That's very low, but I'm still unaware of drooping being a sign of low pH in soil. When you stick a finger in the holes at the bottom is it still wet or damp?
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that's when Human Resources got involved ....
edit : the lawyers had a field day
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Shed, a little moist at the bottom but not wet Should
i try to raise the PH? BTW my other plants are about 5.5? I jsut read a blog that said plants were at 7 PH then added nutes and dropped to 5.9. Maybe thats why my ph is low because I watered with nutes? It says Often the easiest way to lower is to simply add back some municipal water. Maybe i'll go water them again with plain water and test tomorrow
i try to raise the PH? BTW my other plants are about 5.5? I jsut read a blog that said plants were at 7 PH then added nutes and dropped to 5.9. Maybe thats why my ph is low because I watered with nutes? It says Often the easiest way to lower is to simply add back some municipal water. Maybe i'll go water them again with plain water and test tomorrow
Water doesn't change the pH of your soil. If it did, your slurry test results would be meaningless.
What could raise the pH of your soil would be fast-acting lime but as I mentioned, plants in soil with low pH would be displaying all sorts of other signs besides drooping.
If you watered to runoff yesterday and it's a little moist today, try giving it a lot more water tomorrow. and maybe wrap that black pot in a white pillowcase to take some of the heat off the roots.
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Is this the same one with the drooping? Did you slurry test this one? Low soil pH can lead to toxicity of the micronutrients (iron, boron, manganese, copper, and zinc).
Here is a pic of manganese toxicity (which can also block the uptake of calcium):
If the pH of that soil it truly in the mid-low 5s that could account for the leaf damage you're seeing.
Here is a pic of manganese toxicity (which can also block the uptake of calcium):
If the pH of that soil it truly in the mid-low 5s that could account for the leaf damage you're seeing.
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Could those black marks be from something environmental rather than internal? If so, I'd get some cal-mag.
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I used to use Botanicare cal-mag+. Stay away from the stuff with high N numbers. 2-0-0 is okay though.
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Thank you
is it possible to slurry test it to death ?
kinda looks like excess n and windburn together.
kinda looks like excess n and windburn together.
I'm not seeing the tip claw signs of nitrogen toxicity. What made you think it's too much N?
colour and elongated tips. also looks as if excess nutes have gathered at the leaf edges, darkening before seeing signs of burn. there is a little claw lower, as if the plant had grown through too much n earlier. there's also cupping higher up suggesting heat related or wind burn.
pretty sure it's more than one thing. n would not be the whole story at all.
i've seen leaves crisp like that on the outside if there is a big temp swing between day/night as well. it's close to what a frost would look like.
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I think it is probably combination of too much wind and too much nutrients. I know pH was low and I think they all absorbed up a little bit too much nutes so I’m going to just water them without nutes for a week or so and see how they do
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Not just flowering, thriving.Well we made to August and we’re flowering
That's a bunch of happy girls.
Hope your having a good day my friend.
Stay safe
Bill284
