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unfortunately i couldnt find a ph meter in the area where i live, soil is 70% german peatmoss + 30% perlite, i think too much acidity was an issue, overwatering is another issue, i killed my babies (((((((((((((((

Chill dude. Seriously, I just lost like 90% of my garden due to bad genetics, I wont have anything to smoke for months. Just keep growing.

You shouldn't replant seedlings until they have significant growth.What was mentioned before,they're just swimming in that bigger pot.
You can try to replant them back into smaller pots but you do risk root damage and stress.
Good luck.

jordanfirst said:

i started them in a small pot and transplanted them a week ago, do u think it was a bad call? shall i transplant them back to a smaller pot? how about using a 400 HPS? shall i switch back to cfl ??

thanks a lot

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ProdigalSun said:

Chill dude. Seriously, I just lost like 90% of my garden due to bad genetics, I wont have anything to smoke for months. Just keep growing.

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yeah man this was my first grow ever. life is all about trying, just planted a fresh 3 seeds so hoe they will survive .. dude do u think a peatmoss+perlite is enough as a medium ?? this is the only soil i could get in my area.

jordanfirst said:

yeah man this was my first grow ever. life is all about trying, just planted a fresh 3 seeds so hoe they will survive .. dude do u think a peatmoss+perlite is enough as a medium ?? this is the only soil i could get in my area.

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ph, ph, ph, ph, ph, did I mention ph? Get your ph under control before you do anything else. It's that simple dude.

TMG Genetics said:

ph, ph, ph, ph, ph, did I mention ph? Get your ph under control before you do anything else. It's that simple dude.

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to be honest i knew i will have a ph problem, i looked for a ph meter in all stores but had no luck to find any is there anything i can do to deal with that ?

Yep. Until you can get that Ph under control, there isnt much else you can do. Seriously find some dolomite lime from somewhere, and add it to the soil. Get some silica as well. Throw a couple shovel full loads of sand in for the silica. Get a handful of iron filings from the machine that turns the brake rotors on cars for iron. Thats enough to treat about 50 gallons of dirt.

Like I said, regulate ph with dolomite lime. It's a powder, and it takes a month to start working.

Don't try dolomite lime until you get a ph meter. You add lime, it changes the ph. What did it change it to? You have no clue without a meter. No offense man but if you can't find a meter on that thing called the internet then you should probably just give up growing right now. Seriously.

ProdigalSun said:

Yep. Until you can get that Ph under control, there isnt much else you can do. Seriously find some dolomite lime from somewhere, and add it to the soil. Get some silica as well. Throw a couple shovel full loads of sand in for the silica. Get a handful of iron filings from the machine that turns the brake rotors on cars for iron. Thats enough to treat about 50 gallons of dirt.

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silica, iron filings, sand. Serously? You're joking right?

TMG Genetics said:

Don't try dolomite lime until you get a ph meter. You add lime, it changes the ph. What did it change it to? You have no clue without a meter. No offense man but if you can't find a meter on that thing called the internet then you should probably just give up growing right now. Seriously.

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this is not an option dude, i will drive to another town and try to find a ph meter

TMG Genetics said:

Don't try dolomite lime until you get a ph meter. You add lime, it changes the ph. What did it change it to? You have no clue without a meter. No offense man but if you can't find a meter on that thing called the internet then you should probably just give up growing right now. Seriously.

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It doesnt change ph in the way you think, it buffers it.

TMG Genetics said:

silica, iron filings, sand. Serously? You're joking right?

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The sand supplies silica, which is very beneficial to the plant. Iron, a common ingredient in many fertilisers and a common deficiency in soils made without dirt.

ETA easy to get too much iron, which can lockout other nutes, go easy on it.

so my medium should be peatmoss+perlite+some sand+some lime?

sorry for being a pain in the ass but i am just a newbie

I think you need to read some more. Those items will help you, but not really unless you learn what they are, and why you are using them. The information is here if you look for it. Go into each forum, and trad the thread titles, especially the stickies. Find out about water, soil, light, nutes and so in. Read the thread I linked to you. If you invest some time into your plants, they will pay you back. Learn patience.

I fi was you I would just try to get some soil that is recommended to grow tomatoes, add about 25-30% perlite and grow in this. You shouldn't then need to worry about nutes for at least 4 weeks. Keep the soil moist but not wet and you cant really go wrong. Start in a small pot and when you get some good leaf growth and the plant is looking healthy transplant to a bigger pot.