majjy_rane
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... the stem growth/strong stems??? or do they just need time to build up a strong and sturdy stem?
Which elements are responsible for...
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Grandpapy
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Not an endorsement:
Pro-TeKt® 0-0-3, The Silicon Solution® is a supplement that supplies silicon and higher levels of potassium to build stronger plant cell walls. ... Plants become more tolerant to drought, heat, and cold stresses, and will support the weight of dense, heavy buds. Pro-TeKt can be used as a surfactant and to raise pH.
Be sure to add it first before mixing other nutrients in your feed.
Pro-TeKt® 0-0-3, The Silicon Solution® is a supplement that supplies silicon and higher levels of potassium to build stronger plant cell walls. ... Plants become more tolerant to drought, heat, and cold stresses, and will support the weight of dense, heavy buds. Pro-TeKt can be used as a surfactant and to raise pH.
Be sure to add it first before mixing other nutrients in your feed.
xtsho
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Pro-Tekt is just a potassium silicate solution. You can pay $20 a quart or under $20 for a pound of water soluble potassium silicate and make a hundred gallons of potassium silicate solution. I used silica for a few grows but stopped it's use after that. I didn't think it was necessary. I'm growing flowers not stems. I'd rather support the branches than have thick woody stems in the flowers. But to each their own.
If you do decide to use it I suggest just mixing it yourself instead of paying for an overpriced additive in a fancy bottle from a nutrient company. You'll save yourself a ton of money if you decide to start using it for all your grows.
This cost $16 and is enough to make gallons and gallons of the same stuff as Pro-Tekt. Mine's just collecting dust because I stopped using it. The less stuff you dump on your plants the better as far as I'm concerned. Just as overeating affects the health of humans the same is true for cannabis.
If you do decide to use it I suggest just mixing it yourself instead of paying for an overpriced additive in a fancy bottle from a nutrient company. You'll save yourself a ton of money if you decide to start using it for all your grows.
This cost $16 and is enough to make gallons and gallons of the same stuff as Pro-Tekt. Mine's just collecting dust because I stopped using it. The less stuff you dump on your plants the better as far as I'm concerned. Just as overeating affects the health of humans the same is true for cannabis.
homebrewer
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What size is that?This cost $16 and is enough to make gallons and gallons of the same stuff as Pro-Tekt. Mine's just collecting dust because I stopped using it. The less stuff you dump on your plants the better as far as I'm concerned. Just as overeating affects the health of humans the same is true for cannabis.
xtsho
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It's a 1 pound container. I bought it from Custom Hydro Nutrients. The current price is $16.64. It doesn't take much at all. 0.7 grams in one gallon of water yeilds 98ppm SiO2 or 46ppm Si, and 49ppm K. They have the concentrated stock solutions & dilution rates on the website.
Potassium Silicate one pound, 32% K2O 52.8% SiO2 AgSil 16h powder, water soluble hydroponic fertilizer [agsil16h 1#] - $17.30 : Custom Hydro, Water Wise Hydroponic and Organic Fertilizers
AgSil® potassium silicate helps plants to resist toxicity from phosphorous, manganese, aluminum, and iron, and increases tolerance to salt1. AgSil® potassium silicate also aids in resistance to drought by reducing water loss, and in some cases it may increase growth and yield1-5. Application of...
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homebrewer
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Per their website, it looks like it would take 560g of potassium silicate to make a gallon of Protekt. Am I reading that correctly?
xtsho
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Yes you are. To make a 7.8% solution which is what Pro-Tekt has it's 560 grams per gallon or 1.2 pounds. I guess it won't make gallons and gallons but it's still less than a third the cost and it's easy to mix up your own solution.
Johnny Lawrence
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Perhaps you weren't seeing the benefits because you were running such a watered down solution?
Silica is one of the additives I won't grow without. I use the one from Mad Farmer, and run it light - 2 mils in flower, 3 in veg.
homebrewer
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In my experience...... the stem growth/strong stems??? or do they just need time to build up a strong and sturdy stem?
Stem growth = nitrogen
Strong stems = potassium
In my experience, silica has more of an affect on the leaves than anywhere else. Overdo it (5mls/gal of protekt) and your leaves become brittle.
Johnny Lawrence
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^ This guy always knows his shit.