A Guide To Colloidal Silver

[yabun]

I have been spraying these plants for 14 days now and still haven't seen any male pollen sacks. I have been spraying them with a CS solution of 40PPM 2 - 3x a day.
The strains are Neville Haze and Banana Kush. Pistils start shooting out instead.


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[xtsho]

I have been spraying these plants for 14 days now and still haven't seen any male pollen sacks. I have been spraying them with a CS solution of 40PPM 2 - 3x a day.
The strains are Neville Haze and Banana Kush. Pistils start shooting out instead.


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That's not going to turn. Where did you get the CS?

Next time look into using STS instead. Spray a couple times and you're done. It's also more reliable. What you have now are plants that are not turning but instead flowering and you can't smoke it. Did you spray just a branch or the whole plant? Whatever you've sprayed shouldn't be smoked.

 

[yabun]

@xtsho I bought the CS from a seller. I did the laser test and I can see the particles and the leaser beam shine through.

I sprayed one branch of the Neville Haze plant and the Banana Kush I sprayed completely.

 

[xtsho]

@xtsho I bought the CS from a seller. I did the laser test and I can see the particles and the leaser beam shine through.

I sprayed one branch of the Neville Haze plant and the Banana Kush I sprayed completely.

I wouldn't trust a CS solution purchased online. Either make it yourself or use STS. If the plant is flowering normally like those are then the reversal didn't take. They should look like these. No pistils just balls.

 

[yabun]

@xtsho So I guess it's best to trash the plant that I have been spraying completely?

I'll try making my own CS when I get the supplies.

 

[EverythingsHazy]

@xtsho So I guess it's best to trash the plant that I have been spraying completely?

I'll try making my own CS when I get the supplies.

Unless you need the room, you might as well keep spraying it, maybe 2-x as much, until it is a few weeks into flower, because throwing it out in a month or so won't be any worse than throwing it out now, and it MAY flip. It does look pretty pistil-y though.

 

[kev1968]

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Unless you need the room, you might as well keep spraying it, maybe 2-x as much, until it is a few weeks into flower, because throwing it out in a month or so won't be any worse than throwing it out now, and it MAY flip. It does look pretty pistil-y though.

Hey all. I could really use someone's opinion, as i have never tried making seeds/pollen before.
I am using homemade colliodal silver 35ppm and on day 14 of spraying twice a day.
Does this look like the beginnings of pollen sacs?

 

[HydroRed]

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Hey all. I could really use someone's opinion, as i have never tried making seeds/pollen before.
I am using homemade colliodal silver 35ppm and on day 14 of spraying twice a day.
Does this look like the beginnings of pollen sacs?

Lots of hairs, and not seeing any balls yet. Keep spraying the bud sites (not the entire plant). Looks like your CS solution is super weak if you've been spraying 2 times a day for 2 weeks. That plant should be well visible with male parts by now if the CS was at a good strength.

 

[kev1968]

Lots of hairs, and not seeing any balls yet. Keep spraying the bud sites (not the entire plant). Looks like your CS solution is super weak if you've been spraying 2 times a day for 2 weeks. That plant should be well visible with male parts by now if the CS was at a good strength.

Thank you. I'll make some more colliodal silver tommorrow.

 

[kev1968]

Lots of hairs, and not seeing any balls yet. Keep spraying the bud sites (not the entire plant). Looks like your CS solution is super weak if you've been spraying 2 times a day for 2 weeks. That plant should be well visible with male parts by now if the CS was at a good strength.

So 35ppm isn't strong enough. Damn!

 

[yabun]

It should be, I have used 40PPM colloidal silver and no male either. Did you spray the plant for 1 week before flowering?

 

[kev1968]

It should be, I have used 40PPM colloidal silver and no male either. Did you spray the plant for 1 week before flowering?

3 days before flower. I'm cooking a batch of colliodal silver now using a car battery charger. Last time I had 6x9V batteries in series. I am wondering if I used to much voltage making the 35ppm.

 

[yabun]

@kev1968 I sprayed mine two days before flowering, but I read that people spray 1 week before flowering. I don't know if that should make a huge difference

 

[HydroRed]

3 days before flower. I'm cooking a batch of colliodal silver now using a car battery charger. Last time I had 6x9V batteries in series. I am wondering if I used to much voltage making the 35ppm.

Too high of voltage/amperage will make the silver particles too big and basically ineffective, though still showing up on the ppm meter. TBH, I've found that ppm isnt a solid indicator of how effective the solution will be....actually I've found quite the opposite. I'd suggest using lower V and amperage to get the smaller silver particulates. It will take longer, but be way more effective in reversals.

 

[yabun]

I've found that ppm isnt a solid indicator of how effective the solution will be....actually I've found quite the opposite. I'd suggest using lower V and amperage to get the smaller silver particulates.

So a 3x 9v battery technique will be good then? It's has low voltage and amperage. I am going to experiment with making my own CS soon. An air pump is a requirement to keep it stirred right?

 

[xtsho]

http://survival-mastery.com/diy/how-to-make-colloidal-silver.html

 

[HydroRed]

http://survival-mastery.com/diy/how-to-make-colloidal-silver.html

So a 3x 9v battery technique will be good then? It's has low voltage and amperage. I am going to experiment with making my own CS soon. An air pump is a requirement to keep it stirred right?

I dont know if I'd consider it a requirement, but it certainly does help mix the solution, which gives it the "snowball effect". As it mixes and the particles spread through the water, it helps the reaction which steadily increases the potency of the CS solution. In short....an air line or bubbler definitely wont hurt. Just make sure its not a violent "bubble" as you just want to very lightly mix the solution as it is being made. You dont want splashing on the probes etc or for the probes to touch in the water.

 

[EverythingsHazy]

So a 3x 9v battery technique will be good then? It's has low voltage and amperage. I am going to experiment with making my own CS soon. An air pump is a requirement to keep it stirred right?

An airpump definitely seems to help improve the quality of the finished product, as does frequently wiping off the electrodes.

 

[yabun]

@kev1968 That should be fine.

I am using this AC adapter now.
Since it's and AC instead of DC adaptor I am seeing no burn on my wires

 

[kev1968]

Too high of voltage/amperage will make the silver particles too big and basically ineffective, though still showing up on the ppm meter. TBH, I've found that ppm isnt a solid indicator of how effective the solution will be....actually I've found quite the opposite. I'd suggest using lower V and amperage to get the smaller silver particulates. It will take longer, but be way more effective in reversals.

Ok, so this is what put together. It was a charger for a Bluetooth, only old charger I could find. It only delivers 5.25V. Should that work? I am out of distilled water now too, using reverse osmosis water.