Fast acting lime
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Los Muertos
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I've been dealing with the same problem. Ideally you wanna mix the lime in the soil. Not always possible though if the
plant has been in the bucket for any length of time. What worked for me is -
1. Add about 1tbsp fine ground dolomitic lime per gallon of container volume to the soil surface. If you can't find fine ground, you can
use the more coarse grade and pulverize it between 2 pieces of wood. Needs to be a sandy/powdery consistency.
2. Water thoroughy.
3. Wait a day or two and test runoff.
4. Repeat if necessary adding 1tbsp at a time.
I finally started noticing results doing this. Next time, mix 1tbsp per gallon in the soil before planting and you should be good to go.
Good luck man...I hope this works for you. I know how frustrating problems like this can be.
plant has been in the bucket for any length of time. What worked for me is -
1. Add about 1tbsp fine ground dolomitic lime per gallon of container volume to the soil surface. If you can't find fine ground, you can
use the more coarse grade and pulverize it between 2 pieces of wood. Needs to be a sandy/powdery consistency.
2. Water thoroughy.
3. Wait a day or two and test runoff.
4. Repeat if necessary adding 1tbsp at a time.
I finally started noticing results doing this. Next time, mix 1tbsp per gallon in the soil before planting and you should be good to go.
Good luck man...I hope this works for you. I know how frustrating problems like this can be.
Punk
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Howdy Buckaroo,
I've been where you are, and I know that the info is out there saying to use lime, but there's better ways to cope with your issue, which simply is acidic soil.
If you subscribe to the school of thought that your soil is going to tend to take on the characteristics of what you put into it (like we say "you are what you eat"), then you can control your ph and prevent the problems. A good flush with warm water will stop things from getting worse, but dying leaves are going to continue to die, and there's a tipping point, where you plant is past the point of a viable harvest. You have no photos, so hard to say.
If you're using municipal water (aka tap water) my own informal observation is that it's usually quite alkali, mine is off the charts, and friends in other cities report the same. So you really need to control what the ph is in your water. Use warm water for your normal watering and allow for plenty of run-off and don't let it sit in its own water, if you use drip trays.
Your current grow may be fucked, I don't know, but applying this for the next time will improve your success.
Edit: Add perlite to your soil mix next time, allows for more drainage and makes regular flushing less stressful.