soil/water ph level; confused...
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SmokeMedprop215
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I would just make sure to ph your water I dont know what kind of soil tester you have but the cheaper ones are usually wrong in my experience I think that you want your soil somewhere around 7.0 but when I did soil I never checked the ph of soil just the water and they all turned out great. What kind of soil are you using ?
Just ordinary Miracle grow. Apperently its ph is 5.1. I havent had time to go down and check in the shop. so dont worry about the soil ph?
I also read that baking soda can do that. Thats ok right?
No i werent planning on using anything besides molasses, unless i have too.
Im going by the book: Marijuana BUDS for less, 8oz pretty much.
The Miracle grow which i was planing on getting has 3 months worth of nutrients. Apperantly that should do me alright.
What'd ya reckon?
PS-Do the Digital water ph testers test water ph and soil ph?
bonz
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aaaaaaahhhhhhh. sorry stay away from mg. it`s harsh stuff unless thats a;ll you can get i realy dont recomend it. there are better nutes to buy even at a home depot or what ever you have there.
yes you definately need to worry about soil ph. and mg is nasty on the ph and salts
yes you definately need to worry about soil ph. and mg is nasty on the ph and salts
Im in uk. we got B&Q instead, n homebase. I could go down to a hydro shop but its quite alot further. And MG sounded good because of the 3 months of nutes it had.
If i was to go down to the hydroshop what soil would you recomend? do they have nutes inside? I dont really want to put any chemicals or anything in soil just organic stuff.
EDIT; im using CFL's for my entire grow.
bonz
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sweet, i`m all about organic.
i use pro mix hp, with worm castings, kelp meal, lime, actualy quite a bit of good stuff. but if you want a simple mix pro mix, perilite, vermiculite, lime.
those slow release nute ones are the worst thing for us. you will have salt problems burning lock out. some people will argue with me i will guarantee that, some people can work it but not recomended
i use pro mix hp, with worm castings, kelp meal, lime, actualy quite a bit of good stuff. but if you want a simple mix pro mix, perilite, vermiculite, lime.
those slow release nute ones are the worst thing for us. you will have salt problems burning lock out. some people will argue with me i will guarantee that, some people can work it but not recomended
Im looking at my hydroshop's catalog and theres acctually not that much to choose from. They dont have pro-mix. They do have Bio-Bizz All-Mix.
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Bio-Bizz All-Mix is unlike anything you will find in a garden centre. It contains a blend of baltic peat moss, compost, worm castings, perlite and a special 'pre-mix' which is a blend of biologically active organic ingredients. The active ingredient Pre-Mix is more than just another additive - once it is blended it is then stored in a warm storehouse in the Netherlands for a 6 weeks where it is fermented into the potent mixture it is known for. Once added to All-Mix, it makes this soil a seriously effective organic growing medium that is hard to beat. If you are going to grow in soil then this is the soil mix you want to use.What nutes would you recommend?
bonz
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ya thats good stuff. i would recomend the perilite and vermiculite also if it dosn`t have it. for nutes i use botanicares pure blend pro. the veg, bloom, cal-mag+, liquid karma. sweet is nice but is basicaly the same as molasses.
does your store have a web site, if so post it so i can look at what they have?
does your store have a web site, if so post it so i can look at what they have?
ye, its got 30% perlite. would i still need to add vermiculite?
the website is: GroWell > Hydroponics, Grow Lights, Grow Rooms & Plant Lighting
bonz
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i would. especialy with peat based soils. i believe this is?
i haven`t used any nutes they have but have heard of a few using the same brand as the soil you have. i know i have some info on this stuff and some feed schedule from a reputable source. i`ll look it up and let ya know.
i`m sure someone hear has used it and will speak up
i haven`t used any nutes they have but have heard of a few using the same brand as the soil you have. i know i have some info on this stuff and some feed schedule from a reputable source. i`ll look it up and let ya know.
i`m sure someone hear has used it and will speak up
