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Soil ph took a dive. Plz help.

Smokeys_Garden
Smokeys_Gardenstarted grow question 4 years ago
Soil ph took a dive. Any ideas how to fix it. They are planted in ground. Mostly clay ground in back yard. They are all over 8 feet and I don't think its a good idea to transplant. I've flushed for several days and still reads low with very little change.
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nicksanswered grow question 4 years ago
well ya if its working good took me 15gallon run off to flush my 10 gallon pot(holds 4 gallon water) to shift run off PH 4 back to 5.8 so about 19 gallon total
Smokeys_Garden
Smokeys_Gardenanswered grow question 4 years ago
All 4 holes have come up about +.5 from their original reading. Will check again in the morning.
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Smokeys_Garden
Smokeys_Gardenanswered grow question 4 years ago
Flushed each hole with over 20 gallons of water. Will update ph level in a couple hours.
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Smokeys_Gardenanswered grow question 4 years ago
Yes left to right. Its slowly working its way back up. Gonna give them a good flush cause it seems to be helping a little. Been really dry here and the soil in backyard is clay like. And I may have over fed them a little. So that's my mistake. Will keep you posted.
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nicksanswered grow question 4 years ago
are they in order? if they were left to right hole 1 is 4 atm. Hole 2 is 5. Hole 3 is 5. Hole 4 is 5.5. I would be checking left side for contaiments because its weird the PH is almost linear rise and if your outside i feed 10 gallon pot 5 gal 10-20% run off id water more or get advice for soil i use promix indoor MI gardener on bigger carrots "deep watering"www.youtube.com/watch are u having affect on PH? Im thinking 4 gallons barely getting to bottom of roots not flushing salts much. is it moving at all the way you want? ya keep updating
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Smokeys_Garden
Smokeys_Gardenanswered grow question 4 years ago
Ph of soil hole 1 is 4 atm. Hole 2 is 5. Hole 3 is 5. Hole 4 is 5.5. Ive been flushing heavily for past few days. Ph of water is 7.5. I flush with about 4 gallons every time. Ive even added some calcium carbonate along with some limestone. It seems to slowly be working. Will keep updating progress with soil.
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nicksanswered grow question 4 years ago
Im not a gardener and a noob but your soil PH was stable, your feed PH is stable, have you identified the potential cause of the spike? run off from something, pine needles seems to me if you want to tackle it you gotta account for that. I don't know much other poster would know more but #1 what are your readings what quantity of water have you flushed whats change in PH say 30min after? how much is it changing? Id wanna see incremental progress and consider PH+ water to maybe 7.5 see if it counteracts the acidity more every PH level is 10 the last i believe so it might be awhile if its super low. Be cautious of over correction be safe hows the dmg and PH today compared to yesterday. Im a noob and using on screen keyboard spilt coffee but gl this is my thought process and what id try sending good thoughts i just killed my baby with vinegar PH of 4 run off, just posted pics she will be laid to rest this morning
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The8thChevron
The8thChevronanswered grow question 4 years ago
Flush with 7.0 water. It will take a few feeds at least. Your buildup is so high that a few light flushes isn't quite enough. Time and patience.
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Smokeys_Garden
Smokeys_Gardenanswered grow question 4 years ago
Nutrient lockup has begun. They are starting to cannibalize.
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