cemchris
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Only thing I find weird, they talk about ph'up using silica and every manufacturer are saying, add silica first, then nuts :p
The guy in the interview was saying that when they used bio-protek, the little bugs were not able to lay eggs inside the leaves because it was too thick...Never heard of it preventing spider mites (not saying it doesn't) but any foilar that increases the ph on the leaf surface will aid in preventing pm and other fungal infections.
Oh, I will try to find some informations on this, silica then ph down then nuts.. thanks for the tip!I also wanted to add the reason you put it in a res first is it will spike you PH up to 9-10ish. Even tho I never had an issue with it it can supposedly cause other nutes not to dilute or take a lot longer at that PH. So the theory is Silica first. PH back to range. then add nutes. I just don't put a lot of stock into that since people have been using it as PH Up for years and years. I do however tho put stock into pure potassium silicate takes a min to dissolve and can be kind of fickle depending on what you are mixing it into and will sort of sludge like if not in pure water.
Silica/H202 as the res fills--> PH Down when full ---> Nitrates --> Sulfates ---> Mono Ammonium Phosphate. Bout 10 mins total between all of them. You don't have to get too crazy with steps or spend too much time on it.
Ag-sil 16 is potassium silicate. How do you know it isn't the potassium that had any positive effect? We know that potassium is important, and that pot can use large amounts of it. We don't know that for silica.Ag-sil 16 is soluble. MB ferts is where I get it. Stay away from Kelp4Less silica in any form, it is not even close to soluble.
Ag-sil 16 is potassium silicate. How do you know it isn't the potassium that had any positive effect? We know that potassium is important, and that pot can use large amounts of it. We don't know that for silica.
That's fine. I've grown a lot of great, healthy hydro weed over the years without any silica input. I note that none of the leading fertilizer manufacturers list silica/silicon in their list of contents. I'm going to wager that all the agriculture schools, all the scientists therein, and all the chemists/biologists designing fertilizer know more than we do. I'm further going to wager that, since silica is so incredibly common, its unlikely to be absent in the amount that the plants might need.Because in nute mixes that isn't the only source of K and at the ratios of Agsil you would dose its only like 20-30 ppm K. Also you can usually adjust your K back down to the level prior to Silica so the only change is the Si and can see the benefit. Again this in in an RDWC thread where no one uses soil or pulls silica from magic spots out of the air. Most of the hydro guys are sterile with inert mediums unless you are a super baller and want to drop the money on something like Growstones or Dynaroks that will slow release it and that's debatable in itself vs the cost of dosing Pot Silica for the medium alone.
You are talking about 2 waaay different approaches to growing where there is very little overlap and there for way different advice.
That's fine. I've grown a lot of great, healthy hydro weed over the years without any silica input. I note that none of the leading fertilizer manufacturers list silica/silicon in their list of contents. I'm going to wager that all the agriculture schools, all the scientists therein, and all the chemists/biologists designing fertilizer know more than we do. I'm further going to wager that, since silica is so incredibly common, its unlikely to be absent in the amount that the plants might need.
Ag-sil 16 is potassium silicate. How do you know it isn't the potassium that had any positive effect? We know that potassium is important, and that pot can use large amounts of it. We don't know that for silica.
That's fine. I've grown a lot of great, healthy hydro weed over the years without any silica input. I note that none of the leading fertilizer manufacturers list silica/silicon in their list of contents. I'm going to wager that all the agriculture schools, all the scientists therein, and all the chemists/biologists designing fertilizer know more than we do. I'm further going to wager that, since silica is so incredibly common, its unlikely to be absent in the amount that the plants might need.
go listen to the interview, pretty nice information in it!Ag-sil 16 is potassium silicate. How do you know it isn't the potassium that had any positive effect? We know that potassium is important, and that pot can use large amounts of it. We don't know that for silica.
Speak for yourself, I know it, lol!Ag-sil 16 is potassium silicate. How do you know it isn't the potassium that had any positive effect? We know that potassium is important, and that pot can use large amounts of it. We don't know that for silica.
I use a tsp./ gallon all the time now.Dig-it !! I've used food grade Diatomaceous Earth🖐
I use a tsp./ gallon all the time now.
Power si works greatAnyone in RDWC using silica?
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