a folier feed question

dozer1523

New Member
Hi....adding cal/mag to our res adds alot of ppm's we know that but in the early veg stage it's hard to get a good balance of nutes/cal mag (300ppm-0.6ec my start point at 1st set of true leaves)

my question is CAN i mix/add silica/cal-mag/rizotonic/cannazym (in the correct ratio of course) all in one spray bottle and just folier feed all the additives once or twice a week and just run my A and B nutes in the reservoir??
As i would usally add all these in my res anyways in the end so to save money as canna rizo and cannazym are expensive folier feeding im using way less then if i was to add it into the res,,,,,,,i heard that silica is not soluble in water that is 7.0PH or under in dwc we run 5.2 to 6.2ph any help or info or im crazy are welcomed ...
 

Airwalker16

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Foliar feeding is not an adequate way to give your plants the MACRO nutes it's lacking. Always mix CalMag VERY FIRST when you use it with your A and B
 

dozer1523

New Member
i think you misunderstood my question i never said anything about my plants lacking anything it was just a question about adding the 2 secondary macro( cal/mag) and 2 MICRO rizo/cannaym plus silicone not sure what they class silicone as a macro or micro depends on the nm particle size,ALL in one spray bottle and feed it folier style and have the primary macro (N.P.K) as a constant in the res,why would it be inadequate?

i figure primary macro (N<P<K) is needed in abundance,secondary macro cal/mag sulfur in a slightly lower quantity and mirco is needed in only trace amounts so do the math on that one.in the right ratio i think you could do it as long as it was in the right ratio a timetable and commitment

i disagree aswell,1,you CAN and SHOULD folier feed a plant if u have visable sighns of cal-mag deficiencies or whatever it may be the leaves absorb the fluid 10x (lights off) faster then if it was in the water sharing the rootzone space with all other nutes trying to get absorbed at the same tim, it makes sense to folier feed it to correct the issue as fast as possible..2..ALWAYS PUT SILICONE IN FIRST before ANYTHING says it right there on the bottle....
 

MrGreenFingers99

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ALWAYS PUT SILICONE IN FIRST

Yes this is correct, always bring down the PH of the water to under 7 and the silicone first otherwise it wont mix in properly and the water will curdle with bits of silicone floating - I know this from experience lol - not sure about foliar feeding though!

Edit - Doesnt really make sense to me to foliar feed Rhizotonic and Cannazym as these products are specifically for the root zone but for sure I think you can foliar Cal/Mag
 
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pinner420

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If si is in base feed i wouldnt foliar unless pm is an issue. If having to choose between patassium silicate and silcone dioxide id take the latter. 1ml to the gallon.

Rhyzotonic 3ml to gallon works for me (own spray bottle) .

Calmag 3 ml to the gallon. You will have emerald dark green ladies...

Peronally i like plant amp and mag amp for this as i dont get the extra n. 10 and 2.5 ml each. With a little nitrozyme seeweed 6ml. Once a week.
 
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