hey all! hope everyone well! jus have a few questions im strugglin with and seein if anyone can maybe help me out...

my 1st is.. when it becomes time to feed the plants with nutrients, obviously i have to check and adjust the pH levels for my soil, by mixing pH with other organic nutrients, this wont affect anything will it? say.. make the pH rise or lower, mess the intake of the nutrients for the plant or anything else...??

nex Q is.. EC, now i will be growing in Soil which will hav nutrients in it for a limited amount of time, just for seedling stage... but when start using the liquid nutrients in my soil i can still use an EC reader can't i ??

i know u might look at these questions and think.. DURR! but i jus want to be 100% sure u kno..

growing in something like.. all-mix soil, and using liquid nutrients like.. biobizz will be ok mixed together ??

thanks in advance to all the help, will be coming back again for more Q's to b answered..

..but for now.. i SMOKE!

Part 1 Contributed by: Bongaloid
Part 2 : Bush_Grower

First time growers frequently:
Overwater their medium based plants. When you pot your plant, judge its weight dry by hefting. Then, water the plant thoroughly, until water runs through the drain holes. Heft it again. When your pot feels as nearly as light as it did dry, its time to water again.

Overfeed their plants. As MrSoul says, beginners rarely under do anything. When all else fails, follow the directions on the fertilizer bottle. [Editor's note: dont follow GH's instructions! Use @ 1/4 their recommended strength, or follow recipes in the FAQ]

Overanalyze their grow. A first grow is like a first born child: you pay attention to every little thing that happens. Further, you worry at the first sign something may be wrong. Pay attention to what happens in your grow, but do not try and find a remedy for every yellow leaf. Frequently, the remedy of flushing your medium causes more problems than it solves. Be responsive when things go wrong, but be conservative in your remedies.

Overspend on grow supplies. New growers frequently commit themselves to unrealistic and expensive first grows. It is much more efficient to learn to grow and then invest in high end equipment rather than the other way around. Most experienced growers don't have room for all of the grow paraphernalia they aren't using. As you will see throughout this FAQ: K-I-S-S.

Overpost. Try the search engine first. Chances are good that any question you can think of has been asked and answered before.

Talk about their grow. Don't tell anybody that does not have to know. How can you expect anybody else to keep a secret that you cannot.

Part 2:
Contributed by: Bush_Grower

1. Don't Overwater
Overwatering kills marijuana plants. Water once the top few inches of the soil dries out.
Hydroponics is harder to over-water than soil, due to the abundance of water roots.

2. Don't Tell People
Why? They will only be jealous. People love to feel important and that is why they will tell other people; because others will listen to them.
Keep it to yourself.

3. Touch/kill Germinating Seeds
It can take up to 10 days for a seed to sprout. The paper towel method is not recommended because you must handle the seeds when transferring them from the paper towel to your growing medium.

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If you want to be 100% sure of what you're doing, you are in the wrong place. If you want to learn to grow your own, we are here to help. However, it would seem that you need to do some serious study on the basics. That can be easily accomplished by reading the FAQ's. Even a good browsing would be beneficial.
When checking out the FAQ's, be sure to check the sections dealing with pH. It is very important.
Welcome to GP. Enjoy!

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if you are growing in organic soil that has everything in it including dolomitic lime to buffer ph then you only need to check/adjustph the water you are watering the plants with. Also bubble the water for 24hrs to get rid of chlorine which will kill all the good stuff in your organic soil. I would only check the ph of my runoff if I was having some sort of ph problem. The soil ph testers are kinda worthless. So if you want to test ph you need strips or a meter or drops. Many organic growers dont need to mess with ph, you just need to figure out what your tap water is like. Check the web page for your town/county water dept they will have test data with ph ec and all kinds of stuff that you probably dont need to know or wot understand. As far as ec gows This is more of a hydro thing like tds. There is really no need to monitor these things if you are growing in soil. It seems you are making this a bit more complicated than it is . Read some of the faq's, and some of the stickys and you should be okay.

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