Can I add these to FoxFarm soil?

SamRD

SamRD

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I'm growing in a 7 gallon pot. 1 gallon is FFOF and the rest is HF with dolomite lime, 1 gallon of perlite, diatomaceous earth and mycos.

I have watered it only once with plain water around the plant since transplanting so the soil is fresh and not depleted. The plant is small, just got into veg.

Can any of these items be added along the ph'ed water to give the plant an extra boost? I suppose the mycos are ok. Humboldts secret is mostly kelp. Diamond is humic and fulvic. Armor si is silica. Florablend is compost tea.

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SamRD

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hotrodharley said:
Forget the silica. Must be used from the start. Recharge won’t hurt anything. The rest is unnecessary or useless.
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Can I ask why shouldn’t I use silica now? Or that it has to be used from the start?

The GH feed schedule doesn’t incluse silica in the first week, a little bit in week 2 and then it ramps up
 
hotrodharley

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SamRD said:
Can I ask why shouldn’t I use silica now? Or that it has to be used from the start?

The GH feed schedule doesn’t incluse silica in the first week, a little bit in week 2 and then it ramps up
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Hiphophippo

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Silica is just to help establish a protected and strong root system. It should be used from the start of the grow to have the effects you want it to have it’s not that it’s useless at all its just you won’t get the full effect of using silica in your grow if you don’t use from the beginning thru . the recharge is good to use I use it with every watering every five days.
 
SamRD

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Hiphophippo said:
Silica is just to help establish a protected and strong root system. It should be used from the start of the grow to have the effects you want it to have it’s not that it’s useless at all its just you won’t get the full effect of using silica in your grow if you don’t use from the beginning thru . the recharge is good to use I use it with every watering every five days.
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I mean if I still get something then why not. The GH feed chart doesn't even include silica until the second week and it's only a tiny amount before it starts ramping up the following weeks. I wonder why don't they recommend it from the start if that's how it works?
 
PadawanWarrior

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SamRD said:
I'm growing in a 7 gallon pot. 1 gallon is FFOF and the rest is HF with dolomite lime, 1 gallon of perlite, diatomaceous earth and mycos.

I have watered it only once with plain water around the plant since transplanting so the soil is fresh and not depleted. The plant is small, just got into veg.

Can any of these items be added along the ph'ed water to give the plant an extra boost? I suppose the mycos are ok. Humboldts secret is mostly kelp. Diamond is humic and fulvic. Armor si is silica. Florablend is compost tea.

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There's nothing wrong with any of that. Any pics of the plants?
 
Hiphophippo

Hiphophippo

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SamRD said:
I mean if I still get something then why not. The GH feed chart doesn't even include silica until the second week and it's only a tiny amount before it starts ramping up the following weeks. I wonder why don't they recommend it from the start if that's how it works?
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I agree with you bud I don’t see why not I was just saying it’s meant to be used from the start I’m not sure why they don’t recommend it I’m pretty sure my silica blast recommends it on there website. I don’t use it on seedlings as I just use plain water but as soon as they hit the bigger pots I use it with every watering
 
PadawanWarrior

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Hiphophippo said:
I agree with you bud I don’t see why not I was just saying it’s meant to be used from the start I’m not sure why they don’t recommend it I’m pretty sure my silica blast recommends it on there website. I don’t use it on seedlings as I just use plain water but as soon as they hit the bigger pots I use it with every watering
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I have heard some people stop using it towards the end of flower. I don't ever add more, but I do use rice hulls which break down into silica. It probably wouldn't hurt if I gave them more. I've got AgSil here, just haven't used it. I've got Gro Sil too, but haven't used it in awhile.

OP, don't forget, silica will raise the pH.
 
Hiphophippo

Hiphophippo

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PadawanWarrior said:
I have heard some people stop using it towards the end of flower. I don't ever add more, but I do use rice hulls which break down into silica. It probably wouldn't hurt if I gave them more. I've got AgSil here, just haven't used it. I've got Gro Sil too, but haven't used it in awhile.

OP, don't forget, silica will raise the pH.
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I use it all the way up until right before my last water as it’s just plain old water I figure it’s the last water why add anything and I add in 300 ml to 20 gallons so it’s on the lighter side
 
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