Help I’m getting a lot of run around!!! Slurry test

[Yeti0329]

Okay some about two weeks ago my sharks breath started dropping leaves like crazy I figured nitrogen so I added cal mag a week later the plant isn’t getting any better so I went to some friends who grow and they said do a slurry test well that came out to 5.8 so if I’m watering with 6.5 why is the ph of my slurry test so low I’m running emerald harvest nuts I mix nectar of the gods #4 soil with happy frog and ocean forest in 7 gal pots

 

[myke]

I don’t know what’s in your soil. But peat is acidic. You’ll need to water above 7 to make the ph move at all.
I’ve done hard corrections on plants with ph of 12 water just to get it to move 1.

 

[Yeti0329]

I don’t know what’s in your soil. But peat is acidic. You’ll need to water above 7 to make the ph move at all.
I’ve done hard corrections on plants with ph of 12 water just to get it to move 1.
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I don’t know what’s in your soil. But peat is acidic. You’ll need to water above 7 to make the ph move at all.
I’ve done hard corrections on plants with ph of 12 water just to get it to move 1.

how does one keep a staple ph then?

 

[Yeti0329]

I’m pretty sure my ph out of the tap is like 8.5

 

[myke]

Your nutes I guess? Try straight tap to move it up.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

I don’t know what’s in your soil. But peat is acidic. You’ll need to water above 7 to make the ph move at all.
I’ve done hard corrections on plants with ph of 12 water just to get it to move 1.

Yep.

Hard PH corrections

As some of you have heard, the method I use to correct a crashing PH in soil seems harsh, but it works. Here’s a sick plant I had with a ph of 5.1 I fed/flushed her with 10.8 ph mix with 2 times the volume of the pot. This is a few days later, and soil has buffered to 6.5 Not perfectly healed...

www.rollitup.org

 

[calvin.m16]

Fox Farms Soils are inconsistent and unpredictable, it's made out of residential compost. Switch to coco next time and I bet you have no problems if you use simple nutrients and don't over think it.

 

[Yeti0329]

Fox Farms Soils are inconsistent and unpredictable, it's made out of residential compost. Switch to coco next time and I bet you have no problems if you use simple nutrients and don't over think it.

What’s a good brand I’ve been thinking of switching ?

 

[donkeyshow]

Fox Farms Soils are inconsistent and unpredictable, it's made out of residential compost. Switch to coco next time and I bet you have no problems if you use simple nutrients and don't over think it.

and be ready to water/feed often. I’ve had much better luck since switching to 50%+ coco mix.

 

[Yeti0329]

Yep.

Hard PH corrections

As some of you have heard, the method I use to correct a crashing PH in soil seems harsh, but it works. Here’s a sick plant I had with a ph of 5.1 I fed/flushed her with 10.8 ph mix with 2 times the volume of the pot. This is a few days later, and soil has buffered to 6.5 Not perfectly healed...

www.rollitup.org

thanks much

 

[Bukvičák]

Okay some about two weeks ago my sharks breath started dropping leaves like crazy I figured nitrogen so I added cal mag a week later the plant isn’t getting any better so I went to some friends who grow and they said do a slurry test well that came out to 5.8 so if I’m watering with 6.5 why is the ph of my slurry test so low I’m running emerald harvest nuts I mix nectar of the gods #4 soil with happy frog and ocean forest in 7 gal pots

I do not see any signs of pH issue… pH 5,8 in mix sounds pretty normal

 

[Livingblacksoil]

Lights?

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Lights?

Lights have nothing to do with pH.

 

[Livingblacksoil]

Lights have nothing to do with pH.

Thanks


OP what lights are you using?

 

[mudballs]

In soils, intensive fertilization with ammonium-based fertilizers or ammonium-forming fertilizers (urea) may lower soil pH.

too heavy fertilizing i bet.

 

[Yeti0329]

Lights?

1000watt hps

 

[Yeti0329]

In soils, intensive fertilization with ammonium-based fertilizers or ammonium-forming fertilizers (urea) may lower soil pH.

too heavy fertilizing i bet.

I’m half dosing my nutrients I try to feed twice and flush so there’s not to much build up

 

[mudballs]

I’m half dosing my nutrients I try to feed twice and flush so there’s not to much build up

Ok, probably magical gremlin shit then.

 

[Yeti0329]

Ok, probably magical gremlin shit then.

Hey man idk lol I new here

 

[Yeti0329]

Ok, probably magical gremlin shit then.

I’m wondering if I should stop Ph my water and nuts I’m just water Street water