Hey guys,
a little background:
I'm using Fox Farms soil -straight - no amendments
growing a couple NL autos with a couple Inferno OG photos
600w MH/HPS setup (they are still young so I'm running the MH at 50% about 20-22 hrs per day)
Anyways after much research I went with the "big 5" from the Earth Juice line - grow, bloom, meta-k, microblast, and catalyst
I made a formula based on info from EJ using 1gal water and 4 of the 5 for the first 3 weeks of my grow.
In tsp per gal it is: 1.5 Grow, 1.0 Bloom, .5 Catalyst, .5 Microblast.
Problem is this solution is coming to 4.3pH. I have fed very little to my plants so far, A. because theyre so young and B. because I'm a little nervous of that acidity. So far I havent noticed any issues since I fed (lightly) 2 days ago.
I did a little research and decided to go get an aquarium pump and bubble stone because supposedly bubbling it should stabilize it. Started bubbling my formula last night about 8pm (16hrs ago) and just checked it... still at 4.3.
Could this be because I let the formula sit in a gallon jug for a few days? I know there are microbes and beneficials in this stuff so I dont know if maybe they have already died off or something...
Anyways I know now that I probably should have added some dolomite lime to my soil before planting. I have 1 plant already in a 5gal smartpot so nothing much I can do with her. The others are still in smaller plastic pots waiting to be transplanted to 3.5 or 5gal smartpots.
Thanks so much for any help you can offer!
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