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I solar green power by Buddha trees but us USA boy cant buy it yet ,only UK and over seas , but greenstone has a good one, protek etc, imo solar green power us the best .
Perlite and vermiculite are both good at retaining water, but vermiculite acts more like a sponge, holding much more water than perlite and offering less aeration for the plant roots. If you grow in 50/50 perlite vermiculite..... 12 hours after watering the vermiculite will still be soggy like a sponge and the perlite will have dried out quicker, thus making more oxygen available to the roots.What's the silica actually do , I know I need it and thought the vermiculite took care of that but not sure how're plant uses it,lol
Perlite and vermiculite are both good at retaining water, but vermiculite acts more like a sponge, holding much more water than perlite and offering less aeration for the plant roots. If you grow in 50/50 perlite vermiculite..... 12 hours after watering the vermiculite will still be soggy like a sponge and the perlite will have dried out quicker, thus making more oxygen available to the roots.
So just think of vermiculite as a simple sponge that holds your water and nutes.
I solar green power by Buddha trees but us USA boy cant buy it yet ,only UK and over seas , but greenstone has a good one, protek etc, imo solar green power us the best .
Yes it may leach off a little silica very slowly, unpredictably, but if you want guaranteed absorption buy silica separate. Vermiculite main benefit is great water retention.But isn't vermiculite also a slow release source of silica ? That's what I read in my reasearch . I use 10% vermin and 20% perlite in my soil mix and the vermiculite is there for its slow realse silica properties . Cheers for the input bro
@Ned Kelly try horsetail tea, tons of silica in there
I'm pretty sure horsetails(equesetum) grows on every continent except Antarctica;)
Tea recipes should be easy to find
View attachment 517196 View attachment 517197 Woke up this morning and this plants tips had drooped it not water shortage . Is it heat stress the tent ran a little hot. Last night
its seed junkies whitefire (f) x high octane bx3 (m)@drewski85 @Lazerus00. Can either of I tell me what the cross is. I believe it's high octane og x Wi-Fi but not positive.
Firstly hello lady bean and welcome. Love the tomatoes pics lol and your bud shots looks amazing. Glad to have you here.Hello folks!! I'm ladyluckybean and a little birdy told me that I should share my pics here. I just popped grape ape x sour bubble beans. I was gonna wait a little longer till there is something besides cotyledons but couldn't resist introducing myself.
I like growing in 100 gallon beds no till living soil. I have two beds fallowing and one room in bloom. I also have a 4x4x4 cab for mums and clones. In there I have GG#4 and Blue Orca.
I'm PNW native, middle aged, lady grower who's still learning. nice to meet you!
Here's some pics of my tomatoes leaves I took this morning. Something different :)
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Here's some old bud shots too.
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Like tnelz said pretty much all silica does the same. Your plants look good though. Slight ridging I see maybe fro the higher heat but a few hits of silica in your schedule should help that right along. Looks good though!What's the silica actually do , I know I need it and thought the vermiculite took care of that but not sure how're plant uses it,lol
hope they do you right bro@drewski85 put those hi fi from seed junky to soak. They will be in my seedling mix tonight. Excited about these. Thanks again brotha. Hope all is well.
Keep veemiculite out of ur mix. Imo it's really no good. Not really any good as an aerator and it keeps ur medium soggy. Hard to get a solid wet dry cycle with it in ur mix. Just 1 man's opinion. And the silica it adds is minimal at best.But isn't vermiculite also a slow release source of silica ? That's what I read in my reasearch . I use 10% vermin and 20% perlite in my soil mix and the vermiculite is there for its slow realse silica properties . Cheers for the input bro
Hello folks!! I'm ladyluckybean and a little birdy told me that I should share my pics here. I just popped grape ape x sour bubble beans. I was gonna wait a little longer till there is something besides cotyledons but couldn't resist introducing myself.
I like growing in 100 gallon beds no till living soil. I have two beds fallowing and one room in bloom. I also have a 4x4x4 cab for mums and clones. In there I have GG#4 and Blue Orca.
I'm PNW native, middle aged, lady grower who's still learning. nice to meet you!
Here's some pics of my tomatoes leaves I took this morning. Something different :)
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Here's some old bud shots too.
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Thanks for that what's the best sources for silica
Sweet bro! What are you gonna use it for?? Veg? Flower? Dry?
Sweet bro! What are you gonna use it for?? Veg? Flower? Dry?
Agreed just stopped using a ewc , verm , perlite mix about a month ago and it was the worst medium I've ever used . It holds way to much water and as growers we tend to over water before we underwater. I would dump my mix after a run and the verm would fall all over the compost pile never a solid root ball. Just didn't care for the stuff and my yields suffered big timeKeep veemiculite out of ur mix. Imo it's really no good. Not really any good as an aerator and it keeps ur medium soggy. Hard to get a solid wet dry cycle with it in ur mix. Just 1 man's opinion. And the silica it adds is minimal at best.
When you popping those beans ? No rush there yours to do as you please just I'm finding super stinky veg plants in all the f2s with little variation maybe 2 or 3 phenols max .Sweet bro! What are you gonna use it for?? Veg? Flower? Dry?
@Tnelz I have noticed that when I use Groteks silica it seems to precipitate out of solution, do you or anyone else notice this?So horsetail is great and any silica additive is pretty much the same. But the most gangsta thing about silica to me is that it fills in the gaps between cells. Which is how it beefs up leaves and stalks. Makes ur plant way better able to handle stress. Love the stuff. I believe it's one of those additives that are actually necessary. U can also get silica from de. Helps with bugs as well.
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