It won’t hurt. Are they outside? In a pot with mix or the ground?
I use it regularly. I buy Agsil-16h or something like that. If you can find a bag at someplace not cannabis related it may be cheaper. Otherwise places like Build A Soil has it by the pound.
It’s supposed to build strong cell walls for strength and pest resistance. It’s also supposed to support stronger buds or larger, I forget and why other than the same reasons.
If you’re in natural dirt, it may already have some. I have a lot of clay here but we also have lots of sand mixed in.
I use that powder and it is completely water soluble and can be added every watering. I use it in my potted plants outside because it’s just Promix and dry organic nutes… and ewc…I totally believe in the strength of the limbs, too.
Thanks. I don’t go in the indoor section so I wouldn’t of seen this. I was also looking for more of an organic dry amendment option i could add to my initial soil mixture so the plant had more time to absorb it.
No, somebody merged the 2 threads. They do that allot so it’s easier to find information. Too many threads on one subject can make it difficult for folks to find what they are looking for.
Yes diatomaceous earth is a great silica source. Probably the best to add to soil or use with dry amendments. Another one is Vermiculite, but it is not particularly solvable or bio-available. However some residents of your rhizosphere do have the enzymes to break it down and chelate it.
I’ve been using rice hulls as an aeration material, along with my pumice, after reading up on the benefits of it being a good silica source. Of course, now I can’t find the reference! Anybody else have experience with this? Just a side note; I’ve learned the hard way…check bags of hulls for dryness…wet ones (in storage) lead to mites! We now keep a piece of black plastic board in the mix shed, sprinkle a bit of little hulls on it and have a look - easy to spot the movement!
some of my plants seem to have very frail stems. i tried to add a clip to one for some training, very green stem, and it just snapped in two. i had this happen on another plant a few days back. i haven’t been adding Si. do i need to? Is there something else that can be done?
