Ok, so I'll mix it at 100ml/L as instructed and you had said 500 ml or so, so that would mean 50 ml in 500 ml for their recommended concentration. First I will flush my reservoir with just de-chlorinated tap water, then add the liquid fish i have. I am only going to do this in the SIP that has the two Hulkberry in it as the Tropicana Banana in the other SIP seems to be doing a bit better, although not perfect. I guess if I'm overfed already the result will be more lockout or lightening of the foliage, and if I'm underfed, i should get darker green, more color in my leaves. Guess we'll see what happens.
ya just slowly add from the top around the stem,not supposed to let it run through.Ok, so I'll mix it at 100ml/L as instructed and you had said 500 ml or so, so that would mean 50 ml in 500 ml for their recommended concentration. First I will flush my reservoir with just de-chlorinated tap water, then add the liquid fish i have. I am only going to do this in the SIP that has the two Hulkberry in it as the Tropicana Banana in the other SIP seems to be doing a bit better, although not perfect. I guess if I'm overfed already the result will be more lockout or lightening of the foliage, and if I'm underfed, i should get darker green, more color in my leaves. Guess we'll see what happens.
reduce it by half,so 50ml/l.ph up you can mix baking soda water in a separate container tablespoon to a gallon.mix then use that water to mix with fish.again go 50ml/l not the 100.Were just trying to see if some instant food helps.
Ok, i'll give that a go, thank you myke.
Yes, 6.0 is a little low for soil. Did your read that medium pH correction thread? In that he just uses higher pH water to bring his medium pH up.
I'm not sure if this relates at all, but anytime I've ever run Em-1 with freshly mixed coots, my plants hated it. Too rich for the plant.
No, I haven't read the medium ph correction thread. I will search for it thank you. Well, I assume if I add a little less activated EM, the reservoir will be a bit higher ph, due to the low ph of the activated EM (4.0 ish) .
Here it is.
Well, I did amend with 4-4-4 and ewc, twice, so far. But, I didn't amend with that this week.
Thank you.
Also adding OSF (oyster shell flour) or Dolomite will slowly raise the pH. Adding EWC like you did will help buffer the pH too.Thank you.
If I were to add a bit of oyster shell flour, how much should I add knowing my soil ph is 6.0? My SIPs are supposed to hold 2.0 cu ft, or 15 is gallons. I didn't fill them right to the top, knowing I would be top dressing periodically throughout the grow. I have some.
Not sure how much you want to add at a time. It's really mild though. It's got a lot of Ca, so I don't use it unless it's in one of my mixes, since my well water already has enough Ca. I try to limit my Ca inputs so I don't cause lockouts of Mg and K.
Maybe if I used ro water in the reservoir, then I also wouldn't be adding CA from my tap water? Then I would be safer using the oyster shell flour? I don't know.
Careful with the baking soda. It's got sodium in it. It's fine, just don't use too much. An overdose of sodium isn't gonna make plants happy.All flushed, and added fish, 500 ml, @50 ml/L, and 7.8 ph by adding bit of baking soda. Added a couple photos to see what they did look like. Hopefully, I'll see an improvement, and if not at least like you said it should tell me something. Thanks for your time and help again myke.
Yeah, I guess i could try to dissolve some into some ro water, and top water that in. I won't use my garden sprayer though.
What's wrong with your regular water? Do you know the ppm? And does it leave Ca deposits?Yeah, I guess i could try to dissolve some into some ro water, and top water that in. I won't use my garden sprayer though.