totally confuse about acidity

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lynchburgball

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got the strands, got em goin at about a month. i've been feeding bloodmeal constantly and they seem to grow waaaay too fast (like an inch a day). Should i slow down on the blood meal? they're pretty bushy now too, after some stretching problems. my ph is neutral (6.5-7.8). my lights are 2 HPS 400W now and my temp near soil is at 77 degrees. i'm out of town so i can't post pics.

my query really is about why the heck my soil is doing so well ph-wise and i know the old saying, "if it ain't broke," but this is my first grow. what is going on with my soil? do i need to add acidity? AAAAAHHH!!
 

entropic

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Bloodmeal only has nitrogen if I remember correctly.
Nitrogen encourages stem growth.
You probably don't need to feed it as much bloodmeal as you do, it can only use so much.
Your ph is fine.
 
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lynchburgball

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7 is fine obviously. i'm not complaining or asking for help to change it. but i hear that bloodmeal increases the acidity of ur soil which can be detrimental to your plant's health. do u think i'm just clogging my soil and salt is building up?
 
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lynchburgball

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?????? what he hell? oh well, for perfect soil acidity, use my tap water, tons of bloodmeal, and organic soil.
 
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lynchburgball

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the problem is i'm adding a ton of stuff to my plants, they are responding (at least i think) and i'm getting no change in ph. the problem is that is nothing out of the ordinary going on. i follow grow journals and have watched all the grow vids. this just doesn't make sense.

p.s. my largest stem, at diameter, is 1/2" thick.

i'm just scared i'm screwing something up for down the road.
 

fdd2blk

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you said they look really good. i like to feed for a week or so then give a watering of straight water. even every other watering works.
 
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lynchburgball

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they look like the plants that ppl seem to agree upon 'looking good' on this site. that is not to say something isn't the matter. i flushed a week ago. i'm about to flower, all plants are in 2 gal buckets now. what do u say about a flowering fert? should i continue to overdose?? what about a specific npk or brand of fert?
 
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