Old Reviews Potassium - Silicate .

[hecno]

I have just been reading up on the subject and decided to look at getting some , so I looked around to see what I could get and what I noticed was the big difference in % there is , The first is a well know brand that a lot of members use here , and the second Australian ? -- 1.0% Silicon (Si)--
2 Silica ~18% Potassium 13.5%

any thoughts on this .

 

[namvet25]

Are you looking a higher silicon number?

 

[hecno]

Are you looking a higher silicon number?

Price is one thing , like the first one is is used at 2 ml a litre [ big brand ] , another one I found potassium silica is 53.2% used at -- .17 ml so to my way of thinking I am better of for 1 reasons works out cheaper

• Promotes a healthy plant through potassium silicate
• Highly concentrated potassium silicate 53.2% – the strongest available in the market worldwide
• Potassium silicate is important for plant growth – creates thick cell walls giving the plant protection against insect and fungus attacks
• Potassium silicate can not be translocated so continued application will give the best result
• Foliar application can be applied to control fungus outbreaks
• Highly alkaline and has an important handling method to receive the best result
• Application can be by setting the pH value to 7 in a vessel of water before adding to nutrient solution
• If using ‘bloom SILICA’ for raising the pH of nutrient solution then only lower the pH to desired level to reach the target pH required
• The bottle has ‘poison’ protruding from the bottle so no person will consume the product (as it is alkaline)
• In the ‘bloom Advanced Floriculture’ system you do not need to reduce your fertilizer application to use this product
• Can be used in any growing method, growing medium, indoors and outdoors – simply consult the relevant feed schedule for application rates to suit your system (or develop your own method)
• Spent 2 hours studying this subject , seems to me it is worth while looking into further as I see a number of guys use it and I figure the higher the % with less dosage the more cost effective , I am going to do some more homework but any input would be great .:thumbs:

 

[MedGrower]

I found out that silicon dioxide would perhaps be a good alternative form of silica to add to your water. It is Ph neutral so you do not have to add Ph down after that. "RAW Solubles" has that in their selection as "RAW Silica" and I am thinking of giving it a try. It doesn't seem to be as soluable as potassium silicate but it still becomes available for the plant and is not as hazardous.

Any thoughts about this? Anyone have any experiences yet? I will give it a go and report.

 

[MikeyB420]

I found out that silicon dioxide would perhaps be a good alternative form of silica to add to your water. It is Ph neutral so you do not have to add Ph down after that. "RAW Solubles" has that in their selection as "RAW Silica" and I am thinking of giving it a try. It doesn't seem to be as soluable as potassium silicate but it still becomes available for the plant and is not as hazardous.

Any thoughts about this? Anyone have any experiences yet? I will give it a go and report.

Please, be very cautious if you are thinking of using silicon dioxide powder!!

Inhaling finely divided crystalline silica dust can lead to silicosis, bronchitis, or cancer, as the dust becomes lodged in the lungs and continuously irritates them, reducing lung capacities.

It was also I believe, the substance that certain 'A hole dealers' dusted their wares with to increase weight and bag appeal a few years ago?



MikeyB.

 

[MedGrower]

Oh jeeezzz really Mikey??? Thank you for the heads up! I bet I will be avoiding that stuff in that case.

 

[oldster]

While very fine silicon dioxide can cause lung disease (silicosis) it is also the white sand sold for children's sand boxes and is totally safe in that form. Glass bottles are also primarily made from it. It is virtually insoluble in water which is what makes glass bottles such good storage containers. If you want something to provide a source of silicon for plants it is not the form you want

 

[MedGrower]

MikeyB and oldster, take a look at this product: RAW Solubles Silica (By NPK Industries)

They say this in the product description:

"RAW Silica contains 45% Silicon Dioxide which is the highest concentration of silicon dioxide available to the home gardener. RAW Silica is flowable and suspend-able in water and naturally available to the plant. Since RAW Silica is a natural form of silicon dioxide, it is PH neutral and does not cloud when added to water. RAW Silica can be used during all stages of growth and bloom for optimal stem and cell wall strength"


Now I did do study on this matter, because Mikey kindly adviced about the health hazards of the silicon dioxide and found out that indeed this one can be an issue. So since this product contains 45% of silicon dioxide I desided to send the company an email inquiring about this very issue and asking if they have included some other agents that makes the powder more heavy it wont dustify in air and be a health hazard. I am looking forward on their reply and I will let you guys know what they said.
H Reading..?:

 

[oldster]

I use Dyna-Gros Pro-tekt. It is potassium silicate.

 

[namvet25]

I also use protect from Dyna Gro and it works great.Iwould suggest you use this or any other silicon product that has been tested and proven to work.That raw silicon seems way to strong and I thinkyou will only have problems trying to figure out how to use this powder.Just keep things simple and get a proven product and you will be better off.