From what I've seen in products like protekt, the silica seems to build up in the plant and even at a suggested dose of 1/4 - 1/2 tsp/gal at every watering, the plants can be brittle at harvest. I've used high K formulas before and the growth and feel of the leaves is just different than when using a silica product. Either way, I don't find silica to be a game changer so whether you're a fan of it or not, you're not missing out on much.
FYI. Botanicare has 2% silica. GH Asi is 10%. Dyna Pro-Tekt is 7.8%. (Paying for less water).
I done side by side and there was a visible difference in the treated plants with silica which was bigger and more robust, use Bio silica as the pH is neutral and does not affect pH at all.
Nice do you have pics of the side by side?
Yeah I'll give bio silica a try because the Mad Farmer one I use is really alakaline. I have to put it in first when mixing because it's makes things precipitate otherwise.
Does this work for hydro applications?
I use the mad farmer one when I need pH up, lol. It's strong.
I have no idea. When mixed in water it settles to the bottom fairly fast so I dont know how it would behave in hydro
good post brother!!i love using DE is my soil mix. it also helps hold water into the soil which is a plus for me since im a guerilla grower
grow sil is even better at 99.9% silica and 6.28% of plant availble silica as soon as its mixed in a gallon jug.
silica is the 2nd most abundant element on earth...
