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Re: Easy PH check : was Hop disease?

Greg Kelley — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:19:34 GMT

Thanks, James and Maury, you two have been a great help. If I can get some pH strips after work tonight, I will test and report back. Otherwise, it will be

Re: Easy PH check : was Hop disease?

James Altwies — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:13:47 GMT

Use equal volumes of soil and water. Cap and shake and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Shake again and allow to sit for another 10 minutes. You have to

Re: Easy PH check : was Hop disease?

Maury — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:10:13 GMT

In my experience, the distilled water to soil ratio isn't all that critical. I use would appx 8 oz's of distilled water or less to conduct the test. Maury ...

Re: Easy PH check : was Hop disease?

Maury — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:05:17 GMT

We use the strips to determine the PH of "unknown carpet spills" and the PH of various cleaning compounds in the carpet / upholstery / janitorial cleaning

Re: Easy PH check : was Hop disease?

Greg Kelley — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:54:42 GMT

Thanks, Maury. I'm assuming you mean for me to use a regular mason jar as the soil to water ratio is probably important in determining pH?

Re: Easy PH check : was Hop disease?

wareagle_92 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:49:30 GMT

... If I wanted to buy these to test the ph of my soil as well as the ph of my mash what range would be the best to get. I see they come in

Re: Easy PH check : was Hop disease?

Maury — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:25:55 GMT

I forgot to mention that you need to add the distilled water to the soil samples where I said: "Put the soil in a very clean glass jar. "Add distilled water to

Easy PH check : was Hop disease?

Maury — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:22:49 GMT

... From: Greg Kelley To: Grow-Hops@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [Grow-Hops] Fw: Hop disease? << I'm not sure what my

Re: Fw: Hop disease?

James Altwies — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:16:16 GMT

Like the last poster suggested, check for spider mites. But if it hasn't been dry and hot it's probably not mites. Miracle-Gro has many formulas...are you

Re: Green worm eating leaves

johnmmclellan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:14:23 GMT

[snip] Do I need to consider some spraying or simply keep searching the plants daily for this little monster's friends? [end snip] Hey Jim, if you want to go

Re: Fw: Hop disease?

Greg Kelley — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:04:41 GMT

I'm not sure what my soil pH is. What is an easy way to check that? I have been using Miracle Grow with an NPK of 24-8-16. -Greg

Re: Fw: Hop disease?

Greg Kelley — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:01:05 GMT

I will check for spider mites today. ________________________________ From: llee99_9 To: Grow-Hops@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 9,

My Mt. Hood Hops are struggling

daniel.j.spiess@... — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:02:32 GMT

Hi Hop Experts! My Mt. Hood hops are looking like crap. They are in their second year. The plants are planted in Denver Colorado, on the western side of the

Re: Fw: Hop disease?

llee99_9 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:59:02 GMT

... Greg, It looks to me like spider mites are comsuming your leaf. They will eventually skeletoninize it. 1. Take a white piece of paper and hold it under the

Re: Fw: Hop disease?

James Altwies — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:00:13 GMT

You've got a nutrient deficiency, most likely a combination of potassium and calcium. I can see why a previous poster thought it might be powdery mildew on a