Hey buddy,
Sounds like you know what the answer is :) PH and overwatering. You don't need to be Uber accurate when working in soil because the soil will buffer thing to a degree unless you start adding strong acid etc.
The whole issue with litmus test are you cannot get a true reading unless you're in natural light. They plenty accurate enough to work with soil and probably more accurate than those cheap meters mate.
Personally I would give them a light feed and lay off the PH for a while. Also let the soil air a bit before feeding again. These will pick up lovely as soon as you make the required adjustments so no need to panic.
Good luck
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aye ewe drown the fukas leave the roots get a tad of air back at them leaving pots to dry out lightish then feed the fukas a good feed then grow them out see.... but in the meantime take a few cuttings now as back up.
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Thanks Aspie. This spring I'm setting up waterbutts to collect rainwater.The Aspie Toker wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 7:34 pmIt is a tad on the high side, but the microbes should be able to buffer it okay.Tictok wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 4:23 pmThanks Aspie, he is definitely more experienced than me, but in hindsight, I agree with you.The Aspie Toker wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 3:29 pm
A more experienced grower would tell you that there's no need to pH your water when growing in organic soil.
Untreated my tap water measures 8.5, is that not a bit high or will the soil buffer even that?
Can you collect rain water at all? That is slightly acidic and may be better for you.
Hey Seymour, thanks man, glad for a bit of reassurances things have been clockwork until now.seymore_budz wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 7:40 pmHey buddy,
Sounds like you know what the answer is :) PH and overwatering. You don't need to be Uber accurate when working in soil because the soil will buffer thing to a degree unless you start adding strong acid etc.
The whole issue with litmus test are you cannot get a true reading unless you're in natural light. They plenty accurate enough to work with soil and probably more accurate than those cheap meters mate.
Personally I would give them a light feed and lay off the PH for a while. Also let the soil air a bit before feeding again. These will pick up lovely as soon as you make the required adjustments so no need to panic.
Good luck
Cheers Cap and thanks for your cuts post, if it wasn't for that I wouldn't have been able to keep any of the lines I have now. Respect sir.Captain Beefheart wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 7:41 pmaye ewe drown the fukas leave the roots get a tad of air back at them leaving pots to dry out lightish then feed the fukas a good feed then grow them out see.... but in the meantime take a few cuttings now as back up.
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Just a possible point of interest i thought i`d mention maybe a bit off topic but that`s me allover . Always used the cheapest ph pens i can find and ive never had problems using them either. Ive had around 4 or 5 down the years and ive also bought and used a more expensive one in that time which worked fine, it never lasted as long as most the cheaper ones though.
Also ive used the same one cheapo EC pen for same length of time, its only last year that EC pen stopped working.
Just a thought here are nearly all the more expensive ph and ec pens still made in China on day shift down factory and jazzed up with different company logo`s to sell on at vast profits and the more cheapo ones are prolly made in same factory by night shift workers less the jazzy company name and logo and still sold on at a lesser profit ? Still it`s a profit and tis all those guys are about down China way me thinks.
I just thought i`d bat the cheapo Chinese grow stuff corner that ive used after seeing you guys rip into the cheapo ph pens for not being accurate, well i think they are, in fact no i know they are accurate after 20 years using them. I seem do ok anyhow.
Also ive used the same one cheapo EC pen for same length of time, its only last year that EC pen stopped working.
Just a thought here are nearly all the more expensive ph and ec pens still made in China on day shift down factory and jazzed up with different company logo`s to sell on at vast profits and the more cheapo ones are prolly made in same factory by night shift workers less the jazzy company name and logo and still sold on at a lesser profit ? Still it`s a profit and tis all those guys are about down China way me thinks.
I just thought i`d bat the cheapo Chinese grow stuff corner that ive used after seeing you guys rip into the cheapo ph pens for not being accurate, well i think they are, in fact no i know they are accurate after 20 years using them. I seem do ok anyhow.
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IMHO you can't get any technology that will beat a chemical reaction in measuring pH. Technology fails, chemistry doesn't.
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Just wanted to say a massive thank you to all that helped on this. Took a while, and a bit of defoliation and the mothers are saved.
Took 5 emergency cuts on @Marcus 's advice and they are also now thriving. This means I can give the cuts to a mate and the line can be fully saved.
Here they are now with a heavily trained young Sugarbreath keeping them company.
They will get another 4 weeks of veg while 2 x Bodhi's HashplantD (Chemdog D mother x 88G13hasplant) catch up.
Thank you all, frickin' lifesavers!
Took 5 emergency cuts on @Marcus 's advice and they are also now thriving. This means I can give the cuts to a mate and the line can be fully saved.
Here they are now with a heavily trained young Sugarbreath keeping them company.
They will get another 4 weeks of veg while 2 x Bodhi's HashplantD (Chemdog D mother x 88G13hasplant) catch up.
Thank you all, frickin' lifesavers!