CREATIVE!@#
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What else can cause wilted leaves besides over watering?
What else can cause wilted leaves besides over watering?
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Mother's Finest
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Incorrect Ph, temperature and root problems often cause all-over wilting. High humidity can as well but usually when combined with heat and/or overwatering.
CREATIVE!@#
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I dont have a ph meter. Any tricks to make it neutral?
Hobbes
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Flush the pot with distilled water - 2x the volume of the pot, raise the pot so it's not sitting in water as it drains and let it dry. Distilled water is 7.0 PH, just up from the 6.8 max that we want. This will bring your root ball into balance. You can buy the distilled water in the eye care section of the pharmacy, around $2.00 a gallon.
Buy a PH pen while the root ball is drying, absolutely essential for growing. I like the Oakton PH2, cheap and durable. Fast readings. Around $85 online.
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Flush the pot with distilled water - 2x the volume of the pot, raise the pot so it's not sitting in water as it drains and let it dry. Distilled water is 7.0 PH, just up from the 6.8 max that we want. This will bring your root ball into balance. You can buy the distilled water in the eye care section of the pharmacy, around $2.00 a gallon.
Buy a PH pen while the root ball is drying, absolutely essential for growing. I like the Oakton PH2, cheap and durable. Fast readings. Around $85 online.
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bird mcbride
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I am a cheap ass so I always go with the liquid ph color test. The lights can make colors appear different than they actually are so I fix the color chart to the wall and I hold the test up beside it. Usually, depending in the kit, it's 5ml of water to 1 drop. For my system I go lime green.
CREATIVE!@#
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The $85 ph meter isnt an option right now but maybe in the future. To flush I just pour 6 gals of water if its a 3 gal pot?
Hobbes
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3 gallons will probably do it, 6 certainly. The extra water won't hurt anything, it will drain through like the rest. If you can carry the bucket to the bath room the shower is a good drainage place, I use a 5 gallon bucket with holes in the lid for watering, I make sure that I get some run through with every bucket.
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3 gallons will probably do it, 6 certainly. The extra water won't hurt anything, it will drain through like the rest. If you can carry the bucket to the bath room the shower is a good drainage place, I use a 5 gallon bucket with holes in the lid for watering, I make sure that I get some run through with every bucket.
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