I've searched and searched and I'm having issues finding out what my exact issues are. I'm concerned about my twisting leaves. There are no brown or yellow spots, but throughout my plants short life it's always had leaves that kind of twist. There is a bit of lime green leaf growth but nothing much. Anyway, I'm just not sure if I should be concerned about this or not. Check out this post in my grow journal. http://forum.grasscity.com/indoor-g...ue-venom-input-appreciated-3.html#post7240686 Thanks in advance.
...looks and sound like you have the "ph twist". ...in your journal, you say your h2o is ph'd @ 7.5,...... lower that to 6.3-6.8.
I was told that with a peat moss mix you should water with a higher PH to compensate for the acidic peat?
Well, I appreciate the help. The soil PH is about 6.3 I am thinking that this might have something to do with a Mg deficiency. I observed the leaves very closely this morning and, you can't see it in the pics, there is actually some faint striping. I am thinking that this deficiency stems from using distilled water. I thought I was doing my plant some good using distilled water, but I'm thinking I may have been doing it a disservice. So, I will now be using tap water and hope that there will be no more deficiencies. I will also foliar feed every couple days with some water mixed with some epsom salt.
...sounds like ya got it figured out now. Something to keep into consideration, your soil's pH swings up as it dries. Moisture in your soil lowers your pH . More or less, your soil's pH, and runoff cannot be measured accurately ( wet soil contains a higher H+ ion count than dry soil, so your ph goes down with H+)....you'll never dial it completely in with soil growing. Dolomite lime is something soil growers use to keep pH "in range" and it also contains cal....or better yet, the rapid lime is best. The reg. dolomite lime takes months to become active. ...the more you know. Good luck.