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https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/silicon-for-strength-cannabis-nutrients/
This article details the benefits of Silicon supplementation for cannabis: Increased plant size, increased nutrient uptake, increased yield of flowers and cannabinoids.
Sounds good... but there are problems. Silicon needs to be delivered to the substrate at a pH of 9! Since the pH of cannabis-growing media should be between 5.5 and 6.5, that's a problem: the Silicon bonds to other things at lower pH, rendering it unavailable to the plants, and potentially locking out other nutrients. The article went on to say that low doses are best, as higher doses lock out other nutes and potentially clog up drippers.
The way the researchers got around this was to use perlite coated with a Silicon solution. A fancy solution to the problem that is not available to us home growers.
So, keep this in mind when considering Silicon supplementation. It may be a waste of your money! :2c:
This article details the benefits of Silicon supplementation for cannabis: Increased plant size, increased nutrient uptake, increased yield of flowers and cannabinoids.
Sounds good... but there are problems. Silicon needs to be delivered to the substrate at a pH of 9! Since the pH of cannabis-growing media should be between 5.5 and 6.5, that's a problem: the Silicon bonds to other things at lower pH, rendering it unavailable to the plants, and potentially locking out other nutrients. The article went on to say that low doses are best, as higher doses lock out other nutes and potentially clog up drippers.
The way the researchers got around this was to use perlite coated with a Silicon solution. A fancy solution to the problem that is not available to us home growers.
So, keep this in mind when considering Silicon supplementation. It may be a waste of your money! :2c: