OK I finally got a meter, it's a hanna duel meter that does ph and tds/ppm.
Here's what I'm dealing with. My plants are in flower now for 4 weeks, today. Two have been turning yellow since week two in flower. One has just started turning yellow and one seems alright.
In the past three weeks I have watered till they leak out water, every three days. (mini flushes, due to my physical limitations) The last three waterings have been phd to 5.5 with citric acid added to ph7 water. They are budding/sugaring, but not at the rates I have come to expect from these lines.
Background, This is my first attempt to use recycled soil. I re-amended my soil at the original rates and also added lime (34% cal and 4% mag) plus some epsom salt.
I feel my soil was too hot and too alkaline. Evidenced by slow growth in veg, and now the yellowing.
My first metering showed a ph of 7.6 from run off. I watered with water ph'd to 5.5, then came back in an hour or so and watered till there was run off, the run of was 7.6. The parts per million was 354, or an EC of .7.
Now giving all that how to proceed? I have earth juice grow/bloom/catalyst. micro blast available, plus GH marine and indonesian bat guano and mexican bat guano. I'm thinking using the EJ bloom with a little grow @ 1000ppm or an EC of 2. But am willing to listen to advice of those who have been there and rescued their crop......scrappy
Here's what I'm dealing with. My plants are in flower now for 4 weeks, today. Two have been turning yellow since week two in flower. One has just started turning yellow and one seems alright.
In the past three weeks I have watered till they leak out water, every three days. (mini flushes, due to my physical limitations) The last three waterings have been phd to 5.5 with citric acid added to ph7 water. They are budding/sugaring, but not at the rates I have come to expect from these lines.
Background, This is my first attempt to use recycled soil. I re-amended my soil at the original rates and also added lime (34% cal and 4% mag) plus some epsom salt.
I feel my soil was too hot and too alkaline. Evidenced by slow growth in veg, and now the yellowing.
My first metering showed a ph of 7.6 from run off. I watered with water ph'd to 5.5, then came back in an hour or so and watered till there was run off, the run of was 7.6. The parts per million was 354, or an EC of .7.
Now giving all that how to proceed? I have earth juice grow/bloom/catalyst. micro blast available, plus GH marine and indonesian bat guano and mexican bat guano. I'm thinking using the EJ bloom with a little grow @ 1000ppm or an EC of 2. But am willing to listen to advice of those who have been there and rescued their crop......scrappy