Not a big poster...more of a lurker, but I'm having a major issue:
Strain - Bubblelicious, Cheese, Papaya (Germ 9 Nov, transplanted 22 Nov)
# of Plants - 9 (3 each)
Grow Type - Soil
Grow Stage - Vegetative
Bucket Size - 3 Gallon
Lights - (2) 1 - 600 MH 1 400 MH
Nutrients - None
Medium - 60% Ocean Forrest 30% Happy Frog 10% Perlite
Runoff PH - 4.6
Water used - RO, PH adjusted from 7.8 to 6.8 using PH down
RH - 55% to 65%
Room Temperature -65 - 78
Room Square Footage - 5 X 8
Pests - None
PH Meter - Oakton PH2
I just transplanted all of them into the 3 gallon pots about a week ago. I recognized slow growth but thought it may just have been due to the transplant. I also know that when I transplanted from sprout to the larger pots and put them under the Metal Halides I picked up a little leaf tip burn because I had the lights a little too close, or so I thought. Its a closed tube system with minimal heat, so maybe over exposure?
When I transplanted I used some "Quick Start" Vitamin B planting and transplanting solution, which I've used before and had zero issues with.
So, the 4.6 runoff is the issue. I tested the FFOF before I transplanted into it and it sat at 6.8, and the Happy Frog was about the same. I even have some of the mix left over that I used for the transplant and when I tested the runoff from that it was 6.4.
I'm baffled.
If I need to put up pics, I can do it tomorrow. The ones I have are just after transplant and not showing the issues.
I tried to do a "PH UP of RO to 9" feed tonight on two of the smaller ones to try to get the runoff PH up, but no luck.
Again, I'm lost. This will be my 4th soil and I have 3 hydros behind me and I've never had these issues. I'm pretty sure everyone will say that Dolomite lime would be the fix, but is that going to correct the issue or be a band-aid that keeps falling off? And, can someone tell me what the best way is to apply it? Add it to the top soil and water over it? I've never used it so I really don't know.
Thanks in advance for ANY help.
Strain - Bubblelicious, Cheese, Papaya (Germ 9 Nov, transplanted 22 Nov)
# of Plants - 9 (3 each)
Grow Type - Soil
Grow Stage - Vegetative
Bucket Size - 3 Gallon
Lights - (2) 1 - 600 MH 1 400 MH
Nutrients - None
Medium - 60% Ocean Forrest 30% Happy Frog 10% Perlite
Runoff PH - 4.6
Water used - RO, PH adjusted from 7.8 to 6.8 using PH down
RH - 55% to 65%
Room Temperature -65 - 78
Room Square Footage - 5 X 8
Pests - None
PH Meter - Oakton PH2
I just transplanted all of them into the 3 gallon pots about a week ago. I recognized slow growth but thought it may just have been due to the transplant. I also know that when I transplanted from sprout to the larger pots and put them under the Metal Halides I picked up a little leaf tip burn because I had the lights a little too close, or so I thought. Its a closed tube system with minimal heat, so maybe over exposure?
When I transplanted I used some "Quick Start" Vitamin B planting and transplanting solution, which I've used before and had zero issues with.
So, the 4.6 runoff is the issue. I tested the FFOF before I transplanted into it and it sat at 6.8, and the Happy Frog was about the same. I even have some of the mix left over that I used for the transplant and when I tested the runoff from that it was 6.4.
I'm baffled.
If I need to put up pics, I can do it tomorrow. The ones I have are just after transplant and not showing the issues.
I tried to do a "PH UP of RO to 9" feed tonight on two of the smaller ones to try to get the runoff PH up, but no luck.
Again, I'm lost. This will be my 4th soil and I have 3 hydros behind me and I've never had these issues. I'm pretty sure everyone will say that Dolomite lime would be the fix, but is that going to correct the issue or be a band-aid that keeps falling off? And, can someone tell me what the best way is to apply it? Add it to the top soil and water over it? I've never used it so I really don't know.
Thanks in advance for ANY help.