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Ned Kelly said:
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
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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.
 
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MrBelvedere said:
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.
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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
 
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Ned Kelly said:
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
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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.
 
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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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Ned KelIy said:
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
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Funny because I had the exact same thing yesterday and it was the plant closest to the inlet in fact it was getting hammered by fresh air so that's gotta be the cause man I moved it away into the middle if the tent an last night it was fine n perky
 
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LadyL.Bean said:
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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Firstly hello lady bean and welcome. Love the tomatoes pics lol and your bud shots looks amazing. Glad to have you here.

Ned Kelly said:
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
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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!
 
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Tnelz said:
@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.
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hope they do you right bro
. all the ones i popped were eaten by deer. at least i still have a dozen or so left. i bet you will kill it bro. good luck man
 
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Ned Kelly said:
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
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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.
 
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LadyL.Bean said:
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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Bout time you drug your sorry carcass around....

Ned Kelly said:
Thanks for that what's the best sources for silica
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Agsil 16h ... I get it by 4lb or bigger..

mix 150g / 1L - 560g / 1Gal to make just under 8%... very very similar to rhino skin and protekt but without the price tag.
 
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Got me something new :D
 
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Tnelz said:
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.
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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 time
 
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Lazerus00 said:
Sweet bro! What are you gonna use it for?? Veg? Flower? Dry?
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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 .
Got a feeling there will be some good plants in there . I'll know more in a month .
 
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Tnelz said:
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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@Tnelz I have noticed that when I use Groteks silica it seems to precipitate out of solution, do you or anyone else notice this?

I once heard there is a sequence ( when to add in order of mixing nutes)to follow when using silica, and cannot remember what it was.

Any tips guys??
 
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