Cannabis potency is 100% genetic. You can improve your environment to get the most out of a particular strain, but you cant turn average pot into super pot with any nutrient. The plant can only be as strong as the genetics allow.
Well said my friend genetics is where it's at you can have the best set up and nutrients plus water and still produce shit cannabis, I've seen it done but strong genetics and a solid set-up guarantee some danky dank 😊
Silica's primary benefit to Plants is that it replaces Calcium for structural growth. So that basically means more of your Calcium is going to other things, like developing a larger pith for nutrient delivery and ultimately bigger flowers. My favorite form of Silica is Calcium Silicate. It's easy to chelate with Citric Acid which removes the Silica from the Calcium. The calcium becomes Calcium citrate which is highly plant soluble and Silica becomes Silicic acid, also chelated for your plants. This is much cheaper than using Monosilicic acid based fertilizers as Cal Sil is a higher volume by weight of the two elements per the cost. Most Monosilicic acid supplements are mostly water. And by the way, a lot of pH down solutions contain Citric acid, but I'd recommend pure Citric acid or even Vinegar (forms Calcium acetate) to maximize chelation.
Citric acid and Vinegar will also chelate Calcium and Silica sources in your soil, by the way. So if you're using Diamtamaceous Earth, Gypsum, Lime, Rice hulls, Volcanic rock dust... Organic Acids are your friend. Sulphiric Acid and Phosphoric Acid lock up your micros. This is actually why microbes kick ass. They produce Acetic and Citric acids to break down organic matter. Fun fact, most Citric Acid for sale is cultivated via fungus, not citrus.
I get my silica from diatomaceous earth. I use it in my soil mix from the very beginning of germination. And i get the added benefit of pest control in the soil as i top dress with it also.
Do you have problems with it washing away into the soil when you water? That is my problem. It helps with fungus gnats until it washes away. Hopefully gets absorbed by the plant when it does.
@listerinestrips1156 yes it will break down and become available to the plant as silica. Like you said, until then,it helps with fungus gnats. That's why I also use it during top dressing also. As long as it's in the top inch or more of the soil,it will still help with gnats.
Be careful of your source, if there fresh and from a farm with Herbicides, it will kill your seedlings, i've seen that far too many times with new growers here in central america. they find out the hard way.
This stuff hardens your branches. It also helps the roots absorb nutrients from the soil better. Even if there's very little nutrients in it. I've used it in my last couple of grows. This stuff is awesome
I think charred rice hulls are almost pure silica. I've been really wanting to get some put my local grow store doesn't carry it so I got to get it by the pallet to get it affordable.
Same. Love the category videos. Other channels put everything in one video. This one is easy as you can find the 1 issue you're having and go to that 1 video
To be honest here in Ecuador we have crazy fertilizers. The amount of things people have to industrialize organically here has made the fertilizers ahve made, the best Banana, Cacao, Brocolli, Mango, Roses, and many more products that require organic compounds to achieve international markets. Ive been using these Fertilizers for years know and my Cannabis plants have been maxed out with the Cannabinoid profile of each strain.
Thanks i would love to get under some of them piles of left over scraps they Process all that bananas mangoes and etc Just backup to them pals and load up some buckets of that mixing your soil. You wouldn't need no other fertilizer😊
I use a small amount of silica most of the time when using RO water to bring my PH up a bit with nutes which it does work well in small amounts where as tap water always needs to come down so if you start using RO from tap it’s a good idea to have some rather than buy n use use ph up because of the benefits that silica has ✌️
Mulch up your bamboo Scotty, and put that in or on your garden as mulch to break down naturally into the soil and then it will add the natural silica found in bamboo. If you haven't done this before maybe you should try it, as it could be the game changer that we are looking for. Happy gardening from Australia 💚🌲👍
I've started using Wollastonite Vansil W-20 for my silica, plus good source of calcium!!! I also use Stash Blend, and yes I even have some good old reliable Recharge on hand just in case.
This is my first grow with silica and I can definitely tell a difference! I've been telling everybody about it lately. I've got the thickest stalks I've ever had and way less having to use sticks to prop up plants. I still use sticks to prop up, but with some very heavy buds
I’ve used silica and it’s helped a lot! My last run i didn’t use it and let’s say i regretted it. monosilicic acid is bio available & potassium silicate is to be broken down via bacteria.
I genuinely can’t say that i have. But as far as how strong the stems are, it’s a major difference. I had to cut down a few plants early because the stems were too weak. Had i used silica that wouldn’t have been a problem.
I use RAW branded products - I don't have any issues with products dissolving and staying in solution. If you want big huge buds and not need to use Yo-Yo's or nets, Silica is the answer. In Side-By-Side comparisons I had plants with weaker stems without silica and ones with Silica were solid and stiff. Silica is also used to isolate infections or injuries that can compromise the plant and make it vulnerable.. The plat uses it to build walls around the compromise and cause, then crystalize it basically trapping and killing the infection. And I have not needed any fungicides or insecticides since I started silica and boosted CO2. I find an occasional dead bug on a yellow trap, but no more swarms of gnats like I would sometimes get. That has stopped. I haven't touched any fungicide or insecticides in over a year now. Some have expired without being used even.
Im a few runs in. I never used silica until my last, recent run and man was there a huge difference. Stalks, stems and leaves were much more healthier and thicker. I purchased it and decided to use to fend off bugs and to help with high temps. I do recommend silica. I used 0•0•1 but now im trying out 0•0•3. Really good stuff.
@HowardBeale08 I used Bloom city silica. The yellow bottle. 1 teaspoon per gallon only in veg. Noticed a big difference. I used it on a bag seed and man it looked, tasted and smelled great!! So I decided to take it a little further and bought the protekt bottle of 0•0•3. Using that one on my current run.
After growing a plant that overstretched and had weak branches I decided to get some silica and run it from that day forward. Plus it helps protect from high temps
You know your stuff brotha. I learn alot of cool details from you. Always interesting. I was using silica blast, but now im using bioag silicon & humic acid concentrate it looks like a ground up charcoal. Branches are building nice knuckles at the base of the branch now and I like not using a trellis if I don't have to.
Great breakdown Scotty… You hit it on the head. Monosilic or Orthosilic 10x to Potassium Silicate 👍💯. People need to know… this video made my morning. Well done 💪
I just started using silica this current run , the stalks are way thicker than my older run, but you can definitely see the difference. I’m using general hydroponics 7 parts. Mimosa orange punch, do-si-dos, and bubba cheesecake. Growing in coco, pearlite, worm castings in 3 gallon smart pots in a 2x4x6 tent and using the brand new Viparspectra XS2500 pro light. How do you feel about GH products? It’s all I’ve used and have had good success. But I need to cool off my tent in summer temps to keep my terpines. Fall grows are amazing
GH gets some great results tbh, but Scotty is right... That's a lot of work and is gonna get old quick. I'd consider Drip hydro if you want to run a simpler bottle lineup.
@@ScottyReal420 I think it’s 5 at a time per stage. But it’s like routine now.. coffee, taking kids to school, Feeding them every other day, when the lights come on. I bought one of those plant sprayers. And feed them 28 ounces each. Perfect for the 3 gallons
slight overkill. I would cut back to once a week just a foliar in veg and weekly soil drenches in the first couple/3 weeks of flower . About the best return on investment using Silicium that we found commercially. ✌✌
I use bulletproof silica. What you say is definitely correct, I grew one clone with it and one without and yes one had floppy buds that stopped growing before the other.
Hi considering you water less in veg I end up adding it about every 7 or 8 days in 3 gallon pots and always less than recommend add after cal-mag if used in same mix and ph water after. Dont use in flower. If auto flower use with caution so silicate is not soaked into the flowers later. Fungus gnats hate this stuff it can help starve gnats. Cheers.
Great video Scotty. About a year ago, I was watching a video with Dr Bruce Bugbee. He was also talking about all the benefits of adding Silica to your ( water). One thing he said was that Silica is a key component in the development of THC.
Silica is probably the most important single source of raw material for the development and density of stalked capitate trichome glands , of which - Tetra Hydra Cannabinol delta 9 ( and other cannabinoids ) is contained in the trichome head and is the plants natural defense mechanism against elemental and environmental factors the D9 thc concentration isn't necessarily increased but rather the layer in which it manifests ( stalked capitate trichome glands) will become better developed, as it too will thicken in accordance with cell wall density .
I've only been growing for three years and am getting pretty good at this. I have been wanting to use silica for awhile now, but I keep talking myself out of it, why, I don't know, but I think on the next fresh grow, I will grow a set and give this a try.
I know a fellow grower like you who has great success without Silica. I say if it ain't broke don't fix it. But I'd say give it a try with a control plant. Just have one plant out of multiple from the same mom possibly and give that one plant Silica.
@@ScottyReal420 Since I'm pretty new at this I have just been taking it slow brother. I have yet to implement your fav Co2, but I promise that is on my list. I am up to three tents for a perpetual grow, I'm running 2 5x5's and my main flower tent a 10x4. I love it and it keeps me busy, plus it is very therapeutic being with all those ladies. 👸
It's absolutely necessary if you grow in harsh environments with bugs, we find plants using it actually are pretty damn hard to kill, the only downside I find with it is it may make it harder to notice big infestation early, the plants don't seem to show the telling signs of bugs as well but under leaves inspection will keep you in check.
Silica can be used as a structural element. Let's say that plant has 100 particles of carbon and 50 of silicon. It can use them to make a cell wall so that te carbon may be used somewhere else, creating cannabinoids or terpenes which are 80 - 90% carbon in mass.
Food grade Diatomaceous Earth is readily available at most nurserys, feed stores, even some grocery stores. It's a great addition to our human diet, as well, especially if you're Veggie/Vegan, though it is made from the discarded exoskeletons of Ancient(millions of years old) bugs.It's also quite plentiful with no major environmental side effects and it keeps essentially forever, as long as it's dry.
I actually use silica in my grows. It makes the braches of my plants really hard. If you're lst-ing, you have to bend them branches like on a daily basis because they become hard rather quickly. You won't need a trellis net to support weight when you use this product either. Branches become strong enough to support heavy flowers in my experience. I've been using Bulletproof Si by Cutting Edge Solutions.
Yes Sir. You can use green carbons like ferms to put silicon into outdoor soils. Its hard to get deep enough pots indoors for anaerobic soils to break silica down. Tap roots seek out moisture. Tap roots seem to like anaerobic soils. Tap roots will grow around sewage and water lines. Look at spring houses where trees tapped the spring. Think about how bog wood gets mineralized. I use silica because its in the sweet dolomite cement. But have lots of silica in outdoor soil because glacial out wash of ground limestone.
I used silicone first time for plants and other websites etc say; You can feed whole life cycle, but I prefer it way u say it; through veg period and 1-2 first weeks of flower makes more sense to strenght stems because I don't really want my buds be filled with silicone. And it shoudn't make myccorhiza job harder(?), but I think its better to not give silicone first week of plant life while its making its basic roots if you got mycorrhiza, but perhaps on 2nd week you can give silicone to strenght out roots too. So far so good, I come back to this comment after 1month when I harvest to see results. (Oh and I'm growin in coco coir and it was recommended me to add it and growth techn liquid silicone should work totally fine with other growth techn nutrients even with same feeding)
In Azomite, silica is present alongside many other minerals like calcium, magnesium, iron, and trace elements such as zinc, copper, and boron. These minerals collectively support plant growth and overall soil health, making Azomite a popular additive in organic gardening and agriculture.
Lots of really great information ! I put DE in my potting mix to kill any creepy crawlers while it's sitting in the tote and on top of the soil after planting would that be enough silica ? I tried asking Google but you never get a good answer to how long it takes to be plant available . I like adding sand from my creek to my no-till gardens and it has a bunch of silica in it I figure even it takes a while to breakdown It's still in there . Thanks for sharing and have a great day !
Things like sand and DE will take a long time to break down, so outside of living soil they do little to add silica during the short time our plants grow.
Silicates are excellent Though you must use it because it doesn't have a stability shelf life in the bottle 2 best silicates I've used is Hygen bud link is A 3 part silicate as you use it first then add you base nute to make it your base brew And house and garden amino treatment is probably the best a little goes a long long way Silicates will give your popcorn the real love
I always use whatever i get for free as a sample. I like it although i didn't have a ton of experience when i started to use it so not much to compare to
I've used potassium silicate silicon dioxide diatomaceous earth and powerSi bloom&OG DE works best for the $. PowerSi foliar is badass tho and this way it lasts a long time
I'm just a newbie with four plants in pots in my garden. I use miracle grow along with a tomato and garden vegetable plant food from Walmart which has crystalline silica in it. How much idk..
The silica in Dolomite lime comes from quartz and will take a long time to break down to a form the plants can use. Dolomite lime is great for calcium, magnesium and to raise ph in acidic soils.
Adding the word silica to the title would make better searching. Title is too click baiting and detracts from the integrity and good information that the video contains.
I now when I was studying horticulture back in 1976 I can't remember them talking about silica I newer finished as I moved to a farm and had to far to travel bad luck for me
if you is a living organic soil the DE would work but in a soil that you will be using a bottle based nutrient line on, you would want to go with a liquid farm like Silicium Mono Silic Acid.
Protekt is the best i think ive been using it for years and really it helps with plant stress like high temps and even cold temps its amazing stuff in my opinion
Thank you for this information man its so hard to find factual information on RUclips about growing weed. I definitely sub to you bro the silica I use is called power, SI bloom
thanks, great info. My only question that came to mind is the effect on the buds. no adverse taste or other properties then? any noticeable effects at all?
What makes me sad is that I have to grow myself even though it is a lot of work, and time. But ALL the legal dispensaries I have been to in the last 5 years, the quality of the products, from raw flower, to vapes, total garbage. No smell, bad taste, mold, everything you can imagine. Oklahoma market is the worst I'v seen but the other more mature markets like Colorado are not like they were when recreational went legal in 2013. Most of the bud in colorado when it first went legal there in 2013-2019 was some TOTALLY AMAZING bud, Terpines so strong, I could open a 7 gram jar for a few seconds and the ENTIRE house would REAK of the smell for hours. And the blueberry strains REALLY smelled like blueberries, pineapple express was the craziest sweet pinapple smell plus dank weed combined, it was amazing, the high was incrediable. Now if you want some really amazing bud like that, I guess you have to grow it yourself. So SAD that the legal market can't produce good weed anymore because of greed.
Just started my new run with vermiculite, peat and wormcastings. Vermiculite should provide my plants with silica. Jave this reciept from bugbee, curious how this will work out
Warning! Rice hulls can cause you to fail state testing commercially. Happened with Build A Soil products here in Oklahoma to a few different growers. That's when Jeremy went a nd developed the commercial blend with mustard seed and pumice while subsituting Montana Grow for the silica. ✌✌
@@howwegrowbyIHeartSkunk I figured it was a metal. I heard Queen of the sun grown talking about how biochar/fulvic humic acids somehow can help with metals. I think it was that combination I forget but I remember the biochar part 😂 .
@@farmerjhemp in remediation of a massive amount of soil, like a back yard for example, I'm sure that it helps. Im suspicious of it working in containers or even small beds, like a 3x3 for example. Suspicious of how much input versus how much remediation that is. I would need to do more research to try and answer that doozy 😂. Good food for thought though. ✌🏻
Do you have any specific brands you would recommend? Also, this is just an assumption... But being a non-mobile compound, I would ASSUME that mid to late veg is when I'd apply it. If it's done too early then the later growth wouldn't have the same structure building as your older growth (non-mobile). But also I agree with not applying ANY kind of chemical/substance to a flower that is going to be ingested.
I just started using diamatatous earth as silica do you think that is okay or would liquid concentrate be available immediately? I'm running organic so I didn't want to use Blast.. thanks guys 👍
@@ScottyReal420 thanks for tip everyone much love.... My next project my stoned mind thought about? Underfloor heating greenhouses have them so why not us? Lol thanks gang God bless
Cannabis potency is 100% genetic. You can improve your environment to get the most out of a particular strain, but you cant turn average pot into super pot with any nutrient. The plant can only be as strong as the genetics allow.
Well said my friend genetics is where it's at you can have the best set up and nutrients plus water and still produce shit cannabis, I've seen it done but strong genetics and a solid set-up guarantee some danky dank 😊
Silica's primary benefit to Plants is that it replaces Calcium for structural growth.
So that basically means more of your Calcium is going to other things, like developing a larger pith for nutrient delivery and ultimately bigger flowers.
My favorite form of Silica is Calcium Silicate. It's easy to chelate with Citric Acid which removes the Silica from the Calcium.
The calcium becomes Calcium citrate which is highly plant soluble and Silica becomes Silicic acid, also chelated for your plants.
This is much cheaper than using Monosilicic acid based fertilizers as Cal Sil is a higher volume by weight of the two elements per the cost. Most Monosilicic acid supplements are mostly water. And by the way, a lot of pH down solutions contain Citric acid, but I'd recommend pure Citric acid or even Vinegar (forms Calcium acetate) to maximize chelation.
Citric acid and Vinegar will also chelate Calcium and Silica sources in your soil, by the way. So if you're using Diamtamaceous Earth, Gypsum, Lime, Rice hulls, Volcanic rock dust... Organic Acids are your friend. Sulphiric Acid and Phosphoric Acid lock up your micros. This is actually why microbes kick ass. They produce Acetic and Citric acids to break down organic matter. Fun fact, most Citric Acid for sale is cultivated via fungus, not citrus.
Great info thanks 🎉😊
Thank For sharing this!
Fn nailed it
i live in Florida, i have a lot of aloe vera, it is great for compost teas, it has silica, amino acids, minerals, ace mannons, sapponins etc, research
ditch the bottles! woohoo 🙌
Great info, Thanks!
Thanks for that information. I too live in Florida. About how much a gallon should I use?
Don't forget cloning aswell...that's all I use for cloning!!
Absolutely the best and only thing I use for cloning. I use rice hulls in soil. Great source of silica
I get my silica from diatomaceous earth. I use it in my soil mix from the very beginning of germination. And i get the added benefit of pest control in the soil as i top dress with it also.
Do you have problems with it washing away into the soil when you water? That is my problem. It helps with fungus gnats until it washes away. Hopefully gets absorbed by the plant when it does.
@listerinestrips1156 yes it will break down and become available to the plant as silica. Like you said, until then,it helps with fungus gnats. That's why I also use it during top dressing also. As long as it's in the top inch or more of the soil,it will still help with gnats.
@@stonersgarden thanks
Rice hulls boys...use in place of perilite..right? RIGHT!
I use rice hulls instead of perlite. Plus, it stays put in the soil. Great cover too. Rice Hulls=15% silica
Be careful of your source, if there fresh and from a farm with Herbicides, it will kill your seedlings, i've seen that far too many times with new growers here in central america. they find out the hard way.
what i use here for silica in soil, is sugar cane stalk ash.
@@KerrysVids nice
@@adde-j6q Organic arsenic is found in animals and plants.
@@adde-j6q Organic arsenic is found in animals and plants.
I use TPS Silica Gold, strong roots, the trunks are doubled in size, the plant is strong vibrant green leaves, it’s a game changer, I love it 😎
I was gonna use tps cal mag what do you think?
@johnnymgl16 use it lightly, it's strong😂
When do you start to use it?
@@aidenthe420 when veg starts.
That's what I just purchased the TPS silica
I used silica for the first time last year and could tell a huge difference in the plants i will continue using it in my grows
same!
How often did apply it
@@drizkid816cug Take the recommended amount (usually 1ml/litre) and halve it. :D
Can't wait to get my out door going! Try all these new things thanks!!! 🌱
soon!
Probably just this weather getting me itchy! 60's next couple!!!! Got to love CO
Just added it to my plants for the first time today. Excited to see the difference
This stuff hardens your branches. It also helps the roots absorb nutrients from the soil better. Even if there's very little nutrients in it. I've used it in my last couple of grows. This stuff is awesome
you will for sure.
I have not come across this page before but I love to see the education side being done for cultivators. Well done ❤
Thank You.
Same. I'm new to growing. I've learnt more in the last few days watching him than Google over the last week.
I tried it on my last grow. Definitely thicker stalks and very rigid limbs. A believer.
Getting boiled rice hulls is one of the best ways to get in your soils. It’s a by product of the beer making process. Great episode
I think charred rice hulls are almost pure silica. I've been really wanting to get some put my local grow store doesn't carry it so I got to get it by the pallet to get it affordable.
Thank You.
Rice is used in shit beer. It is why the world hates "American shit beer."
would be closer to biochar, no a silicate biproduct from charring@@farmerjhemp
This is the way to get good info out.
Quick and precise!
Thank You! Glad you enjoyed it.
overfeeding seems to signal to pests...come here, fast
@@ScottyReal420what's a substitute for recharge.
Love that short format. Direct to the point and great content as usual. Cheers
Thank You!
Same. Love the category videos. Other channels put everything in one video. This one is easy as you can find the 1 issue you're having and go to that 1 video
The minute i read the title and thumbnail i knew this had to be about silica. Definitely a gamechanger 👌👌
I use Silica (Power SI) from sprout to the beginning of flower which is about 4 weeks because I do auto's.
What I use as well and it's amazing stuff
To be honest here in Ecuador we have crazy fertilizers. The amount of things people have to industrialize organically here has made the fertilizers ahve made, the best Banana, Cacao, Brocolli, Mango, Roses, and many more products that require organic compounds to achieve international markets. Ive been using these Fertilizers for years know and my Cannabis plants have been maxed out with the Cannabinoid profile of each strain.
Thanks i would love to get under some of them piles of left over scraps they Process all that bananas mangoes and etc Just backup to them pals and load up some buckets of that mixing your soil. You wouldn't need no other fertilizer😊
I use a small amount of silica most of the time when using RO water to bring my PH up a bit with nutes which it does work well in small amounts where as tap water always needs to come down so if you start using RO from tap it’s a good idea to have some rather than buy n use use ph up because of the benefits that silica has ✌️
Awesome job with your videos. You speak the truth . The most fertile soils in nature have a fair amout of silt .
Mulch up your bamboo Scotty, and put that in or on your garden as mulch to break down naturally into the soil and then it will add the natural silica found in bamboo. If you haven't done this before maybe you should try it, as it could be the game changer that we are looking for. Happy gardening from Australia 💚🌲👍
bamboo is a great source of silica, I own a bamboo nursery so we do handle a lot of waste material to be broken down.
@@ScottyReal420so have you tested if the bamboo mulch adds silica ?
Where are you in Australia. I'm on the central coast NSW.
I've started using Wollastonite Vansil W-20 for my silica, plus good source of calcium!!! I also use Stash Blend, and yes I even have some good old reliable Recharge on hand just in case.
Remember to mix Silica for 1 hour minimum and shaking or mixing thoroughly with an electric mixer.
It doesn't need to mix for that hr just takes an hr to dissolve in water
@@downsouth333 An air stone turned up full blast 10-15 mins and everythings dissolved
Silica makes my branches super strong!
For me, I use Power Si bloom in flower and Athena Balance in veg. I plan on using a Si on my foliage in the future. Great show guys!❤
Been around for a while......healthy plant , weather changes, heat tolerant etc.. many benefits
This is my first grow with silica and I can definitely tell a difference! I've been telling everybody about it lately. I've got the thickest stalks I've ever had and way less having to use sticks to prop up plants. I still use sticks to prop up, but with some very heavy buds
I’ve used silica and it’s helped a lot! My last run i didn’t use it and let’s say i regretted it.
monosilicic acid is bio available & potassium silicate is to be broken down via bacteria.
Have you noticed any difference regarding trichomes or potency?
I genuinely can’t say that i have. But as far as how strong the stems are, it’s a major difference. I had to cut down a few plants early because the stems were too weak. Had i used silica that wouldn’t have been a problem.
I use RAW branded products - I don't have any issues with products dissolving and staying in solution. If you want big huge buds and not need to use Yo-Yo's or nets, Silica is the answer. In Side-By-Side comparisons I had plants with weaker stems without silica and ones with Silica were solid and stiff. Silica is also used to isolate infections or injuries that can compromise the plant and make it vulnerable.. The plat uses it to build walls around the compromise and cause, then crystalize it basically trapping and killing the infection.
And I have not needed any fungicides or insecticides since I started silica and boosted CO2. I find an occasional dead bug on a yellow trap, but no more swarms of gnats like I would sometimes get. That has stopped. I haven't touched any fungicide or insecticides in over a year now. Some have expired without being used even.
Thank for info you Rock😊
Im a few runs in. I never used silica until my last, recent run and man was there a huge difference. Stalks, stems and leaves were much more healthier and thicker. I purchased it and decided to use to fend off bugs and to help with high temps. I do recommend silica. I used 0•0•1 but now im trying out 0•0•3. Really good stuff.
Which product did you go for bud sounds awesome
@HowardBeale08 I used Bloom city silica. The yellow bottle. 1 teaspoon per gallon only in veg. Noticed a big difference. I used it on a bag seed and man it looked, tasted and smelled great!! So I decided to take it a little further and bought the protekt bottle of 0•0•3. Using that one on my current run.
After growing a plant that overstretched and had weak branches I decided to get some silica and run it from that day forward. Plus it helps protect from high temps
Sweet thanks brother.
@@mr.turnersneighborhood1741 no problem
You know your stuff brotha. I learn alot of cool details from you. Always interesting. I was using silica blast, but now im using bioag silicon & humic acid concentrate it looks like a ground up charcoal. Branches are building nice knuckles at the base of the branch now and I like not using a trellis if I don't have to.
Hell Yeah!
It helps prevent the uptake of heavy metals too.
Great breakdown Scotty… You hit it on the head. Monosilic or Orthosilic 10x to Potassium Silicate 👍💯. People need to know… this video made my morning.
Well done 💪
Well said
As hey new grower here I was wondering, can you use this for auto flower and if so, which are the best brands and what kind thanks
I just started using silica this current run , the stalks are way thicker than my older run, but you can definitely see the difference. I’m using general hydroponics 7 parts. Mimosa orange punch, do-si-dos, and bubba cheesecake. Growing in coco, pearlite, worm castings in 3 gallon smart pots in a 2x4x6 tent and using the brand new Viparspectra XS2500 pro light. How do you feel about GH products? It’s all I’ve used and have had good success. But I need to cool off my tent in summer temps to keep my terpines. Fall grows are amazing
If GH products are what is easy for you to get and are working for you then go with it, I just don't like mixing that many parts.
GH gets some great results tbh, but Scotty is right... That's a lot of work and is gonna get old quick. I'd consider Drip hydro if you want to run a simpler bottle lineup.
@@ScottyReal420 I think it’s 5 at a time per stage. But it’s like routine now.. coffee, taking kids to school, Feeding them every other day, when the lights come on. I bought one of those plant sprayers. And feed them 28 ounces each. Perfect for the 3 gallons
I use two of the same lights in a 5X5 . 2 was definitely better than 1 . Big improvement .
@@randall4411 the Photone app and paper trip is amazing .. hands down
I've been used Cal-Mag and had a mould problem & was looking for a solution! Thank you. +1sub
You have soft or hard water? Cal mag is usually bad..
I use Stash, and it seems to work just fine. :)
Shout out to the Jug Dealers, Silicium was a game changer, after one foliar feed made a huge difference now its added to every watering as well
slight overkill. I would cut back to once a week just a foliar in veg and weekly soil drenches in the first couple/3 weeks of flower . About the best return on investment using Silicium that we found commercially. ✌✌
Sounds like a plan thank you for your input@@howwegrowbyIHeartSkunk
@@jefferyjackson not a problem. Just trying to help. ✌🏻
They have a great source of silica. 💪
I've been alternating between Recharge and Stash Blend or mixing a little of both. I think I'm good on silica.
Stash Blend has silica in it. Yeah, your good
I’ve been using armor SI from General hydroponics for quite some time now. Definitely helps along with other nutrients and other non-nutrient things
Thanks for the tips!
@@ScottyReal420 you guys as well. I totally love the marijuana community., everybody helping out everybody pretty awesome
rice hulls ive been using them for many yrs horticultural grade use for transporting bare root stocks works great for our herb
Rice hulls are great, aeration, silica, and mulch!
I add rice hulls for silica in my living soil
Diatomaceous earth works better for silica absorption but rice hulls are great for loosening up clay soil
@HLBNZ that's what I use too , glad you commented I'm in central KY , so hello 👋
@@timbaker266 Awesome 👍👍
@@timbaker266around Hardin county?
I use bulletproof silica. What you say is definitely correct, I grew one clone with it and one without and yes one had floppy buds that stopped growing before the other.
same here,Bulletproof for the win
I JUST STARTED USING BULLETPROOF IM ON WEEK 2 OF VEG. DO YOU FEED EVERY WATER?
@@Fartylipjuice I use bulletproof at times every 2 weeks but you don't have to really.
Hi considering you water less in veg I end up adding it about every 7 or 8 days in 3 gallon pots and always less than recommend add after cal-mag if used in same mix and ph water after. Dont use in flower. If auto flower use with caution so silicate is not soaked into the flowers later. Fungus gnats hate this stuff it can help starve gnats. Cheers.
@@blastbeats420 silica,calmg,base nuttrients, additives bro. This order is correct ok
just got some Silicium from Jerin, excited to put it in the rotation!
that will work out great for you.
Always with the knowledge thanks Coach greg
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Great video Scotty. About a year ago, I was watching a video with Dr Bruce Bugbee. He was also talking about all the benefits of adding Silica to your ( water). One thing he said was that Silica is a key component in the development of THC.
Silica is probably the most important single source of raw material for the development and density of stalked capitate trichome glands , of which - Tetra Hydra Cannabinol delta 9 ( and other cannabinoids ) is contained in the trichome head and is the plants natural defense mechanism against elemental and environmental factors the D9 thc concentration isn't necessarily increased but rather the layer in which it manifests ( stalked capitate trichome glands) will become better developed, as it too will thicken in accordance with cell wall density .
Spray until week 3 of flower.
Ipm + know3+ amino
Veg Spray add potassium silicate
Bulletproof silica,it's a must..
Always great info in you shows big time thanks ❤
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Dirt and tap water makes great plants too😊
Someone help me out here: whats the best brand to get?
Been using the dioxide version for years. Definitely trying monosilicic after watching. Thanks!
I've only been growing for three years and am getting pretty good at this. I have been wanting to use silica for awhile now, but I keep talking myself out of it, why, I don't know, but I think on the next fresh grow, I will grow a set and give this a try.
Hell yeah, why no give it a try!
It messes stuff up. So I use 2ml here n there
I know a fellow grower like you who has great success without Silica. I say if it ain't broke don't fix it. But I'd say give it a try with a control plant. Just have one plant out of multiple from the same mom possibly and give that one plant Silica.
@@ScottyReal420 Since I'm pretty new at this I have just been taking it slow brother. I have yet to implement your fav Co2, but I promise that is on my list. I am up to three tents for a perpetual grow, I'm running 2 5x5's and my main flower tent a 10x4. I love it and it keeps me busy, plus it is very therapeutic being with all those ladies. 👸
@@TonyisToking absolutely, thanks brother.
It's absolutely necessary if you grow in harsh environments with bugs, we find plants using it actually are pretty damn hard to kill, the only downside I find with it is it may make it harder to notice big infestation early, the plants don't seem to show the telling signs of bugs as well but under leaves inspection will keep you in check.
Ive tried a few silicas but Aptus Fosilator is hands down the best ive tried.
Silica can be used as a structural element. Let's say that plant has 100 particles of carbon and 50 of silicon. It can use them to make a cell wall so that te carbon may be used somewhere else, creating cannabinoids or terpenes which are 80 - 90% carbon in mass.
Food grade Diatomaceous Earth is readily available at most nurserys, feed stores, even some grocery stores. It's a great addition to our human diet, as well, especially if you're Veggie/Vegan, though it is made from the discarded exoskeletons of Ancient(millions of years old) bugs.It's also quite plentiful with no major environmental side effects and it keeps essentially forever, as long as it's dry.
does this have to be food grade diatomaceous earth? i can find the other stuff but not food grade. cheers!
I use rice hulls that I get from my local home brew shop as part of my aeration component in my soil.
Hell yeah!
Hey Scotty, I use rice holes and "The Stash Blend" as my sources of silica. Have a good one and cya next vid.
I like to add a little Snow White play sand to my compost that I source from a local compost. My soil blend is always a work in progress.
Thanks for sharing!
Yes I use rhino skin well all advanced Nutrients the best Nutrients on the market they work and very well
I actually use silica in my grows. It makes the braches of my plants really hard. If you're lst-ing, you have to bend them branches like on a daily basis because they become hard rather quickly. You won't need a trellis net to support weight when you use this product either. Branches become strong enough to support heavy flowers in my experience. I've been using Bulletproof Si by Cutting Edge Solutions.
I use NPK raw soluble it's made from Dolomite 45% silicon dioxide it works wonders
Hell yeah!
PowerSi, added 1st to my water then nutrients. Sometimes i’ll use the Botanicare Silica Blast as well
Yes Sir. You can use green carbons like ferms to put silicon into outdoor soils. Its hard to get deep enough pots indoors for anaerobic soils to break silica down. Tap roots seek out moisture. Tap roots seem to like anaerobic soils. Tap roots will grow around sewage and water lines. Look at spring houses where trees tapped the spring. Think about how bog wood gets mineralized. I use silica because its in the sweet dolomite cement. But have lots of silica in outdoor soil because glacial out wash of ground limestone.
Thanks for sharing
I used silicone first time for plants and other websites etc say; You can feed whole life cycle, but I prefer it way u say it; through veg period and 1-2 first weeks of flower makes more sense to strenght stems because I don't really want my buds be filled with silicone. And it shoudn't make myccorhiza job harder(?), but I think its better to not give silicone first week of plant life while its making its basic roots if you got mycorrhiza, but perhaps on 2nd week you can give silicone to strenght out roots too. So far so good, I come back to this comment after 1month when I harvest to see results. (Oh and I'm growin in coco coir and it was recommended me to add it and growth techn liquid silicone should work totally fine with other growth techn nutrients even with same feeding)
In Azomite, silica is present alongside many other minerals like calcium, magnesium, iron, and trace elements such as zinc, copper, and boron. These minerals collectively support plant growth and overall soil health, making Azomite a popular additive in organic gardening and agriculture.
Alternate stash blend and recharge. Each once a week.
Lots of really great information ! I put DE in my potting mix to kill any creepy crawlers while it's sitting in the tote and on top of the soil after planting would that be enough silica ? I tried asking Google but you never get a good answer to how long it takes to be plant available . I like adding sand from my creek to my no-till gardens and it has a bunch of silica in it I figure even it takes a while to breakdown It's still in there . Thanks for sharing and have a great day !
Things like sand and DE will take a long time to break down, so outside of living soil they do little to add silica during the short time our plants grow.
@@ScottyReal420 You confirmed what I was thinking . Thank you !
Your videos are educational and funny 😄
Glad you like them! Thank You!
Silicates are excellent
Though you must use it because it doesn't have a stability shelf life in the bottle
2 best silicates I've used is
Hygen bud link is
A 3 part silicate as you use it first then add you base nute to make it your base brew
And house and garden amino treatment is probably the best a little goes a long long way
Silicates will give your popcorn the real love
Hell yeah, thanks for sharing!
Once I tried monosilicic acid I can't grow without it! Great ipm and overall plant health. Awesome show as always guys!!! 🎉 DGC fuckin rocks!!!!
Hell yeah! 💪
I use wollastonite great stuff.
I always use whatever i get for free as a sample. I like it although i didn't have a ton of experience when i started to use it so not much to compare to
Cannabis tea from blottom is the best!(The cbd etc.make in thc
I've used potassium silicate silicon dioxide diatomaceous earth and powerSi bloom&OG
DE works best for the $.
PowerSi foliar is badass tho and this way it lasts a long time
I got some Power si on clearance for $5 from my local shop, was pretty happy about that score
DE FTW
I'm just a newbie with four plants in pots in my garden. I use miracle grow along with a tomato and garden vegetable plant food from Walmart which has crystalline silica in it. How much idk..
I do use its in the harvest hero Perlite+ Silica. And ya great results.
How about the silica in dolimite lime
The silica in Dolomite lime comes from quartz and will take a long time to break down to a form the plants can use. Dolomite lime is great for calcium, magnesium and to raise ph in acidic soils.
Adding the word silica to the title would make better searching.
Title is too click baiting and detracts from the integrity and good information that the video contains.
I use Wollastonite as a Silica Source. Suggested by Bruce Bugbee.
Its way cheaper than the others and also Bio available.
I now when I was studying horticulture back in 1976 I can't remember them talking about silica I newer finished as I moved to a farm and had to far to travel bad luck for me
Is it ok to smoke silica that is in the plant ?
The plant matter is a lot of silica so I think you'll be all right.
Do you suggest getting silica from diatomaceous in powder form or should I use liquid form like silica blast in a soil grow?
if you is a living organic soil the DE would work but in a soil that you will be using a bottle based nutrient line on, you would want to go with a liquid farm like Silicium Mono Silic Acid.
I use Raw and it makes a big difference
Protekt is the best i think ive been using it for years and really it helps with plant stress like high temps and even cold temps its amazing stuff in my opinion
I use potassium silicate in flower just in mynute doses like 2mils in 20ltrs. Other wise to much silicon in flower will make your buds to fibreres.
Thank you for this information man its so hard to find factual information on RUclips about growing weed. I definitely sub to you bro the silica I use is called power, SI bloom
Hell Yeah, thank you!
thanks, great info. My only question that came to mind is the effect on the buds. no adverse taste or other properties then? any noticeable effects at all?
Gotta make sure you give enough time for it to bond to the water molecules i go a min 35-40 min
What makes me sad is that I have to grow myself even though it is a lot of work, and time. But ALL the legal dispensaries I have been to in the last 5 years, the quality of the products, from raw flower, to vapes, total garbage. No smell, bad taste, mold, everything you can imagine. Oklahoma market is the worst I'v seen but the other more mature markets like Colorado are not like they were when recreational went legal in 2013. Most of the bud in colorado when it first went legal there in 2013-2019 was some TOTALLY AMAZING bud, Terpines so strong, I could open a 7 gram jar for a few seconds and the ENTIRE house would REAK of the smell for hours. And the blueberry strains REALLY smelled like blueberries, pineapple express was the craziest sweet pinapple smell plus dank weed combined, it was amazing, the high was incrediable. Now if you want some really amazing bud like that, I guess you have to grow it yourself. So SAD that the legal market can't produce good weed anymore because of greed.
Truth bro 💯
Would love some info on using it in hydro compared to soil
I use diamatecous earth
Just started my new run with vermiculite, peat and wormcastings. Vermiculite should provide my plants with silica. Jave this reciept from bugbee, curious how this will work out
Used this as well to diversify me soil a tade more
I am wondering how long it will take for the microbes to break down the vermiculite.
@@ScottyReal420 me too . i did not add mine for silica only drainage. I did not realize it was a silica amendment. Tell me more about this please.
Warning! Rice hulls can cause you to fail state testing commercially. Happened with Build A Soil products here in Oklahoma to a few different growers. That's when Jeremy went a nd developed the commercial blend with mustard seed and pumice while subsituting Montana Grow for the silica. ✌✌
Do you recall what failed was it heavy metals?
@@farmerjhemp Mercury
@@farmerjhemp I think it was mercury if I remeber correctly
@@howwegrowbyIHeartSkunk I figured it was a metal. I heard Queen of the sun grown talking about how biochar/fulvic humic acids somehow can help with metals. I think it was that combination I forget but I remember the biochar part 😂 .
@@farmerjhemp in remediation of a massive amount of soil, like a back yard for example, I'm sure that it helps. Im suspicious of it working in containers or even small beds, like a 3x3 for example. Suspicious of how much input versus how much remediation that is. I would need to do more research to try and answer that doozy 😂. Good food for thought though. ✌🏻
Do you have any specific brands you would recommend? Also, this is just an assumption... But being a non-mobile compound, I would ASSUME that mid to late veg is when I'd apply it. If it's done too early then the later growth wouldn't have the same structure building as your older growth (non-mobile). But also I agree with not applying ANY kind of chemical/substance to a flower that is going to be ingested.
Great episode guys. Way to class it up scotty😂
What do you think about vermiculite instead of perlite ? I have heard vermiculite adds organic silica and provides aeration.
I just started using diamatatous earth as silica do you think that is okay or would liquid concentrate be available immediately? I'm running organic so I didn't want to use Blast.. thanks guys 👍
I use DE mixed into my soil. I've been told that it takes a while to break down.
i have heard you can make teas and ferments out of horsetail that will give you organic silica
@@ScottyReal420 thanks Scotty, great tip 👍
@@ScottyReal420 thanks for tip everyone much love.... My next project my stoned mind thought about? Underfloor heating greenhouses have them so why not us? Lol thanks gang God bless
I was told Silica reduces transpiration too. Sometimes that can be a bad thing.
Interesting, I will have to look into this, thank you.
sunflowers love it too
I bet!