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Good sources of silica?

Do plants need silicon? How is it used by plants? Can we make our own silicon products at home?

A big thanks to my old buddy Only Onamental for help with all the technical stuff. [image] [image] SILICON NUTRITION IN PLANTS The element silicon (Si) comprises one of the most abundant minerals on earth. Sand, quartz, and silica are all synonyms for the same basic mineral. Until the last decade, very little attention was paid to silicon in regard to plant nutrition, except for certain algae (diatoms) and the common scouring rushes (horsetails), which conta…