Problem with seedlings in soil.

iFreeSki420

iFreeSki420

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I was feeding my seedlings tap water which I now know to be a staggering 7.8 pH. They all have burnt leaf tips and seem to have stunted growth. I germinated in a paper towel and planted in dixie cups with Light Warrior soil. They are 2 weeks since breaking the soil surface. I let them dry out and fed them 6.4 pH water with 1/4 strength FoxFarms GrowBig nutes last night. What is the best way to help the babies that I almost killed? Should I flush them? Should I feed them 6.0 pH water with no nutes?
 
topfuel29

topfuel29

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iFreeSki420 said:
I was feeding my seedlings tap water which I now know to be a staggering 7.8 pH. They all have burnt leaf tips and seem to have stunted growth. I germinated in a paper towel and planted in dixie cups with Light Warrior soil. They are 2 weeks since breaking the soil surface. I let them dry out and fed them 6.4 pH water with 1/4 strength FoxFarms GrowBig nutes last night. What is the best way to help the babies that I almost killed? Should I flush them? Should I feed them 6.0 pH water with no nutes?
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No nutrients, just water. But only water when they need it. until they recover.
Get a Ph meter for your soil.
 
ambedexteras

ambedexteras

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why u feed so early man? especially when ur already experiencing leaf burn for the high PH water.
water every 3rd or 4th day until it recovers and when its @ like 6th node u can come back with the 1/4 strength nutes, slowly increasing
 
Rrog

Rrog

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Is this a real soil or a medium that you're feeding bottled nutes? If it's real soil, then all the pH-ing in the world won't do much. Assuming the soil was built right, the microbes / plant control the pH. Similarly, flushing soil does very little, and if you're growing naturally, what is there to flush?

NVM, I re-read and see the nutes...
 
Rrog

Rrog

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I'd recommend just using a quality soil, and forget the added nutes. Cheaper, more sustainable, and better IMHO. (note the word "opinion" in IMHO...)
 
RIKNSTEIN

RIKNSTEIN

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Rrog said:
I'd recommend just using a quality soil, and forget the added nutes. Cheaper, more sustainable, and better IMHO. (note the word "opinion" in IMHO...)
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All I see is IMHO...I don't see opinion in that...or is that short I'm a ho...j/k dude :-P
 
Rrog

Rrog

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RIKNSTEIN said:
All I see is IMHO...I don't see opinion in that...or is that short I'm a ho...j/k dude :-P
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I'm a weed ho. Maybe more accurately, a garden ho. I'm getting ready to mix a heapin' helpin' for outdoor raised beds for veggies. And because I amend the soil as I grow, I'll be using the same soil for years. Just like my soil in Geopots for growin chronic. Same soil, used over and over. Gets cheaper and cheaper, yet the soil gets better and better as it matures.

Let the microbes do the work
 
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