Just been SOP for the most part, started using it a few years ago and have since then, soil pH has always been right where it should be
Really need some help ID'ing this problem
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I heard calmag cures covid but you gotta keep that on the hush
Powertech
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So it's like flushing, somebody did it, and everybody else jumped on the wagon without knowing why? Only way lime would keep soil ph where it should is if you are feeding with super low ph, then I would ask why?
I didn't say they had tentacles growing out of them, 2 of them had root tips sticking through the holes on the bottom, honestly can't think of a single thing I could possibly gain from making that up but if that's your only contribution here then, noted, thanks
Powertech
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Haha, yeah. I use Cal Mag but I don't know of a better way of getting well....cal and mag to the plant. If lime is just to raise soil ph, why not try feeding with a higher ph?
Not really, I mean I know exactly why it's used, but I understand what you're saying. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
Powertech
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Have you done a slurry ph on the soil yet? If not, might tell you a lot
hotrodharley
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Years ago on RIU regardless of what the problem was or what the plant looked like the solution was Cal Mag. It got to be a running joke. People overusing it caused major lockout. Then they'd be back asking WTF. Of course the remedy was more Cal Mag.
Not yet but I'll go do that in a little bit
hotrodharley
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The ONLY way to determine a pH. Not any pen or especially any meter stuck directly into the medium.
And that's funny because a grower friend on IG actually told me to buffer the Coast of Maine with calmag water right off the bat and let it sit for a day or two before planting in it. I did not do that lol.
PadawanWarrior
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There are good soil probes.
Cousin_suds
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so what did the rootball look like when you transplanted them? did it come out as one solid mass, or was it just one single root. I still think you transplanted way to early. that and the really odd ph readings, if your adding PH down who knows how low PH feed your giving them.
xtsho
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It's gotten shit stupid.
Billy the Mountain
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No, but tap water in an ultrasonic type humidifier will quickly clog a filter with an ultra-fine talc. (at least w/ Lake Mi tap)
SweetLeafGrow
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In my experience with Coast of Maine Stonington Blend is that it is too hot for seedlings. I had this problem my first grow, and now start seeds in some used soil that has been depleted. I start out in 2" peat pots and then transplant into 1/2 gal pots with Stonington Blend on the bottom 1/3 of the pot and then I mix some of the regular soil with the Stonington 1/2 and 1/2 and transplant into that, which is on top of full strength soil. By doing it this way, I gradually introduce them to full strength soil when I put them in the 5 gal pots. Hope this helps.
Powertech
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Please share, thats something I would LOVE, but not risking a grow on untested methods and not looking to shell out big bucks without seeing it tested by others
What am I saying....I don't even test ph anymore lol. I'll check with a paper strip every once in a while, to make sure I'm not ridiculous off but as long as it isn't turning purple or red, I'm good
They were solid but they were also still pretty moist so they probably would have stayed pretty much as one mass regardless of the what the roots were looking like. There was
plenty of roots visible along the sides though.
hotrodharley
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Good lord.