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Old 05-05-2008, 08:58 PM
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Well here's an update!

While I wasn't able to go out and buy a pH meter just yet (very hard to find them here)... I did do a simple chemical soil test... and According to that, the soil was overly Alkaline (pH of 8 or over, it seemed).

SO I went out to the shop, and bout some good soil. This stuff is great, drains water very well but still holds it enough, It's a lot lighter than the straight mud/dirt stuff I used before, made of finely ground moss/dirt mix, with various other things in it, and it has a good level of perlite in it.
It's also supposedly naturally pH balanced, and has some natural sea-based nutrient already in the soil. So hopefully I should be all set for a while now.

I transplanted them during the weekend, and they're already doing a lot better!

The lights are roughly 3 to 4 inches from the tops of the plants, closer to 4 for now, since I can't lower the lights much more. They'll grow into it. lol

I also added a fan to the room, which keeps the plants gently moving a little... So that should take care of the overly thin stem problem I had.

I'm still trying to get a pH meter, so that I can more easily test things if need be...
And as well, after another good watering cycle or so, I'll start to look into nutrients... I'm gonna give this soil some time before I give it any nutes though, I want to make sure the soil wont have too much in it already.
I have a nutrient soil test, Which I'll use before I do anything new with nutrients.

Pictures attached, notice the quarter for size scale, if the lights don't already do that.
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Last edited by OkinKun; 05-05-2008 at 09:15 PM.
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