ganga gurl420
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Ordered some silica today and will start using it in my regiment 
400 gallon organic outdoor grow
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Roger A. Shrubber
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you know how to grow, not questioning you, but i just don't see the use in adding silica to soil, soil is made of silica, unless you've completely manufactured it, it has more than your plants could ever use.
ganga gurl420
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ganga gurl420
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It's actually an amazing read...check it out
https://m.phys.org/news/2017-08-adding-silicon-soil-defenses.html
https://m.phys.org/news/2017-08-adding-silicon-soil-defenses.html
ganga gurl420
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Plus remember ..I'm using 100% cow manure...I'm not using dirt. So I don't know the exact content of silica in it...I mean I'm sure there is some
Roger A. Shrubber
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i agree that silica is needed, but soil already has more than enough.
https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs1278/..".Dicotyledonous plant species in general have fewer tendencies to accumulate silicon and some species may grow adequately with levels at about 0.1% Si in plant tissue."
https://www.pthorticulture.com/en/training-center/role-of-silicon-in-plant-culture/...."Most dicots (broad leaf plants) take up small quantities of silicon and accumulate less than 0.5% in their tissue."
https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs1278/..".Dicotyledonous plant species in general have fewer tendencies to accumulate silicon and some species may grow adequately with levels at about 0.1% Si in plant tissue."
https://www.pthorticulture.com/en/training-center/role-of-silicon-in-plant-culture/...."Most dicots (broad leaf plants) take up small quantities of silicon and accumulate less than 0.5% in their tissue."
Roger A. Shrubber
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yeah, at the worst it won't hurt anything.
ganga gurl420
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Well as much as I googled and tried to find out if there is any or much in composted manure..There wasn't anything that I could find. So i may have wasted some money...at best I did something good for them lol
thumper60
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using de adds lots of silicon an kills bugs 100% organic just a thought
meangreengrowinmachine
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love me some diatomaceous earth! but damn is that difficult to spell lol
thumper60
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spell I cant even pronounce it lol
ganga gurl420
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Lol guys! Well I got to use up what I bought first
But after that is gone I will give it a go.
But after that is gone I will give it a go.
ganga gurl420
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Do shareReally nice shit
You're missing a few things though to make it a better garden.
ganga gurl420
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Hahaha... I would need to build a whole new building for the cure if I did that!Bout 10 more plants
Hope your season treats you well.
ganga gurl420
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You know ....it's really getting confusing with 
all of you guys having the same avatar lmao
all of you guys having the same avatar lmao
ThatSpudGuy
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Yeah like whats the deal with that haha
Roger A. Shrubber
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a show of support for a turtled member, he should be back friday
Hahaha... I would need to build a whole new building for the cure if I did that!
I got a shit load off wood screws and a spare drill or 2 i can send you.For next years 10 extra plants of course
It'd be cool to see one of your shitty beds full of some shroomage amongst the rest of the garden.That'd be cool.