happy frog soil need a pro

[dominicangreen]

i.m using soil this run what a bad move a week ago i put 60 clones in one
gallon pots to vegg using happy frog soil so i notice some leaves was burning so i checked the soil with a hanna soil ph tester that i paid $500
for a year ago and soil ph is 4.6 so i go get a reading straight out the bag
and same reading of 4.6 so i do a run off reading and i get the same reading using my water ph tester its not making sense i use r/o water and flushed out my clones using a ph of 7.7 and ph is still low 4.8-5.2
to top that i check the ec level and its 3.2 on run off so i flush and got to
1.6 ec
man what to do about the ph i have 10 gallon pots that their going into
why am i geting readings so low and high ec?
i can flush 60 ten gallon pot to get ph from 4.8 to 6.3
i flush with a ph of 7.7 and it bearly moved
my soil is testing at 4.8 straight out the bag and run off is 4.8-5.2 it was starting to change
need some advice from someone that grows soil.please

 

[dominicangreen]

now we have no soil growers here??why cant someone reply

 

[dominicangreen]

i grow hydro but its been long since i grew soil and happy frog i'm new to dont know
much about it

 

[Frozenguy]

That TDS meter wont work properly with Happy frog. Thats a hydro tool.. So is the PH meter in most cases. The ph does seem a little low however.. are you in arms reach of any dolomitic lime?

 

[dominicangreen]

Yes I can go buy dolomite lime but how do I apply in water or on top of soil or mix in soil

 

[yortbogey]

the dolomite need to be pre mixed in the soil before replanting........
try 1/TBS per gallon of soil...........and personally......I'd add more perlite....to lossing the soil more..........better air / root ratio... leadz to better budz........

 

[dominicangreen]

I can check soil with my ph tester it's for soil I stick probe staight in soil to get a reading why you say in most cases it not a acurate reading plus my run off reads the same

 

[dominicangreen]

I do have to stansplant in like two weeks but meanwhile what do I do about ph now I flush but it didn't realy bring it up much and I flushed with plant water

 

[yortbogey]

if U wait two more weeks to transplant the plants will suffer for the next 2 weeks.....not good.........they need to be all removed from there current medium....CAREFULLY....and then take and mix NEW batch of happyfrog cut w/ lime and perlite..........sum EWC would help too........
then replant back to there current 1gal pots.......only way to help them

 

[dominicangreen]

Thanks yortbogy

 

[yortbogey]

az it iz.....U probly water logged the little onez so much there drowned out......multiply flushings in soil at such a young age can have LONG ~ TERM effects on those seedlingz......cauzing......slow growth...and weak development from being waterlogged ....which will also keep them way cold......young seedlingz.....MUST...dryout between watering for the little rootz to spread and take UP air ......which @ this point is more important than nutes...or water.............

 

[dominicangreen]

You know I have 30bags of happy frog a I can't believe it's not ph currect I also tested straight out the bag ph 4.6 that's wrong bro.so your saying I can't top dress the dololime have to take plant out of pots and flush soil away?

 

[yortbogey]

NO MORE...FLUSHING........stop ALL water and or liquidz........
remove each and every single plant from the pot.....carefully.......

TAKE ALL the soil left in the buckets and on the floor........MIX together.......
w/ the dolomite and perlite......skip the EWC happyfrog got enuff schit in it.....thats part of the problem also......not only is the ph low and off balanced i bet the soil is HOT and to bioactive for the young ones......

what is the strain....is it a sensative....finaky biatch?

persoanlly for each and every bag of happy frog........I'd add another 1/2 bag of perlite....and 1/2 cup of lime.....mix welll and replant everyone all over agin in the same 1gal potz

 

[dominicangreen]

I'm going super silver haze I grew it in my last grow but I
Am better with hydro the strain can take lots of abuse I know her good

 

[yortbogey]

never heard of it...shining silverhaze......not supersilverhaze......AZ in SSH.....

eitherway.....remove each clone back down to the rootz.....

what where the clonez rooted in?

 

[dominicangreen]

They rooted in 2x2inch rockwool cubes that strain came out the greenhouse coffee shop

 

[yortbogey]

so it is supersilverhaze........ok
i know .........are the root fully coming out of the cubez.......

 

[dominicangreen]

I think they grew it for someone because they said they was out of super silver haze

 

[dominicangreen]

They rooted good lots of roots

 

[yortbogey]

ok so the clonez are in good shape.........yea just remove from the soil.....
remix ALL soil and replant ALL 60 clonez ALL over again........sorrycharlie
only thing todo.....imho