yeah see those numbers were different to the ones i was using.
the baseline is 6.3 for soil, that's the place where nothing is locked up and the plant gets just about the right amount of each thing.
however when working out your bottom end its vital to calculate in how long it takes the soil to dry and how much the PH rises during that time.
for a well established plant its not impossible to see a full PH point rise on 48-72 hours at the end of which your solid would be dry enough for watering in an ideal world. that's why i recommend a ph of around 5.5 in this scenario so that the plant experiences everything from 5.5 to 6.5 in this time frame maximising the amount of each nute it can draw up.
However......a run off of PH 4 was certainly not mentioned in any way shape or form.
@Heissenberg please can you test and calibrate your PH reading equipment and make sure you take your time on the readings....
as important watering practice to follow is to not confuse the signals when people say water lots or not too much....when its time to water the plant, you drench it, no need to be shy, i like at least half a litr of run off from my pots (Please note this is with used up soil, when your entirely relying on liquid foods) or you can start to get layers of salt build up that can throw your run off readings through the roof. then its important to let that lady get nice and dry.
do you have some sort of scales to weight the plant pot? people here use something called 'lift the pot' to test when its time to water.
if it was me, i would leave that lady dry right out until it looks like she might wilt. i would then add half a solo cup of water to the soil and then weight the pot....remember that number. water the plant, and then don't water again till it hits that number. after a little while you wont need the scales, your muscle memory will be good enough to make the call =)
the baseline is 6.3 for soil, that's the place where nothing is locked up and the plant gets just about the right amount of each thing.
however when working out your bottom end its vital to calculate in how long it takes the soil to dry and how much the PH rises during that time.
for a well established plant its not impossible to see a full PH point rise on 48-72 hours at the end of which your solid would be dry enough for watering in an ideal world. that's why i recommend a ph of around 5.5 in this scenario so that the plant experiences everything from 5.5 to 6.5 in this time frame maximising the amount of each nute it can draw up.
However......a run off of PH 4 was certainly not mentioned in any way shape or form.
@Heissenberg please can you test and calibrate your PH reading equipment and make sure you take your time on the readings....
as important watering practice to follow is to not confuse the signals when people say water lots or not too much....when its time to water the plant, you drench it, no need to be shy, i like at least half a litr of run off from my pots (Please note this is with used up soil, when your entirely relying on liquid foods) or you can start to get layers of salt build up that can throw your run off readings through the roof. then its important to let that lady get nice and dry.
do you have some sort of scales to weight the plant pot? people here use something called 'lift the pot' to test when its time to water.
if it was me, i would leave that lady dry right out until it looks like she might wilt. i would then add half a solo cup of water to the soil and then weight the pot....remember that number. water the plant, and then don't water again till it hits that number. after a little while you wont need the scales, your muscle memory will be good enough to make the call =)
