Frankster
Never trust a doctor who's plants have died.
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Good to hear kaka, that's the kind of response I was hoping for. Looks like this kind of stuff actually removes more contaminates than it adds. It subtracts to the sum of the whole, which is exactly what it's designed to do, by the sounds of it. I'm excited to get this stuff in and see how well it works.Pure Crop 1 is NOT crap. It is the most legit spray I've used in over 20 years.
Old thread, sorry. Did you make a workable diy solution? Or is their recipe legitThanks guys for all the feedback, I feel like I'm really finally on track for this really big issue.
No doubt there recipe is legit. That said, I think my formulation is somewhat cleaner and overall more versatile. ie. I can specifically formulate it to tackle PM, or bugs, or general cleaning, or delivery of nutrients, hormones, ect. PC1 is certainly clean, but when I do a bare bones formulation it's far cleaner, w/zero scent or smell. Simple, pure cleaning action that fully penetrates into the buds right up to the trichome levels, without actually touching them, even cleans in between them, actually.Old thread, sorry. Did you make a workable diy solution? Or is their recipe legit
I’ve been using it for a while and have recently started using mixed with coco powder and kelp, and occasionally power si. I came to the farm today looking for if there are other mixes anyone is using with success? Trying to kill two birds with one spray as often as possible. Any thoughts here? Aminos will be the next try, I’m just still gun shy from burning the last time I used a fish product foliar.
Also worth mentioning that I have three plants with a new (ly noticed) root aphid problem. I hit with combo of full strength PC1 and dr Zymes. They didn’t do Shit. I must have created a super bug cause last time I nuked a medium with PC1 it saved the plant (barely) from RA attack. Still looking for solutions now. I should have sacked up and used bennies instead of the nuke, cause now I think I don’t have that option having used such a heavy dose of a anti fungi n shit. Sorry for the off topic tangent
tldr: shits dope, looking for foliar recipes. Use bennies before nukes
Whatever you call it frankster - (and I’m a pure crop 1 user) it’s fuckin deadly! No more mites! No more white flys! No more gnats!No doubt there recipe is legit. That said, I think my formulation is somewhat cleaner and overall more versatile. ie. I can specifically formulate it to tackle PM, or bugs, or general cleaning, or delivery of nutrients, hormones, ect. PC1 is certainly clean, but when I do a bare bones formulation it's far cleaner, w/zero scent or smell. Simple, pure cleaning action that fully penetrates into the buds right up to the trichome levels, without actually touching them, even cleans in between them, actually.
I actually did a treatment today with a little sugar, as I'm reaching wk 3 of flower; trace fractions of Trehalose, Dextrose, gamma-Aminobutyric acid, Vit B5 aka (3-[(2R)-2,4-Dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutanamido]propanoic acid) During todays run.
Last week I was pushing salicylic acids, fluvic acids w/glycerin and a tad of coco glucoside (foaming agent). Once in full bloom, keeping them on the anionic side of things is important. Plants love those negative ions in the fauna during flowering. Good things are bound to happen.
I guess what puts me off about the PC1 is specifically the citric acid. It can burn the plant in excess. Maybe good for killing bugs, especially on the walls, or floor, but I think salicylic acid, ascorbic acid, gamma aminobutyric acid, or fluvic acids are far more useful, beneficial way of doing the same thing. Will kill the bugs, but are mutually beneficial to the plant, and the biome. Just needs to be dialed in correctly first, pH balanced.
PC1 uses canola oil, corn oil w/glycerin. I use glycerin alone sometimes, but if I oil, I use coconut oil. I'm just big on coconuts on all sorts of levels. Coconut choir, coconut glucoside, coconut oil (I use the more expensive liquid kind) expeller pressed, then centrifuged to pull out all the long chains.. ie. the one on the right is best for this type of application. MCT oils generally contain 50–80% caprylic acid (Octanoic acid) and 20–50% caproic acid (hexanoic acid)
The primary use of caproic acid is in the manufacture of its esters for use as artificial flavors, and in the manufacture of hexyl derivatives, such as hexylphenols. caprylic acid is used as an algicide, bactericide, fungicide, and herbicide in nurseries, greenhouses, garden centers, and interiors. Caprylic acid is used commercially in the production of esters used in perfumery and also in the manufacture of dyes and as an antimicrobial pesticide used as a food contact surface sanitizer in commercial food handling.
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oh dope. Ya i can agree with you there. I love mct for myself, and I try to feed my personal plants like I feed myself. Haven’t actually tried using mct on plants tho so I’m going to have to do a little more reading now that you mention it. ya When I first started using it i under diluted and def pissed off my plants. I’m now just using the preventative dose which seems to work on mites, but not super well on the hemp aphids. Do you sell your concoctions? Or just for personal use? Do you find the differences worth the savings (I’m assuming it’s cheaper than buying PC1)? They just dropped the price at my local hydro shop so $27 for a liter is worth it for me.No doubt there recipe is legit. That said, I think my formulation is somewhat cleaner and overall more versatile. ie. I can specifically formulate it to tackle PM, or bugs, or general cleaning, or delivery of nutrients, hormones, ect. PC1 is certainly clean, but when I do a bare bones formulation it's far cleaner, w/zero scent or smell. Simple, pure cleaning action that fully penetrates into the buds right up to the trichome levels, without actually touching them, even cleans in between them, actually.
I actually did a treatment today with a little sugar, as I'm reaching wk 3 of flower; trace fractions of Trehalose, Dextrose, gamma-Aminobutyric acid, Vit B5 aka (3-[(2R)-2,4-Dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutanamido]propanoic acid) During todays run.
Last week I was pushing salicylic acids, fluvic acids w/glycerin and a tad of coco glucoside (foaming agent). Once in full bloom, keeping them on the anionic side of things is important. Plants love those negative ions in the fauna during flowering. Good things are bound to happen.
I guess what puts me off about the PC1 is specifically the citric acid. It can burn the plant in excess. Maybe good for killing bugs, especially on the walls, or floor, but I think salicylic acid, ascorbic acid, gamma aminobutyric acid, or fluvic acids are far more useful, beneficial way of doing the same thing. Will kill the bugs, but are mutually beneficial to the plant, and the biome. Just needs to be dialed in correctly first, pH balanced.
PC1 uses canola oil, corn oil w/glycerin. I use glycerin alone sometimes, but if I oil, I use coconut oil. I'm just big on coconuts on all sorts of levels. Coconut choir, coconut glucoside, coconut oil (I use the more expensive liquid kind) expeller pressed, then centrifuged to pull out all the long chains.. ie. the one on the right is best for this type of application. MCT oils generally contain 50–80% caprylic acid (Octanoic acid) and 20–50% caproic acid (hexanoic acid)
The primary use of caproic acid is in the manufacture of its esters for use as artificial flavors, and in the manufacture of hexyl derivatives, such as hexylphenols. caprylic acid is used as an algicide, bactericide, fungicide, and herbicide in nurseries, greenhouses, garden centers, and interiors. Caprylic acid is used commercially in the production of esters used in perfumery and also in the manufacture of dyes and as an antimicrobial pesticide used as a food contact surface sanitizer in commercial food handling.
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I love it but it's so expensive and hard to get lolProbably have to buy it. Don’t know if you can duplicate it at home. There’s a lot of stuff on YouTube for the home scientist. I like PC one. Easy on the plants. But I rarely use it. And it has a five year shelflife! Lol.
Canada and we get over charged for everything. About $80 candain with tax for 16 oz if you can find it. For small indoor grow would be cheap but big plants outside it does get pricey. CheersYou over in the UK? It’s 40 bucks for 16 ounces of concentrate here in the states. Do they jack you up over there? I think Amazon has it.
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