SolamonCain
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Somehow my souls ph is way to low like 5.3,They are wilting!They are 1 month old,will they survive a transplant?I've tried hydrated lime to no effect,what can I do?
How big are they? Picture.Somehow my souls ph is way to low like 5.3,They are wilting!They are 1 month old,will they survive a transplant?I've tried hydrated lime to no effect,what can I do?
How are you measuring the PH of your soil?Somehow my souls ph is way to low like 5.3,They are wilting!They are 1 month old,will they survive a transplant?I've tried hydrated lime to no effect,what can I do?
What that man said. I've got a brand new really nice pH tester that I've never used. I also like his suggestion to get some actual dirt. No offense my friend, but why are you making your life difficult with UBERSOIL® when you're not yet sure how to tell what's wrong with a plant? Someone told you it was the next best thing probably, and if so - stop talking to that person for about a year. They're a bad influence and nearly killed your plants.[soil] PH is rarely the problem.
Its a rich mix dude.Sorry I'm just getting back but I've been busy.yep I know it's to low.That's my problem.I'm in a SUPER SOIL mix.I did a slurry test at first and it was 6.5,I added a little binocular,eggshells,kelp meal,and bat guano,and the only thing I can think of is I started it composting again(cooking)?IDK?I've been trying hydrated lime,delimited lime and even a little of Olympus UP,a ph up product that's made of yep u guessed it Lime.So now it's up a tad but no where near where I need to be.So any suggestions,or should I just report them in proper ph soil?
Wasn't having a go dude. Sorry if it seemed that way. Just trying to help you. Because you asked.I'm just your average Joe,trying to get bye,man.
Ok,well lets,drainage is pretty good.
I have roughly 35-40%different size,viticulture small very little bit. 1/8-1/4"perlit mostly,and larger size red lava cinders up to 3/4"
5 th grow INSIDE,(first with uber soil) dozens outside , but this is a different game for me especially using organics?
So ya the soil looked good smelled good?
I'm just gonna pop em out ,any suggestions on a decent organic soil to go with.
I thought OP's post was directed at myself TBH. I can come across as rude sometimes. I find it hard not to, on sites like this when being straight forward.Tim that's a great post, thank you. I think my humor didn't translate well and I made OP think I was coming on strong so the tiny bit of defensiveness there was my fault not in response to your questions. And I misread the posts and thought the boogie juice was an attempt at correcting the problem which is NOT what he said so my reply isn't even spot on.
That said, I wanted to ask about part of your reply. If I understand it you're saying it didn't start composting again, it just never stopped? Do you think the 6.5 was accurate at one point or was the mix hot the whole time?
Did this super soil mix have a chance to properly age?Sorry I'm just getting back but I've been busy.yep I know it's to low.That's my problem.I'm in a SUPER SOIL mix.I did a slurry test at first and it was 6.5,I added a little binocular,eggshells,kelp meal,and bat guano,and the only thing I can think of is I started it composting again(cooking)?IDK?I've been trying hydrated lime,delimited lime and even a little of Olympus UP,a ph up product that's made of yep u guessed it Lime.So now it's up a tad but no where near where I need to be.So any suggestions,or should I just report them in proper ph soil?
This is your problem throw that piece of crap out, better still smash it with a hammer and buy a real pH meter, pH your water to 6.5, flush your soil and the problems resolved. -good luckI've been measuring my ph with a rapitest electronic ph meter the one with different plants programmed in it.and a cheaper one with two metal probes.that one says I'm at around 7,while the electric one says from5.7-5.9?I also use litmus paper and check the run out of the bottom which comes out 6-7 every time?Plants are only showing a little distortion,contorted growth but other than that are little bushes.And I don't drink but this is making me wonder,lol
..if you have been growing for "26 years" and don't recognize this simple problem and/or don't even have a proper meter, then there's something else going on here Jim, and it's deeper than your soil pHAll great ideas guys. and gals? I thank you for the advice to help me out,I'm still learning after 26 years growing,and hope I never stop learning(but without the mistakes).I just got done reading TLO Organics,and there are several glaring discrepancies between what he says,Jorge says,Rosenthal,G.Green, and other books ive read .So the one thing that I have found is everyone has a slightly different opinion and way of growing.It can be difficult to tell the hype from truth especially when everyone is trying to sell you their product Again thanks!Truly....hurt feelings aside,you did help me,but I hope I never have to use this damn site again,no offense.LOL!!!