I need lime to raise my ph. Is this ok?

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This is what I used. I’m doing a really cheap go as u grow trying to prove a friend wrong.

25%of bag miracle grow 6 month booster
2 bags ocean blend fox farms
25% of bag of dr earth acid lovers
50% of bag of miracle grow organics black bag
Fox farm nutrients top 3 only of the ones on the chart schedule.
5 cups of lime
 

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All of this combined gave me the ph of 5 for the soil and the lime bag that I bought in the store today :the picture is up there ^ not the blue bag. The powder lime.

note: my 5 other plants are low on ph says the meter.( I know I’m buying the real one tomorrow) blue something is what it’s called lol - looks great so I am not stressing but the ph is low. So that’s why. It’s like 2-3ph
1 pot is all of them combined before transplanting so that’s why it looks smaller
It’s been waiting. Poor thing - pictures I just sprayed them and don’t give me shit I have. Blue light pic that’s shows them pointy after I fan dry them after spraying.
-Peat pots transfed to soil.
- last one is out peat pot in perfect ph 5 soil mix
 

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9BestBudz0 said:
All of this combined gave me the ph of 5 for the soil and the lime bag that I bought in the store today :the picture is up there ^ not the blue bag. The powder lime.

note: my 5 other plants are low on ph says the meter.( I know I’m buying the real one tomorrow) blue something is what it’s called lol - looks great so I am not stressing but the ph is low. So that’s why. It’s like 2-3ph
1 pot is all of them combined before transplanting so that’s why it looks smaller
It’s been waiting. Poor thing - pictures I just sprayed them and don’t give me shit I have. Blue light pic that’s shows them pointy after I fan dry them after spraying.
-Peat pots transfed to soil.
- last one is out peat pot in perfect ph 5 soil mix
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That pH meter is not accurate. But go ahead and try and adjust the pH based off that thing. They're your plants.
 
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9BestBudz0 said:
I got ya. I order a blue lab one.
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Bluelab is a good one.

But I think you're too focused on the pH based off that other meter. None of the soils or fertilizer you used should require any significant pH adjustment. Don't fixate on pH runoff in soil and start chasing it. If you're plants look good don't go trying to fix problems that don't exist. Plants in soil can adapt to a range of pH and testing runoff isn't accurate either.
 
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xtsho said:
Bluelab is a good one.

But I think you're too focused on the pH based off that other meter. None of the soils or fertilizer you used should require any significant pH adjustment. Don't fixate on pH runoff in soil and start chasing it. If you're plants look good don't go trying to fix problems that don't exist. Plants in soil can adapt to a range of pH and testing runoff isn't accurate either.
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The only thing I see right now is my new tips growing are burning :(
 
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xtsho said:
Bluelab is a good one.

But I think you're too focused on the pH based off that other meter. None of the soils or fertilizer you used should require any significant pH adjustment. Don't fixate on pH runoff in soil and start chasing it. If you're plants look good don't go trying to fix problems that don't exist. Plants in soil can adapt to a range of pH and testing runoff isn't accurate either.
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I’m not worried so much about run off just the main thing like soil ph and nutrition.
 
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xtsho said:
Bluelab is a good one.

But I think you're too focused on the pH based off that other meter. None of the soils or fertilizer you used should require any significant pH adjustment. Don't fixate on pH runoff in soil and start chasing it. If you're plants look good don't go trying to fix problems that don't exist. Plants in soil can adapt to a range of pH and testing runoff isn't accurate either.
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Just waiting on my blue lab one. I’m excited
 
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Here they are today- 1-thru 6
1-5 transplanted peat pots in soil
6 transplanted 1 week later not peat pot strait soil. ThAts why it looks small
Picture are in order
Picture one is overview
The second picture is under the dress ;)
 

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