Recent content by billevans92

Hi! Bugbee's team did some research since then, and added a lot of rice hulls to the "recipe". Seems to provide a stable silica release when mixed in with the soil, as I understand from their paper: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=cpl_hydroponics In my...

thanks for your help! I irrigated a product from my country that contains some kind of lethal fungus, and I sprayed the seedling with neem. hopefully it will work...

hello! the other day, for the first time I bought rice hulls and mixed them with vermiculite and light mix in a pot. the seedling is doing ok, but I have observed many gnats flying over the pot, "walking" on the substrate and so on. what should I do? should I transplant the young seedling to a...

that plant is dead :(

I did my first grow with unknown regular seeds, in summer, indoors. I ended with 1.70 meters long plants in little 4lt pots. My friends couldn't believe it. Sadly it became a problem... Weed grows like crazy when it's warm and humid; but disseases appear easily :(

Yes! I started vegetative cycles in both ways: in 200cc glasses and in 10 liter (2.6 gallon) pots, with the mere intention of experimenting. I never had problems in this regard, because when I start in "large" pots I use little water when watering, and I increase the amount as the plant grows...

thanks, nanners1! i've been using textile pots for a while, but i'm getting tired of them because i have some issues when transplanting, with the roots being "attached" to the pot... but this could perhaps be solved by avoiding transplants. i have a question regarding bugbee's method (that's a...

another thing to adress (?): seems that this soilless mix seems to allow you to complete a full cycle without the need of transplants? the Dr. uses the same pot for little plants and big ones:

I'm very sorry to hear that :(. I misread some post and I thought you were referring to the loss of the plant. If I had understood correctly, I would not have asked details about something that sensitive and personal ... I apologize and thank you for your kind response despite my stupidity. I...

no! what happened?

i found some interesting sh*t: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12633-020-00877-5. can't access to the whole paper but there is a preview with what seems to be the conclusions: "Identifying the source(s) of silicon (Si) for plant is a key issue in understanding the terrestrial cycle...

sadly i couldn't find a single paper by the Dr that talks about the silicon aspect of the peat-vermiculite soil edit: but i found something by another scientist: Are Clay Minerals a Significant Source of Si for Crops? "Identifying the source(s) of silicon (Si) for plant is a key issue in...

here are some interesting papers by the Dr. and his crew

thanks so much for your detailed report! it's really interesting. and you did great, congrats. your succes encourages me saludos desde argentina <3

he says that, and i like him and i tend to trust him because zcience buttt would this silica be available in the short-medium term for the plant and be efficient in an indoor setup?