Need help with feeding my plants and picking out ph tester! Plz help

Hello Everyone,

Newbie grower here that just came back with a clone of bubba K, FOR OUTDOOR GROW.

Flora Grow , Flora Micro , and Flora Bloom from General Hydroponics
And my growkind.com beginners guide told me get a catalyst and a bat guano (bat shit)
SO I did but now I dont know if this formula is accurate or appropriate for an outdoor grow setting and I am in one of the sunniest states.

Please help me with a good recipe that utilizes all the nutrients I currently have for a successful grow.

Its my first week

This is the formula recommended by the guide

Breakdown for 5 gallons of water.

.6oz -flora grow
1.2oz -micro
2.2oz -bloom
2.2 -Bat Guano
1.4 -catalyst

Can anyone help me and see if this is correct information.
I dont want to kill my babies.

Also I need a good ph tester. Will any ph water tester work?

Sorry I know this is alot of questions, but any answers are greatly appreciated guys.

Thanks in Advance.

Warm Regards,

Amazon.com is a good place for a ph tester. About 50-60 bucks. You will also want to get reference solution. They sell 2 kinds a upper ph reference solution and lower. Get the lower one make sure you store you ph meters tip in it as well.

Remember what the nute makers give as a guide use as a max level recommendation. Start off 25%-50% of what they say to see if your plants can take it. Its easy to fix a nute defenciecy but you can kill a plant fast with to much.

Thank you very much. Should I be looking for a soil ph tester or water ph tester or both. Sorry for all of the questions. Just a little confused as to what needs to be tested .

Thank You RRocks.

Thank you very much. Should I be looking for a soil ph tester or water ph tester or both. Sorry for all of the questions. Just a little confused as to what needs to be tested .

Thank You RRocks.

Water... to test soil you test the run off from the soil.

Thank you very much. Should I be looking for a soil ph tester or water ph tester or both. Sorry for all of the questions. Just a little confused as to what needs to be tested .

Thank You RRocks.

You just need a waterproof one to use with liquids. I like the Oakton eco tester.

To test your soil pH you just do a 1:1 mixture. Half of the volume soil and the rest water, then mix and let it sit for 15 minutes and test the pH. Be sure you are using the water already pH adjusted just like you'd be adding it to the soil.

You just need a waterproof one to use with liquids. I like the Oakton eco tester.

To test your soil pH you just do a 1:1 mixture. Half of the volume soil and the rest water, then mix and let it sit for 15 minutes and test the pH. Be sure you are using the water already pH adjusted just like you'd be adding it to the soil.

I use the same PH tester...nice rugged tester. Works well.

I use the same PH tester...nice rugged tester. Works well.

Yeah I really like it. I had one before that wasn't waterproof and I dropped it in my reservoir and fried it.

Thanks guys I really appreciate the posts. I wish I would of waited to check out the posts before buying one. I bought a -HANNA HI 98107 pHep pH Tester now the numbers keep jumping up and up and up. AND I JUST BOUGHT IT TODAY. THIS IS DRIVING ME NUTS. ANy suggestions. Sorry for the dumb newbie ?s