Looks like a pH problem to me

KaliKitsune

Well-Known Member

• Dec 2, 2008

• #1

If you've been following my experiment journal, you know i've got a tiny plant, not even three inches tall, that's gone into flowering.

It used to look all hapy and perky, now it's looking like it had itself a major pH lock. The soil read over 7.5 on my analog meter, which isn't the most accurate thing but close enough.

I've added a weak solution of water and vinegar to the soil to hopefully bring the pH back down. If not, I'm probably going to have to flush it.

What do you think?

Looks like I'm gonna have to kiss-assthis plant to make it happy.

 

BuddhaScientist

New Member

• Dec 2, 2008

• #2

Looks like nutrient burn brah.

 

KaliKitsune

Well-Known Member

• Dec 2, 2008

• #3

BuddhaScientist said:

Looks like nutrient burn brah.

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Haven't used any nutes as this is a fresh transplant as of about a week and a half ago. I won't use nutes until about two weeks after transplant, to allow for recovery time from possible transplant shock.

 

BuddhaScientist

New Member

• Dec 2, 2008

• #4

You should definitely get some nutes in there...if it's not burn...it definitely deffeciency...whats the pH?

 

floydfanx6

Well-Known Member

• Dec 2, 2008

• #5

dude that is not a definancy,,,thats either ph problem or and spider mites,i think hes got both

 

KaliKitsune

Well-Known Member

• Dec 2, 2008

• #6

pH read (according to the crud analog meter I have) 7.8 - way out of range. It reads my regular tap water at 7 flat so I'll *ASSUME* for now my meter is calibrated to within +/- 0.5. I gave it a weak vinegar/water solution to help corect the pH. If that fails within the next day I'm going to flush hardcore and add hydrogen peroxide.

 

floydfanx6

Well-Known Member

• Dec 2, 2008

• #7

kali,,buy a new fuckin ph meter,,,,,,u seem to be always having callibration issues,,,,older digital ph meters after use on them,,become crappy,,after 1 use,,they change settings,,sometimes they cant even get stable enough,,,this is a problem i had with my digital ph meter as well,,,so i just do it the old fashioned way now,with the liquid indicator drops,and color coded chart

 

KaliKitsune

Well-Known Member

• Dec 2, 2008

• #8

Floyd:

That's why I use a real analog meter - digital has too many issues when the known electrica potential between different soil sources differs. Analog meters deal with straight pH thru electron motility not the BS shit digital meters do with electrical differnce.

But then again, most people wouldn't have the material science background to know an aluminum and copper probe would give a far more accurate measuring of pH since we know how aluminum and copper affect pH after nearly 200 years.