Hey don't you fuck with my sobriety!
Ph lockout magnesium
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MICHI-CAN
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Was referring to the soil Ph probe.
Maineconnect
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I hope you’re serious because few heads are laying into me small kine in this thread
MICHI-CAN
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Apologies. Just a common phrase. Peace.Hey don't you fuck with my sobriety!
No, not at all I was teasing you, please carry on!
PadawanWarrior
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Ya, I think it does. Because I was adding it liberally before I realized it was raising the soil pH, so I cut it out for now. I'm using rice hulls as a mulch, and that provides a slow releasing source of silica anyways.
I know a lot of people are gonna say runoff pH is meaningless, but I think it gives you at least an idea of what's going on in the soil.
I know these guys don't know everything, but I think it's still a helpful link.
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Maineconnect
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Still lost. I think your saying the ph probe for a pen for run off has a strange reaction with soil?
did I solve the riddle.
Maineconnect
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Right on bredren.Ya, I think it does. Because I was adding it liberally before I realized it was raising the soil pH, so I cut it out for now. I'm using rice hulls as a mulch, and that provides a slow releasing source of silica anyways.
I know a lot of people are gonna say runoff pH is meaningless, but I think it gives you at least an idea of what's going on in the soil.
I know these guys don't know everything, but I think it's still a helpful link.
How to Check pH & Stop Cannabis Nutrient Deficiencies | Grow Weed Easy
Learn how to easily adjust pH up and down if needed for your cannabis grow. It helps prevent nutrient deficiencies!
Solid help thank you.
I am gunna back right off silica for a bit and continue to monitor my run off any chance I get because that’s the kind of grower I am.
To each his own.
bless
MICHI-CAN
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My fault apparently. Thought I read a soil probe. They are junk.
Maineconnect
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Lol.
I here you man and i feel your wisdom.
Times have deffinately changed.
For the better I hope.
thumper60
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I know it I use nasty stinky swamp water that is never phed on my outs no problem. to this day i dont own a ph meter an i use well water with rain an snow melt.
Maineconnect
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No doubt a million ways to put this puzzle together
Maineconnect
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There we go.
I have been leaning on silica lately...
Ph my water down afterwards of course but idk I’ve given quite a few strains in similar containers/sizes regular silica no problem.
Not a huge potassium punch in my pro tech 0-0-3.
Valid point though thank you deffinately something to monitor. I’m ditching the pro tech for a few weeks along with other things.
Kassiopeija
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hmm so your bottled Silica is alkaline? strange isnt it the ortho-silica-acid which the plants need? my powder is pH 6.0 but has very little electrolyte charge - it wouldnt make a difference if amended in soil.
PadawanWarrior
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I use Gro-Sil, now called Recycle-Sil powder. It has a pH of 7.0 it says. It works well to bump my water pH a little higher if I want.
My soil pH level rising is really probably just too much Ca in the amendments I've given, like oyster shell flour, gypsum, and crustacean meal as a few. I've cut out that stuff for now and am using other amendments. The Craft Blend from BAS that I was using has a lot of Ca inputs. My well water has some Ca also. I'm still learning the no-till thing and how to listen to the plants and soil, but am getting there.
cannabineer
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Silica is necessarily alkaline. At neutral pH it turns into a bottle-shaped brick.
Maineconnect
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Pro tech is alkaline ya