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No offense, but... Have you actually tried cannabis with zero silica/silicon in flower? It doesn't sound like it.You realize that the plant never takes up silica right?
I find most growers are inadvertently overfeeding either one or more elements throughout the flowering period.
Interesting. Still, nothing like this... (With close to zero silicon in flower)Effects of Silicon on Trichome Development
Everyone please disregard the OPs suggestion. Silica is an important and necessary element in every phase of the plants life. It protects the plant leaves from pest and disease by making them thicker/stronger, and protects the roots from rot if you have about 50 ppm in your soil or 100 ppm in nutrient solution. Simply taper down as you get closer to harvest. When I don't use silica in bloom, I get worst results every time, it isn't optional for me. What a lot of people don't seem to understand is that we all have different setups: lights, enclosures, fans, air quality, nutrients, temp, RH etc...and they all will affect nutrient requirements. For instance, I believe a plant under a 1000w hps will need more calcium, magnesium, silica and iron than a plant under a 600w light intensity, and that doesn't account for the many other variables...
I had a problem with heat last year and anticipate the same this year. It came in FLOWER so I was looking for protection during the "fall" when it is the hottest here. (SoCal) Yet you warn not to use it? Will it's use during veg. make it heat resistant for the fall?Hello,
I've noticed a growing problem with cannabis the last few years and it's reaching a peak I really don't care for. Growers are using liquid silicon and silica during flower. This is so, so wrong, seriously decreasing end quality of the flowers.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE silicon for cannabis. I use it extensively in veg and during stretch for massively strong branches and a superior vascular tissue system for transpiration. Awesome benefits for cannabis plants, just before flower.
During flower? Please don't do this. Cannabis has zero need for silica, when producing flowers. It adds toughness (Ever *Have* to reach for a grinder or scissors to break up flowers?) and heat (smoke a microchip some day) and diverts plant resources that should be producing terpenes and cannabinoids.
Don't believe me? Flower out one plant with zero silica/silicon during flower, vs your regular silica/silicon fed plants. You'll be surprised at how easily the flowers break up and how much smoother/cooler the smoke is.
Cannabis is frangible. Highly frangible. You should be able to *gently* press a bud against the side of your bowl and have it break into a crumbled pile of frosty bits. You'll then be able to easily pull out a single main stem (no branches) and push the pile into your bowl. This is how clean cannabis performs. :)
Cannabis is truly a unique and amazing plant...
Almost dusted *tightly* packed bowl of Twista. Notice how nice and fluffy the ash is?
Douglas
Can I ask what you mean by atmospheric gasses?Also the volatile aeromatic compounds(terpenes, thiols and flavinoids) that make up the smells of cannabis are 90%+ synthesized from atmospheric gases, not plants sugars or nutrients. Overall plant health and enviroment quality is effecting the lack of zing more than the silica ever could...
Thanks PeatPhreakI get good results with TPS Gold Silica. Used for the entire grow. OP is spouting nonsense. Using silica during bloom isn't detrimental. It's beneficial. TPS is reasonably priced. Much less expensive than PowerSi. Worth a try.
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