Blueberry - Organic Soil - 600W LED - First Grow

[CaliBoy559]

6.2-6.4 you should have all nutes being taken up in that range

So is that runoff or whats going in? Im just curious if runoff even means anything?

 

[CaliBoy559]

Most of the time ph is the problem unless you're just plain over feeding.

Yeah i gave ro water

 

[imtoasted]

Runoff doesnt mean much i heard.. especially if you use synthetics theres no point in checking runoff cause its not the same ph as your soil.

 

[CaliBoy559]

Yea thats what my plants looked like when i was watering at 7 ph. It looks like they are starting to get twisted light green/yellow new growth which means you are in the beggining stages of an iron deficiency as well. Just lower ph like pw said and you should be good to go.

Cott dam that ph lol

 

[CaliBoy559]

Runoff doesnt mean much i heard.. especially if you use synthetics theres no point in checking runoff cause its not the same ph as your soil.

So really only worry about the ph of whats going in?. And im organic

 

[imtoasted]

Yea cali i tracked my runoff and i realized it meant nothing.. it may be different if you are going organic but i would just watch the ph going in. I wish i hadnt put the extra stress on myself and the plants checking the runoff.

 

[Pennywise]

I use AN sensi A&B so runoff means very little.

 

[CaliBoy559]

--UPDATE-- INDOOR

I watered with 2 1/2 gal ro water and phd it way to low so added bout half gal tap and phd to 6.4

Runoff on #1 was 6.5
#2 was 6.4
#3 was 6.4

 

[CaliBoy559]

--UPDATE-- OUTDOOR

Temp outside atm is 94F
Leaf temp is 95F
topsoil temp is 101F

Giving a transplant today and im going to water with the leftover water i phd from yesterdays watering from the indoor girls

I checked the waters ph and it was 6.9 it must have rose? Hmm well i phd it down to 6.4

Runoff was 6.2

She looks unhappy.

Going into 1 gal airpot
1/2 ocean forest
1/4 happy frog
1/4 perilite
1 tbsp azomite
handful of worm castings

 

[imtoasted]

Transplant them a little deeper next time.. all that stem will grow roots on it when you bury her more. She does look sad i hope she likes her new home.. i like the soil mix, ill have to check out what azomite is. Ive heard of it though.

 

[CaliBoy559]

Transplant them a little deeper next time.. all that stem will grow roots on it when you bury her more. She does look sad i hope she likes her new home.. i like the soil mix, ill have to check out what azomite is. Ive heard of it though.

Yeah idid it in a hurry because dropping the ph takes me forever! And i was frusterated in this heat lol next transplant i will though. And yeah azomite has like 70 different micro nutes

 

[CaliBoy559]

I have a question. In soil does the ph of the medium rise continually?.. because for example i watered the indoor girls like almost a month before this last watering in theory it could have got a lockout because it had been so long till i had reset the ph of the medium via watered with a ph of 6.4 again. And it maybe rose to lock it out? I only thought of this because i saved about a gallon of water i phd yesterday that was 6.4 but today i checked it and it was like 6.9 or 7.0 so it rose over like 20 hours

 

[Pennywise]

You're in soil?

 

[CaliBoy559]

You're in soil?

Yes u didnt know this hole time? Lol

 

[Pennywise]

I probably did but it all blends together after awhile so i ask if im not sure.

 

[Pennywise]

Have you dressed with lime?

 

[CaliBoy559]

I probably did but it all blends together after awhile so i ask if im not sure.

Lol no worries PW i see on almost every post on here sumtimes i dont know how u remember anything about my grow at all lol.. and no i have not yet. What lime?

 

[Pennywise]

I get home from work and have 70-90 notifications to look at. Crushed limestone will buffer your soil. You could try a little calmag also to buffer the ph.

 

[CaliBoy559]

I get home from work and have 70-90 notifications to look at. Crushed limestone will buffer your soil. You could try a little calmag also to buffer the ph.

Lmao idont know how u do it. But they sell the limestone anywhere? What does it does exactly? And what u mran it buffers the soil? Ive heard of it before i belive would i be able to water regular water?

 

[Pennywise]

Its basically calcium, it will work to stabilize ph. If you use powdered limestone it may take a couple weeks to begin working. Thats why i said you can use calmagas a quick fix.