Silica is absolutely necessary for optimal plant health and until recently wasnt on the essential element list until now and is considered the 17 element.
I like Botanicare Silica but Advanced Nutrients Rhinoskin is really good product too. Potasssium Silica is also a natural PH buffer and stabilizes and bring your PH up.
And yes silica promotes and builds strong cell walls and reduces the chance of powdery mildew, molds and insects from getting into your stalks, stem and branches. Silicates need to be mixed into your nutrient solution first before anything else otherwise they will clump up when other nutrients are added before forming jelly like balls that wont be absorbed or broken down correctly.
AN Rhinoskin can actually be foliar spray thru 4th week of bloom and works better and more effectively than root drenching it. Run @ 5-8 ML/Gallon 2x per week.
I think that DynaGro also makes a Protekt product that is supposed to be a good form of silicates as well. Im not as familiar with this product but I have heard good things about it as well. And its very inexpensive and I think it also contains other viable nutrients and elements for plant health.
So yes run silicates all way thru 3-4th week of bloom at every feeding. Theres many well made products on market to serve this purpose the ones I mentioned are the better of the bunch and have been voted for best in class.
I like Botanicare Silica but Advanced Nutrients Rhinoskin is really good product too. Potasssium Silica is also a natural PH buffer and stabilizes and bring your PH up.
And yes silica promotes and builds strong cell walls and reduces the chance of powdery mildew, molds and insects from getting into your stalks, stem and branches. Silicates need to be mixed into your nutrient solution first before anything else otherwise they will clump up when other nutrients are added before forming jelly like balls that wont be absorbed or broken down correctly.
AN Rhinoskin can actually be foliar spray thru 4th week of bloom and works better and more effectively than root drenching it. Run @ 5-8 ML/Gallon 2x per week.
I think that DynaGro also makes a Protekt product that is supposed to be a good form of silicates as well. Im not as familiar with this product but I have heard good things about it as well. And its very inexpensive and I think it also contains other viable nutrients and elements for plant health.
So yes run silicates all way thru 3-4th week of bloom at every feeding. Theres many well made products on market to serve this purpose the ones I mentioned are the better of the bunch and have been voted for best in class.