Silica and other good supplements that you use

budddy said:

Trying to find best supplements

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PJ Diaz said:

As far as silica, I use mono-silicic acid 40% from Grow Genius.

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Star Dog said:

I use silica as a alternative to ph up, I never noticed any obvious difference when I used it at the recommended doses.

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Fordprefect42 said:

Have you seen any benefits in terms of trich production or yields or just disease protection? I use it, and my plants don’t get sick, knock on wood, but I‘m not sure I see an obvious benefit beyond that.

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CaliRootz88 said:

I have tried a few silica products. If you grow no till or outdoor and have time for silica to break down I would say go with Build A Soils Silica.

Agsil16H Potassium Silicate – BuildASoil

$16.00 with Free Shipping. You will receive enough AGSIL16H to make 150 gallons of Bug Spray. Use 1.5 Grams per ounce of Neem Oil per Gallon of Water for a Bug Spray Base. This is a 1.6 weight ratio hydrous potassium silicate pow

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If you grow indoor and don’t reuse your medium I would say go with a monosilic acid which is available right away. Silica is best to start from early veg inorder to maximize its effectiveness. The question you want to ask yourself is do I want to have time to amend silica and allow it to break down or use a monosilic acid which is available right away. I use Power Si Veg and Bloom and have had great success.

Cover - Two — Power to the Plants

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Other goodies I like to use is King Crab by Plant Revolution and Recharge Microbes from RealGrowers

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PJ Diaz said:

I haven't done a side by side comparison, so I would only be speculating. I don't use it past week 4 of flower, so any yield increase or trichome production would simply be the result of the plant's overall health, potentially as a result of the use of Si earlier in the plant's life-cycle.

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Fordprefect42 said:

Thanks. What’s the thinking on the 4 week cut off? I know most people stop mid-flower or earlier, but haven’t seen consistent reasons on why.

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