soil ph is at 8.o , what can it be? and how can I fix it

[PadawanWarrior]

We don't have that brand in the UK. I use this stuff in the garden. The wife decided it would be a great idea to top dress a Courgette plant with it, needless to say it died.

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I use it as a tea on my tomatoes and roses, you literally soak a hand full in a gallon of water overnight and it dissolves.

She probably gave too much at a time. Just my guess. My lady's thumb is brown, lol.

 

[speedwell68]

She probably gave too much at a time. Just my guess. My lady's thumb is brown, lol.

She had it on there so thick it formed a crust. Mine could be a great gardener, but what she generally does is get loads of advice and then does the exact opposite.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

She had it on there so thick it formed a crust. Mine could be a great gardener, but what she generally does is get loads of advice and then does the exact opposite.

If that crust was white it was probably Ca. They eat lots of it.

 

[speedwell68]

If that crust was white it was probably Ca. They eat lots of it.

It was a light brown. The plant went very green, very quickly and then burned slowly over the next couple of weeks.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

It was a light brown. The plant went very green, very quickly and then burned slowly over the next couple of weeks.

Lockout.

 

[MaybeOld]

Keep a record on a calander.
I'll write down all my steps taken and log all my pH and what not.

So, incase

yeah ill be transplanting Friday to final 5 gallon pot..

also guys I have a memory problem from dealing with epilepsy since I was a child and the multiple seizures I have had has cause man memory to not be the great anymore so I tend to have to reread/relearn if its not written in my journal

Same here bro, had 8 grandmal last year and my memory was all over the place. So I feel ya pain, but I had to resort to writing everything down on a calander. So incase I had one came out with a memory wipe I can refer to my calander and see what I did on each day haha.

Hope you're good, drink lots of water

Edit: you can see I suggested a calander but thought it was a bit too much, then I saw your epilepsy post haha

 

[MaybeOld]

She had it on there so thick it formed a crust. Mine could be a great gardener, but what she generally does is get loads of advice and then does the exact opposite.

My best advice for people adding too many potions... You can't bring an unhealthy plant back to life in a day but you can kill one

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Perlite does not decompose you're better of using verimiculite or seaweed meal (great stuff )in future as a replacement.

Perlite does break down. That's why we don't use it with no-till.

 

[simpleleaf]

so I have 1 Skywalker go by ilgm @ 30 days from sprout on nov.30th
in 1 gallon pot with a mix of peat moss, chicken and steer manure, perlite ratio of 3-1-1 with 1 tbs of dolomite lime and 2 tbs of dr.earth green bag(veg) , also have fed 1xfish Fert @511 at quarter strength .5 tbs per half gallon

the ph of the base mix was at 6.0 before adding the lime and dry ferts ..tested with rapitest pills kit

my recent run off after watering with plain r/o water phd to 6.0 with a bit of organic TNB ph down and baking soda for ph up ..
I captured the first runoff and tested it with the my ph pen and it read 8.0-8.1

for ph testing I have the rapitest kit, ph pen and ph test strips the I can use to test run off and will be doing a soil sample test also for more accurate measurement

anyways so my runoff yesterday was at 8.0-8.1 , could it have been the 1 tbs of lime in the 1 gallon of mix the was at 6.0 ph? maybe the rapitest wasn't as accurate and maybe ph was higher? im thinking its the lime this causing the problem cause all I've use is dolomite 1 tbs,2tbsdr.earth and 1 feeding of fish Fert@ 511 @ quarter strength half tbs per half gallon ...

any ideas what can be causing high ph run off ? and how can I fix it ?

ill upload pics soon as im able too but any input in the meantime would be appreciated

I don't know what's causing your high runoff or leachate pH ("runoff" is a loaded word around here that triggers some users, using "leachate" instead will find you more search results). Perhaps someday you'll find the answer.

Most plants don't care for sodium, so I wouldn't use baking soda as pH up.

 

[bk78]

Perlite does break down. That's why we don't use it with no-till.

When you copypaste someone else's text, you're supposed to give attribution and use a quote.

www.gardeningchannel.com/perlite-versus-vermiculite/

He’s a troll who has created over 60 accts in the last few weeks. He’s not too worried about giving attribution to anyone.

 

[hotrodharley]

You're inventing a problem that doesn't exist. Those plants look fine. Quit worrying about some worthless runoff reading in soil. And why are you setting the pH of your water to 6?

Those plants look fine right now but if you start mucking around trying to change your soil runoff pH all you're going to do is cause problems.

Bam! Here it is. Short, sweet and simple.

 

[hotrodharley]

yes I am its called KEPPRA but honestly I don't like taking it cause it makes feel like drowsy? no wait more like if im in haze , what are some full plant extracts the are used for epilepsy ?

If you are on Facebook look for a man Roger Nilsson. Older guy. An expert on FECO. Full extract cannabis oil.

 

[iAwin]

happy?

plants need no worries.. Idc about soil PH if they looking this healthy.. you'll get some good stuff.. I'd just do some LST for some more branches to get more buds..

peace y'all

 

[Tangerine_]

so I have 1 Skywalker go by ilgm @ 30 days from sprout on nov.30th
in 1 gallon pot with a mix of peat moss, chicken and steer manure, perlite ratio of 3-1-1 with 1 tbs of dolomite lime and 2 tbs of dr.earth green bag(veg) , also have fed 1xfish Fert @511 at quarter strength .5 tbs per half gallon

the ph of the base mix was at 6.0 before adding the lime and dry ferts ..tested with rapitest pills kit

my recent run off after watering with plain r/o water phd to 6.0 with a bit of organic TNB ph down and baking soda for ph up ..
I captured the first runoff and tested it with the my ph pen and it read 8.0-8.1

for ph testing I have the rapitest kit, ph pen and ph test strips the I can use to test run off and will be doing a soil sample test also for more accurate measurement

anyways so my runoff yesterday was at 8.0-8.1 , could it have been the 1 tbs of lime in the 1 gallon of mix the was at 6.0 ph? maybe the rapitest wasn't as accurate and maybe ph was higher? im thinking its the lime this causing the problem cause all I've use is dolomite 1 tbs,2tbsdr.earth and 1 feeding of fish Fert@ 511 @ quarter strength half tbs per half gallon ...

any ideas what can be causing high ph run off ? and how can I fix it ?

ill upload pics soon as im able too but any input in the meantime would be appreciated

Your plants look good but give this a read. It should answer most of your questions.

PourThru Master HIL (ncsu.edu)

 

[budrock61]

That plant is rippin! I wouldn't change anything when you pot up - except maybe skip the baking soda.

Also guessing that plant is root bound in that 1 gallon pot. Might wanna put 6 or so vertical slashes on the sides, and few on the bottom of the root ball with a clean knife.

I also spray the root ball with 1/4 strength nutes. Or spray root ball with plain water (dechlorinated), and then top water transplant with 1/4 strength nutes. Either way, I have minimal transplant shock, plants be rippin again 24 hours later. And I never use mycorrhizae since I started this method, waste of $ IMO.