Low soil ph

So I was starting to see deficiencies on one of my plants. I ran some water around 6ph through it and metered what came out. It was 5.2 coming out the bottom of the pot. So I ran a few liters for 7ph water through with no improvement. I read online that dolomite lime seems to be the best solution. Was looking for your guys opinions. To use the lime do I just have to top dress it and water? My plant is in fox farms ocean in a 1 gallon pot.
 
Repot them into a 3gal or 5gal....you may be root bound. How old are they? Ocean Forrest should carry you for a while. Has the soil been re-use? What nutes are you running through it?
 
38 days old with no nutes. I was using a shitty soil pH meter that was telling me it was 7 so I have been watering 5.5-6 for the last couple times. And it is new soil.
 
OK, if you're in plastic pots at 38 days it's safe to pull one out (GENTLY, stop if it's a struggle or root all falls apart easily) of the pot to examine root ball... When having deficiency its nice to be able to just take a quick peek at the roots. Might identify things like root rot, mildew and/or root bound.
At 38 days you shouldn't be root bound.
In soil, pH of 7 (soil pH) is normal. I use soil and organics 100%. My soil rides at 7ph I also feed between 4.7 and 6.5 as microbes in the soil will buffer that pH for me for natural plant uptake. 20200426_105455.jpg20200426_105403.jpg20200426_105552.jpg
 
This is the only picture on my phone it's the bottom left one the 2 bottom leaves are yellow and falling off and the set up is starting to get brown spots.
 

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You are describing possible nute lock out (due to pH in soil) or cal mag deficiency is what it sounds like to me. Based on the pH readings you get I would lean more towards ph lockout.
It's possible the microbial colony in your soil has been shocked a bit from eradic pH and/or drying out to much... Throw some mulch on top to retain moisture so colony thrives better. Microbes do not like to dry out. A bit of a double edged sword there... Not to much water, roots need to air out a day or so before more fluids. Adding a ground cover helps here tremendously, especially for us soil and organic growers.
I would flush with 6.5 pH, then top dress with some good organic amendments watered in with a good compost tea. I use "roots organics grow and bloom dry amendments", also use there "terp tea" products for brews and top dressing.
That should bounce you back OK.
 
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