Its generally the first step if you believe you have lockout but its best if you let the pot dry out properly first. Of course wont help if your issue is ph. After doing a bit more looking into ca deficiency it definitely could be lockout caused by low ph. You want it up to 6.2 to properly take in ca. I try to keep my soil between 6.3 and 6.8 so ive never had the issue myself, i have more trouble with my ph drifting up
agreed, when new you are better off at 6.5 to 7 then trying to hit 6.3 more things are happy there than below 6.3.
What in the world is a tds meter and whats it used for buddy? I have a lot more to learn than i thought...
yeah you do, A tds measure's total dissolved solids in your water or parts per million in other measurements.
Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate. Works for supplementing magnesium and sulfer, there is no calcium. I still dont see where you guys keep getting the mg def. Is there some yellowing im missing?
A tds meter is completely unnecessary in soil. Been growing in soil for years without one. Its used to monitor ppm of water, mainly used in hydroponics to know when the nutrient amounts drop or rise in the reservoir and when to add more nutrients or more water to balance it. In soil you cant exactly test the amount of nutrients still in the soil, at least not any simple way i know, so you really dont have any reason to use a tds meter. Just learn signs of deficiency and toxicity and adjust over time based on that
Everything you wrote is wrong, if you were more wrong you would be Mr Wrong from the wrong side of the tracks
Do you want to argue why? Or just say im wrong?
YOU may not need one,now, But I bet you did when you started. I recommend you at least get one and find out what your water is starting out. what if his tap is 8.5 ph at 700 ppms?
You would need this so you know what you are starting with and how strong each amendment is so you don't over or under fertilize, and apply the right ratio of what you want. I dont know about you but I have never trusted what is written on the bottles of my nutes, if I followed them it would be a disaster
EC, Hanna ppm , euteck ppm, and truncheon ppm all are using the same process to read devolved salts, it is the same style of device the difference is scale . An example is inches vs cm. What ever you use doesn't matter as long as you know what you are using
I suppose thats fair enough. Testing initial water quality. Still think its completely unnecessary. Now that i do have a meter i know ive been using WELL WATER that reads at around 200 ppm. I cant possibly imagine their tap water would be that high. Even if it was that doesnt tell you what it is in the water. Unless its a ton of ca you probably dont have to worry about it. You wont know until you get some shit for testing it or you try watering your plants with it and see the results. So i still think it would be worth trying the water so you dont have to go out of your way for another source.
Ive never had an issue starting with 1/2 or 1/4 strength fertilizer and adjusting from there based on what the plants tell me but i respect your methodology. Somewhat scientific. Still i know ive never needed a tds meter and wont ever be using one in soil. Just the way i do stuff.
cheers!
Did you let her soil dry properly before flushing? If so how long does she usually go between waterings? Theres a couple ways to cause overwatering issues. One is the simple way, watering too often. Second is having a soil not airy enough or a plant not big enough for its pot either of which can make the pot take too long to dry out even if you do water at the right times causing overwatering when you might think your doing everything right. I like my pots to dry out in 2-3 days usually, 4-5 max. If its taking a week or more it could cause issues.
She would have taken a few days to dry out. I wanted to help her NOW so i flushed her immediately as soon as i seen her leaves curling and crispy. Im so glad i did because before the flush she was looking like she was dying, and now she looks like shes coming around.
Good to hear it went well
As far as watering I usually let the plants tell me when they need water. i stick my finger in the dirt and see how dry the dirt is. Also i lift the medium to check the weight. my plants when happy usually drink twice a week or so...