quick question

[kranko]

are seeds viable immediately after being taken off the plant?? and must pollen be froze/refrigerated, Thanks... Later on

[kranko]

whadda ya think of these meters (which is best to buy)

http://cgi.ebay.com/PH-TEMPERATURE-D...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/PH-Meter-Stick-W...QQcmdZViewItem
- no calibration fluid w above

http://cgi.ebay.com/pH-Meter-Aquariu...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/DIGITAL-pH-METER...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Milwaukee-pH600-...QQcmdZViewItem

most come with cal. fluid, I wanted an opinion on the ph meter to get, I know some people here have had a few different kinds so help me out on my options... Peace out

[420freedme]

yes...seeds are ready to go.

yes....you can and will wish to freeze pollen for later use. we use to collect in paper lunch bag. put bag in freezer bag. when we had females we wanted crossed w/pollen weld let thaw. then place bag over flowers we wished pollenated.

as for gauges? im all soil. no gauges needed w/my soil and nutes. my ph stays 6.8 to 7 because i buffer it when i mix and my nutes are ph balanced. easy easy easy...good temps, good soil, good weed.

[kranko]

Whats the best way to keep ur soil ph buffered?? use dolomite lime or is there other methods?

[Ganja Guerrilla]

add dolomite lime prior to planting 1 tabelspoon ger gallon of soil

go for the wand, although I have the expensive Blue Labs, this maybe comparable, I bought that manufacturers ec meter last week waiting for delivery

yes freeze that deisel pollen, sorry I thought I replied to that email

[420freedme]

Originally Posted by kranko

Whats the best way to keep ur soil ph buffered?? use dolomite lime or is there other methods?

that is what i do. only been doing it 15 yrs or so. always use pellitized. 1oz per dry liter of soil. a cup a gallon same thing. no nutes in mix. i like knowing what is going into my plants. so, i control it, but w/o getting all techy. it is after all a weed. when i started growing, and now to me, ph was/is a moot point. controlling it from the start imo.

[Ganja Guerrilla]

It matters not what you add to the soil, soil additives will aid "somewhat" in controlling PH, but, PH has NEVER been a moot point in botany,

[kranko]

um postin some pics of my reveg and my seedlings. I have a few questions, first of all does the reveg look good, I have noticed that some of the leaves are turning yellow from the middle out. and the leaves also look gnarled like. I don't know if thats normal in a reveg or not. also my seedlings are getting yellowish cotyledons and the fans are rolling under.
some specifics: the ph is at 6.5, they were watered two days ago, they were a touch overwatered last time, but usually I just give a few sprays with a water bottle. the reveg got 1/4th strength nutes with the last gallon of flush about 8 days ago (ph was off it needed flushed), so whats up with the ladies.. and the seedlings are shiva skunk (m-39) reveg is elvis diesel, soil is holland bulb booster planting mix N-P-K .027-.027-.018 thanx guys

[wikkideclipse]

Originally Posted by Ganja Guerrilla

add dolomite lime prior to planting 1 tabelspoon ger gallon of soil

go for the wand, although I have the expensive Blue Labs, this maybe comparable, I bought that manufacturers ec meter last week waiting for delivery

yes freeze that deisel pollen, sorry I thought I replied to that email

I agree. That's the best method and option

[kranko]

come on fellas a lil help here please

[Ganja Guerrilla]

those seedlings arent liking that soil, if the nitrogen type pre added to the soil is ammonical its the worst type of nitrogen ferts for seedlings ....can you check the bag for specifics

the revegging plants leaves always get all gnarly

[kranko]

Damn it ya know what, now that I think about it I never did use that soil from seed, it was always in a transplant after they were established. I'll check the bag 4 specifics in a minute

[kranko]

The nitrogen composition is .006 AMMONIACAL nitrogen, .001 nitrate nitrogen, .020 urea nitrogen.... so its the damn soil...

[Ganja Guerrilla]

yeah J they didnt look happy

[kranko]

When I transplant those seedlings do I need to get all the dirt off the roots. and how do I keep from shocking such a small plant. do ya just be careful and hope for the best because I don't keep superthrive.