seedling problems

Newgrowjournal said:

My ph is always at around 5.8-6.2 i think that is where it should be but i could be wrong.

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Newgrowjournal said:

I herd a 3/5 gallon pot should suffice as i'm not looking to grow a huge plant just tryin to survive veg to harvest to get a feel of things for my first grow, is this correct? Watering around the edges is absolutely genius, will def start that. For number 3 i don't really understand the terms, i'm quite the noob haha :3 Thanks for your tips!!

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az2000 said:

How did you test that pH?

If the bag didn't mention dolomite, that could be a problem later in the grow. Even if it did mention it, the quality of the product sounds (looks) suspicious. (If they didn't include the perlite they said they did, I wouldn't count on them adding the necessary dolomite.).

You should buy some dolomite. You may need that in flower. (Powdered/sand consistency is better than chunks/pellets. Dolomite is characterized by a ratio of calcium and magnesium *carbonates* at a 1.2:1 ratio. If they label doesn't have that, be careful.).

When I did soilless, I pH'ed my nutrients to 5.9 in veg, 6.1 in flower.

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justugh said:

ok know this a 3 gallon pot of soil only holds 1/2 gallon of water........ 5 gallon is about 3/4 of a gallon give or take a pint
any more then that the water leaks out .....the feed plans on the boxes are ment for 1 us gallon of water (that much feed to 1 gallon of water )

do not keep the water it will not last untill the next feeding ....mix it up use it dump the extra out on a plant outside

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Newgrowjournal said:

i tested the run off with a pH meter, i will look into it, would it still be necessary if i have calcium and magnesium additives that i give to the plant?

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az2000 said:

Runoff ph doesn't mean a lot. I use a Control Wizard Accurate 8 ($70). There is a tedious way to measure runoff. You could try it to see how it compares to measuring casual runoff. Google for NCSU Pour-Through Method Runoff.

Dolomite buffers the medium. It's also a food/supplement. I would get some. When you transplant, I believe it will help if the additional medium were amended with 1-2tbsp/gal dolomite. I don't have a good feeling about that peat you bought.

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Newgrowjournal said:

for the dolomite do you think cal mag from botani-care or general hydroponics will suffice?

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az2000 said:

No, that's not the same. I'm not sure why it's expensive. Mine cost about $1 US per pound. At 1Tbsp/gal a pound will treat about 50-100 gallons of soil.

People who grow organic will use crushed eggshells, clamshells. There might be some alternatives available to you. You could visit the organic section. But, I don't know how that would work with soilless.

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Newgrowjournal said:

I have another plant that's half way through veg and thriving extremely well so i don't think the soil is a problem to them, but for the dolomite do you think cal mag from botani-care or general hydroponics will suffice? I checked out dolomite and that shit is super expensive, thanks!

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