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PH concern with 50/50+
    #7636742 - 11/14/07 06:32 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

alright, so i followed everything that it says on the 50/50 tek

* 15 1/2 cups vermiculite
* 15 1/2 cups peat moss
* 4 1/2 cups crushed oyster shell
* 1.2 cups of hydrated lime
* 15 cups of distilled water (1 cup short of a gallon of bottled water) 16 cups = 1 gallon

well, not exactly, i only had 4 cups of oyster shell

what concerns me is that the ph was around 4 when after i mixed it up and added 1 cup of lime. then i added the .2 to the top inch or so of the mix and tested that top layer and it was still at 4

what should i do? add more lime? wait 30 mins then re test?


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Re: PH concern with 50/50+ [Re: psycho_bin_farma]
    #7636847 - 11/14/07 06:52 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

do NOT add more lime.

your pH testing method is way, way wrong.

get a better meter like a Kelway H2B or some soil litmus strips.


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Re: PH concern with 50/50+ [Re: monstermitch]
    #7636859 - 11/14/07 06:55 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

so can i just add some aluminum sulphate to bring it back up?


im using the tablets to test ph


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Re: PH concern with 50/50+ [Re: psycho_bin_farma]
    #7636866 - 11/14/07 06:56 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

what?

no.

don't add anything.
and stop testing with your tablets. they suck ass.


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Re: PH concern with 50/50+ [Re: monstermitch]
    #7636911 - 11/14/07 07:07 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

am i better off tosing this mix and starting over?


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Re: PH concern with 50/50+ [Re: psycho_bin_farma]
    #7636930 - 11/14/07 07:12 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

I think monstermitch is telling you your 50/50+ is 'good to go' !

Your PH testing is suspect.

I use the same formula ..... and it works great.


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Re: PH concern with 50/50+ [Re: psycho_bin_farma]
    #7636933 - 11/14/07 07:12 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

no, not really.

it's not how I would make casing, but that doesn't mean it is bad.


It seems to me that your pH would be around 8.5 or higher with
that mix. that's 13% hydrated lime, which is ridiculous.
I would only use one teaspoon per cup of peat.
so a total of about 15 teaspoons or about 1/3 of a cup.
no more.

your peat should be sifted really well before you do anyting to
remove all of the woody matter in it. that stuff invites green mold like you wouldn't believe.

http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/7546874#7546874
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/7546749#7546749
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/7496072#7496072
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/7579113#7579113


I type this all too often.


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Re: PH concern with 50/50+ [Re: monstermitch]
    #7636942 - 11/14/07 07:13 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

well then, looks like i'll be going to the store tomorrow.


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Re: PH concern with 50/50+ [Re: monstermitch]
    #7637001 - 11/14/07 07:24 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Thanks monstermitch, i appreciate your experience.


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Re: PH concern with 50/50+ [Re: psycho_bin_farma]
    #7637007 - 11/14/07 07:25 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

1.2 cups of calcium carbonate would be about right, but as said, that's too much hydrated lime. If you'll add a cup or two of gypsum, it will probably bring it down enough. I suspect your pH now is somewhere around 9, but it should drop over the next few days.
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