What you guys think?

[Chris628]

Hello all. I been working with a new strain called Meow. It's been giving me alot of issues from the get-go.

Im late into vegg and transplanted into 5gal pots preparing for flip and BAM they all start turning neon yellow on me. I asked my buddy he says it's a pH issue. I been growing here for about 2 years now but never had anything like this happen really. So I got a pH test thing from the fish store and my tap is reading like 7.6 or something crazy. I also am noticing my other strain of Sour Punch that I just transplanted are a few days behind but also starting to turn. All my plants that I haven't transplanted yet all seem fine in comparison so not sure what is happening. Thoughts?



pH Test


4 Meows


Closeup of one


Sour Punch Starting
White Widows waiting for transplant

 

[WeedHopper]

Well i can tell you 7.6 is way to high. Between 6.5 and 6.8 is where you need to be in soil. You have locked out the needed nutrients with a PH that high. You need to test your runoff and see what the PH is but 1st you need to PH your water down to what i said above. Without that being fixed adding nutes will do no good.

 

[pute]

You need some kind of reliable ph tester!! You will never get a successful harvest unless you do a few basic things right. Hopper is right that needs to be addressed now. Don't rely on your local fish store!!!

 

[WeedHopper]

I have a PH pen and pool testing kit. Ive used both with no problems. Make sure if your using a pool test kit to put a white piece of paper behind the kit to get a better color reading on the chart.
The pens are more accurate but you need to make sure you keep them calibrated.

 

[Chris628]

Got some pH Down and flushed them with just water and some Cal-mag. Hoping for the best.

Going to pickup a Pen when I stop in the grow shop this week.

 

[WeedHopper]

Awesome.

 

[pute]

I use an ECO Tester. $50 on Amazon. Calibrates in seconds. Don't leave home without it.....

 

[Chris628]

So was testing the water and it looks like my tap is 7.2 pH. But once I add my nutrients then the pH is at 6.6. That doesn't seem that high really for these to all get a lockout like this. Could there be another issue I'm not seeing?


Updated shot from 2 days ago.

 

[Mike143]

So,how are the ones that you have not
transplanted yet look?As opposed to these.Seems strange that this came after transplanting.Did you change soils as well?Or the same mix?
I do agree that ph monitoring is a must,and you should see results there,but keep in mind too it can take a little new growth to see results.Not to many magic bullets that green-em up over night.