lower leaves

[everest]

hi all, got crispy dead lower leaves on all my 7 week old seedlings and they look like they have stopped growing , elp !

[Buster]

Everest,

 

Remember I said to keep an eye on the PH when using Vroom soil.........

 

Bet you a dollar to a dog turd that'll be it.

 

 

 

Buster.

[Tom]

Yeah, sounds like PH to me too.

 

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[everest]

thanks a lot ppl, should i re-pot in different soil or adjust it ?

[Buster]

At 7 weeks old I'd repot them mate, you'll strugle to adjust it even with low PH water. IMO you should rinse the roots carefully with ph adjusted water one you get them out of the current pots to remove as much of the shitty soil as you can.

 

Try and find a soil that is the correct PH. I know you can't just open a sack of dirt in a shop and start testing it but I found that something for camilias or azalias has worked, they are acid loving plants and the soil in that type of mix is around 6. Make sure you get something that isn't to coarse as a lot of the mixes for those types of plants have large bits of bark and stuff in them which isn't to good for seedlings. Oh, and don't forget to mix in some vermiculite/perlite

 

 

Buster.

[pipeman]

some soils tell you their PH. Or you can just ask at a Nursery. Searles Premium Potting mix has a PH of 6.5 which is ideal. But I wouldn't repot just yet, my plants picked up just fine after I started watering with PH adjusted water. If they don't pick up then consider repotting.

 

and yeah, if you're using that Verrom mix then thats your trouble. I made the same mistake.

[everest]

yea, big mistake eh pipeman , thanks for the tips buster ........ regards ...... everest

[hydrodude]

I have been using verrom for 2 weeks now as well as 2 different types of soil. IWth PH adjusted water and the plants in Verrom are doing the best.....

[pipeman]

I have been using verrom for 2 weeks now as well as 2 different types of soil. IWth PH adjusted water and the plants in Verrom are doing the best.....

Verrom soil mix is alkaline, so is normal tap water, so put those together and you've got trouble. but with PH adjusted water verrom may be OK, keep us up to date on how it goes.

[hydrodude]

Your can see the plants in my grow journal :-D

 

The largest one is in verroom but i will label all the pics later down the track.

 

 

FYI i am testing Richgrow soil, Yates potting mix (slow release fertz YUK!!) and verroom