Help Why are my leafs this color, do i need to feed? Pics

NyQuilkush318

NyQuilkush318

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[OTE="Dr. Who, post: 10687355, member: 378146"]Yeah, simply pH anything your watering the plant with to 6.5 before you water.
Now don't worry about the pH of the soil as it will self pH to the specific plants needs, as the living bio's in the soil adjust to the plant. (with the use of a quality soil)

If you attempt to pH the run off. all your getting is the run off's pH,,,,,NOT the pH of the soil!!!
Soil pH "swings" naturally !!

When watered, the pH of the soil will rise. As the soil dries back out,,,,the pH will fall back down. What this pH "swing" does for the plant is to cover the range of optimum available uptake requirements by the various nutrients to be "used" or "made available" to the plant in relation to the pH of the soil.

If you would like to understand more about soil pH and the living things in the soil that go a LONG way in controlling it......I suggest you buy and read this (a must for anyone wanting to grow organic);

http://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Microbes-Organic-Gardeners-Revised/dp/1604691131

If your using synthetic nutrients,,,be SURE to use a "zyme" product to keep the living bio's in there and working.

You knew that Racer. You just wanted me to clarify, didn't you?[/QUOTE]
I check my runoff when my runoff is not in the proper feeding range I check runoff get deficiencies
 
Rebs4220

Rebs4220

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^dude i dont care about the Soil ph i know all about that already, i was just wanting to know about the color of my leafs but its cause its not getting any food, please its not my ph or soil ph guys lol come on i understand the in's and outs of the PH and the soil PH and i know its not it. i really do appreciate the help though i do!
 
explosive82

explosive82

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i really feel like you should put your finger about 1-2 inches into the soil to see if its dry to determine if you should water going on any sort of "schedule" instead of playing it by ear is usually not as good
 
Rebs4220

Rebs4220

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explosive82 said:
i really feel like you should put your finger about 1-2 inches into the soil to see if its dry to determine if you should water going on any sort of "schedule" instead of playing it by ear is usually not as good
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oh i did that already, and i do the lifting method which seems to always work perfect for me and is a common method with other growers too lol i never guess when to water but its roughly been bout 2 weeks since i watered and my pot is lighter since the last watering.
 
explosive82

explosive82

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Rebs4220 said:
oh i did that already, and i do the lifting method which seems to always work perfect for me and is a common method with other growers too lol i never guess when to water but its roughly been bout 2 weeks since i watered and my pot is lighter since the last watering.
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yea 2 weeks is a long time also lifting method works great as well
 
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