This is what my plants started looking like when my pH meter wasn't calibrated (water was about 7.0 pH)
Here's what they looked like two weeks later with water at 5.8 pH
Outdoor soils have thing in them that keep pH stable, so hose water is ok. In smaller containers and with potting soil...
Don't have a lot of experience growing weed in pure organic soils, but based on my experience growing tomatoes in soil those recipes look good. The only thing you might want to add is some azomite for micronutrients though the kelp should probably provide enough anyway.
About your second...
Hey Synaster congrats on your first grow journal.
Sorry to hear about your son, I had an aunt who battled colon cancer so I know how hard it is to deal with. My aunt found a lot of relief in medical cannabis so I think it will help your son too.
I've grown Canuck's Do-Si-Dos before (it's...