plant broblems!
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Re: plant broblems!!!!!
the plant is california orange.it is under 400w mh and mylar .it was a cutting
that i got from a friend . this plant did not start to does this untill
i moved it to a new room im in soil that i mixed my self(potting soil,perlite.
vermiculite, sand, ) i found little puddles in the corner of the room
this is in the basement. i use mg fertilizer 15 30 15 and test the soil
regular ph is 6.5-6.7 i use hydrated lime for ph up but i can not keep ph up
to 7.0 there on 18/6
the plant is california orange.it is under 400w mh and mylar .it was a cutting
that i got from a friend . this plant did not start to does this untill
i moved it to a new room im in soil that i mixed my self(potting soil,perlite.
vermiculite, sand, ) i found little puddles in the corner of the room
this is in the basement. i use mg fertilizer 15 30 15 and test the soil
regular ph is 6.5-6.7 i use hydrated lime for ph up but i can not keep ph up
to 7.0 there on 18/6
Re: plant broblems!!!!!
Epsom salts are a boost of K+, and a temp. solution to lowering the ph of your soil. As indoor plants age and get closer to becomming root bound, they will have used up all the available nutrients in their pot of soil. Shortly after you start adding nutes to your soil, it becomes saturated w/nitrotgen salts and uric acid. hence the pee like smell when you flush your plants. By combining chemically w/urea, the electrolytes in the epsom salts temorarily lower the ph of the soil making it easier for the plants to absorb nutrients.
Sorry, I'm a nurse, biochemistry was always my thing.
Vin
Epsom salts are a boost of K+, and a temp. solution to lowering the ph of your soil. As indoor plants age and get closer to becomming root bound, they will have used up all the available nutrients in their pot of soil. Shortly after you start adding nutes to your soil, it becomes saturated w/nitrotgen salts and uric acid. hence the pee like smell when you flush your plants. By combining chemically w/urea, the electrolytes in the epsom salts temorarily lower the ph of the soil making it easier for the plants to absorb nutrients.
Sorry, I'm a nurse, biochemistry was always my thing.
Vin
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Re: plant broblems!!!!!
thanks alot but plant is getting worse. so went and bought a new test
kit to check npk. i found that there was high n,no p, little k so i gave
seperate p and seperate k.also i checked to make certain it was not rootbound it is not.heres a picture of how bad it is now and i will
post a new picture when it clears up
see if it was the problem
thanks alot but plant is getting worse. so went and bought a new test
kit to check npk. i found that there was high n,no p, little k so i gave
seperate p and seperate k.also i checked to make certain it was not rootbound it is not.heres a picture of how bad it is now and i will
post a new picture when it clears up
see if it was the problem
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