Time to go Veg. ?

[Oldfartnoclue58]

Is that for pest/ bugs ? I've used neem oil before. Do I need something more than that ? I've had small gnats before but that's the only pest issue I've had in the past. Also, what made you suggest it, what do you see ?

Thanks.

 

[Cannaficionado]

Is that for pest/ bugs ? I've used neem oil before. Do I need something more than that ? I've had small gnats before but that's the only pest issue I've had in the past. Also, what made you suggest it, what do you see ?

Thanks.

No a surfactant is a chemical that breaks water surface tension allowing it to flow over hydrophobic areas and get everywhere in your pots. There's quite few, soap nut powder is popular as well as yucca. I use one from fox farm called sledgehammer, its cheap and one small bottle will last like 3 or 4 grows and its like 20 bucks

 

[Oldfartnoclue58]

Thanks, I'll check into that. I've used some fox farm stuff before.

 

[Cannaficionado]

Thanks, I'll check into that. I've used some fox farm stuff before.

Its marketed as a flushing agent, but i just use it as a surfactant, its yucca extract diluted in water.

 

[BII]

Regarding surfactants, you may have usable ones around the house. Any pure (such as unscented) plant-derived soap/detergent will work, such as coconut, hemp, jojoba, rosemary, peppermint (Dr. Bronner's), palm oil-based soaps/detergents. You don't need much, just 1 or 2 drops/gallon could be enough. Plant-derived surfactants will biodegrade, be metabolized by microbes in your media and plant cells. I've used Coco Wet and Dr. Bronner's. Avoid animal fat-based and synthetic soaps/detergents.

 

[Oldfartnoclue58]

Thanks. Yeah, I wanted to stay organic. How old should she be before I start using this ? Also I'm using grow dots in the soil and I don't want to kill nutes before they're even used, (not sure if it would , but I don't know). Just curious how that would work.