and insect larvae... it becomes less important for you to step in and manage pH with chemicals when you have these things going on in your soil.
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That's the type of PH meter that I have. I took your advice and tested the runoff using some PH test strips and it came out as being neutral (7.0). What do you think is the problem with my plants?
 
carokann

carokann

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i think those higher number bottles 0-52-34 should only be applied maybe once during the whole flowering cycle. the lower number 0-2-4 could be applied 1 a week. did u apply alot of the big numbers?
 
evilpyro26

evilpyro26

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carokann said:
i think those higher number bottles 0-52-34 should only be applied maybe once during the whole flowering cycle. the lower number 0-2-4 could be applied 1 a week. did u apply alot of the big numbers?
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The NPK of my nutes are:

Grow it Green: 5-2-5

Flower Power: 1-8-7

Super Plant Tonic: Just good bacteria

Also the NPK of the Happy Frog fertilizer that I add to the soil mix is 5-8-4
 
Serapis

Serapis

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I have one of those meters and plan on getting a digital one soon, however, the meter does work... Check the PH of distilled white vinegar if you have never seen the PH meter move....
 
mygirls

mygirls

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any meter is not going to be 100% accurate.i use the liquid drop kit by GH. you can get the same thing at your local pet shop or walmart.. ph test for fish.... samething
 
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