Batista

Lol cool man. Im using vinegar purely out of cost savings. A 500ml Ph down cost around R80, so I'm happy with paying for cheap vinegar, but you are probably right, Ph down solution is prob best in the long run. Another question please, I have decided to transplant my plant into coco because I used too much perlite which lead me to daily feedings, throw in a faulty Ph meter and you can see why I want to go back to a 90/10 coco perlite mix lol! I got a bottle of Terra Aquatica Calmag, can I just expand my coco brick in the recommended 1.2ml per liter? Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

Hey gents, so I've been using brown vinegar for years now with no issues. So new pen arrived today. You guys were laughing at me when I mentioned air bubble hey lol, the new pen doesn't have any air bubble in it and seems the probe is shorter than the old one on the right. Attached some pics of my last grow using brown vinegar and hortimix. I got no issues with brown vinegar lol Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

Thanks, I will look into this. Could I try some warm sunlight soap and water to gently wash the probe? I'm thinking there may be an invisible film of sorts on it. Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

Things were generally built to last back in the day. Nowadays companies put a lifetime on each product (Planned obselecence sp? ) Call it corporate greed or a lack of quality materials due to overmining or whatever. [emoji17] Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

So I ordered a new cheapie Ph pen, it will come with 2 solutions of Ph 4 and 6.86. I also bought the dropper Ph test and will use that to test my old and new Ph pen when it arrives. The dropper test showed around 6 for last night's feeding so I let it be and didn't add any vinegar and plants looks good, new growth is green. Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

Thanks man, I'm going for the general hydroponics one from Futurama, around R120, good backup Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

Thanks man, so the shop wasn't much help, pretty much sent me a link to a Ph pen to order lol, I found the same pen less than half the rands on communicate, so just ordered it with the 2 calibration solutions. Still going to pick up my Ph color test as a backup. Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

So I got this pen Feb 2019, I emailed the shop and asked their advice. In the meantime im probably going to buy those colour compare test until I can get a proper ph pen(this means buying it without my wife finding out lol) Another question, do you need to calibrate with only the 6.86 solution or must you calibrate with a 4ph solution aswell? I have 2 year old 6.86 solution lol dont think that is a good idea.

So there is an issue because no matter how much vinegar I add the Ph doesn't change, Google says that the air bubble is an issue and I agree after doing the above :( Is it time for a new Ph pen or wondrring if I can shake that bubble out. It's an El cheapo yellow Ph pen. Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

Guys, is there supposed to be water inside the Ph pen phrobe thingy? I see an air bubble, I think my Ph pen is not working [emoji24] Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

Hey, so I think my Ph meter may be off by a bit, but I also think I havnt flushed in a while. I've collected some rainwater, do you think I can flush with that? I've never really tried rainwater before on indoor plants. I'm going to checks its Ph with my El cheapo pen and report back but I do think it's time for a flush on this plant. Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

Hey, I think they are twisted because I recently tied the stems down more and also snipped a few growth tips and then this happened lol Thanks for confirming my suspicions, I will def do a defoliate and remove smaller unwanted growth tips. Unfortunately this means I won't make the soft switch deadline as I would want more vertical growth before I switch. Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

I think watering every 3 days in organic soil is a bit much.Those stones could be leaching, they seem to have turned browner.Do you have a ph meter? I would collect some of the runoff and measure it.

This plant is impressive. Growth is taking off now. I did open her up yesterday with the wire, she will require daily training now. I don't think I'm going to flip just yet, I probably need another 2 weeks because I lost around 2 weeks due to my unwashed coco messing them up lol Apologies for dark pics, had to put my light off otherwise electro lines. Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

Wow, they look like totally different plants between the week 5 and 6 pic. Very healthy and thick looking lol [emoji23] Im using the same hortimix, but don't have that thickness, could that be the silicone that's doing that? Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

Nice man, I was and still am Batista lol

Hey bud, I was looking for the screenshot where you mentioned that soil mix picture and couldnt find it.What is your soil mix?

I've used coco only before and I can get away with watering everything 2nd or even 3rd day,but it depends on age and health of the plant.If your plant can use more feeding, then you can feed her everyday in coco.Coco is a hydroponic medium and meant to be wet all the time, but you usually want to flush every 3 weeks or so with plain water to prevent accumulation of salts.

Nice man, All I can say is rinse that coco very well.Ran into a few issues and it came down to unrinsed coco lol

Update, survivor is going great now that the medium has been rinsed well, and I also tied her down. Ec is set at 0.7 and Ph 5.5. A bit miffed that I messed this grow up to be honest, but she is pulling along. Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

So these plants are stressing me out!Luckily I didnt threw them out, just left them on my windowsill. I did a little runoff test and it came out very high , around 600 ppm. I think that is the problem,those plants were locked out because my coco was not flushed properly I flushed them now and then watered with nutes again.Im going to do the remaining plant tomorrow that is in the 15l pot,as I need around 50l to flush that pot out.Hopefully this will sort out my lockout issues and im keen to see if these stunted plants recover.

Here she is, she hasn't pushed out new growth in 2 days. I still have one plant that is doing relatively well though! I have also switched my light from 150 hps to a 150 cw led floodlight. I have already noticed the stretching after only 1 day and wished that I just started with this light from the start. Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

I rate its a combo of the fish ferts and the mildew, mold. Did you bud wash before you dried? Edit sorry I see you did. Must be the strong fish mixes. I've had it in the past but mine smelt of old biltong cos I used bone and blood liquid ferts. Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

I'm pulling my 2nd plant because she is struggling, at least I'm down to one solid one left. I kept everything the same for all plants so it's the randomness of seeds. Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

I think I made a mistake of soaking my peat and then immediately transplanting the seedlings, and then I continued to water with my nute solution. I did change my peat brand so I'm wondering whether that may be the case because this peat is way darker than my regular one and seems to hold alot more moisture as well. Do they look over watered? I'm using a 50 50 perlite peat combo. I also think my addition of perlite is contributing to the issue as I never used perlite before and never had any overwatering issues. Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk