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  1. 12 hours ago, Naughty.Psychonaut said:

    when buying DE it's important to get the expensive / food grade stuff as you only want the diatoms, but what most people seem to look over is that the powder you get is not the diatoms, that's just the carrier powder. that's why every second DE product looks slightly different in colour or texture and if you buy the cheapest stuff you putting talc powder and all sorts of other unwanted compounds in your soil.

    the product is much like mycos in the way that it needs a carrier, because diatoms are living micro organisms. they're phytoplankton. they live in bodies of water. like rivers, lakes, ocean and what not. they're extracted and kept dormant in a dried state for many many many years and they'll come back to life when introduced to water. much like algea, because as a whole, that's what phytoplankton are. your soil is not a body of water so they cannot thrive there and because they're microscopic once introduced to water or moisture they come to life again and because they're in some unfavourable habitat they quickly die off and get consumed by other microbes

    diatoms have bodies like cells and what makes up the outer layer of their bodies/cell wall is a pure silica compound with a sharded glass like texture, though this too gets broken down by other microbes. that's the silica release. 

    when used as pest management it really only works when kept in the dry dormant state on your top soil where other microbes can't access it. they really only do any kinda harm to larvae. even very very soft bodied soil dwellers such as any kind of earthworm will be unphased by the diatoms. anything that can jump or fly just gona laugh at the diatoms. once you ontroduce water or any kinda moisture to the diatoms you wake them up and they basically immediately start dying off and consumed, cause they're not in their preferred habitat.

    if you can kill off any larvae in the top soil that's a big win already 😁 that's why I use it a lot, with most DE products you'll run into an overload of the physical powder used as a carrier creating negatively charged or dry pockets in your soil way before hitting a silica toxicity. obviously depending on the given silica content in the soil. 

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    Interesting, and good points.

    Looking at it again, as I was of slightly different understanding. Found this on wiki

     

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  2. 8 hours ago, ORGANinc. said:

    Yes I do use diatomaceous but I’m not looking at ultimately feeding it to the soil, as an amendment it serve a good purpose, but some say it can also be hard on the creepy crawley as it cuts them up very often. However it’s not the end of the world, just wouldn’t add more than I do already 

    I believe, only sharp when dry, and when in soil, it's not active enough to kill off microbes or small bugs.

    It only works on mites when they hit with it dry.

    As mentioned, it kind of dissolves into the soil, and that is the silica you will get in slow release 

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  3. 8 hours ago, ORGANinc. said:

    Cheers man, ya I'm looking for some type of organic mineral amendment that I can add to the soil without altering the functionality of the soil and being harmful to the microbes. 

    I have seen a product on Hydroponic but its really acidic, like 1ph, so im not too sure. Its called Eckosil. 

    Diatomaceous earth 

    8 hours ago, Ill_Evan said:

    I've been using AgriSil K50 for the first time and so far so good. Managed to revitalise some plants after transplant using it. pH was pretty high though and they recommend not mixing with any other nutrients when using it. I managed to pH the solution quite easily and used it initially as a foliar spray. I will do a soil drench with it in a week or so. 

    This too, very interesting 

    1 hour ago, SkunkPharm said:

    1l per 100l then dilute that mix even further

     

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  4. 11 hours ago, Ill_Evan said:

    What watt are you running at the moment? Small possibility it could be light burn and not a deficiency. 

    1000 apologies, but your sentence start, sounds like an Indian person with a stutter. 

    Light stress maybe yeah, or did I miss the burn?

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  5. I agree with Evan, and as you have done either lower power, or lift light, it's very close.

    Plants dont seem lacking, if anything they appear thirsty to me

    If roots are filling that pot, it's going to want to drink twice a day soon or already 

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  6. Was in a hurry to get them flowering,  so pushed early. More to get something to smoke, while other plants got bigger and ready. Now they almost at size I like ( December goals and targets).

    But yeah, the smaller, more of, gets your bauds out quickly, and a wider selection, if your running many. 

    12 was perfect my one grow, size and time👌

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  7. 5 hours ago, ORGANinc. said:

    You have similar numbers from 18 plants? or a similar number from 8 of those 18 plants? 

    Asking because I remember you said you just inoculate with enviroc microbes, what do you average per plant?

    18 plants, in the same size tent. Got out about the same grams total, 30 to 40g a plant.

    Sent juvenile plants to flower, and no cleaning or training of the plants.

    I only use Explogrow now, 

    I'd say not bad, but watch my next grow💨

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  8. They looking good with the poop, let's see how they taste after, haha.

    I am only having a laugh, and something very similar is in my soil actually, and mine come out sweet, well, so I am told

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  9. Going to try get the line rolling, hopefully sufficient enough to perpetual grow and harvest. 

    Just going to keep feeding a new plant in every weekend to the flowering tent, more or less, if things go okay.

    There are some rare and fire genetics here, and private chemovars, that I have the honor of naming too.

    Watch out for the Banana 🍌🍌🍌

    Thanks, ask me anything...

    Discussions welcome,

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  10. 5 minutes ago, Naughty.Psychonaut said:

    Lol bro I am cool as a cucumber, I reeeeeeeeeeeeaally don't need to take it easier than I already am 😁 

    just cause what I say fires you or anyone else up, doesn't mean I am fired up. I can go on and on and on and on, and my point is gona stay the same! 

    Look, one side of the debate is, "that name offends some, change it based on the fact that they can't control their feelings" 

    Other side of the debate is, "No, that's a waste of time and it'll never happen cause you can't control the world and you can't control words, curb your feelings and don't try to tell people what to do" 

    Now you tell me I have to take it easy? I am literally trying to explain to those who take offense to words to take it easy 😁  

    there is a gap here...... 

    I can type for ages brother, we can go in deeeeeeeeep, if you care to indulge. Don't think I am upset when I am being consistent and making one clear statement over and over again. I can stop, but I really don't wana! 

    Also, it's very entertaining 🤣🤣🤣

    this conversation has gone in all directions. 

    Original statement was that a weed strain name should not be used cz it's offensive. right? 

    then I go on to say that's not gona happen so no point in saying that and also no point in taking offense. 

    then the argument goes on to everyone feels differently, like I didn't know that just because I offered a better way to look at it. 

    so I say again the same thing, no point in getting offended by words. same thing I said before...... nothing changed?

    then I hear all kinds of things how the name was stolen, how it's offensive to call some one asshole, how people shouldn't name their kids Dick or Fanny, literally ducking and diving the original point and making all kinds of crazy analogies none of which where valid or had any contribution of an offering for any kinda solution at all? 

    what's the real alternative here? only use words that don't offend anyone ever? that's impossible my guy, think about that for a second. 🤓 

    but thanks for the love, sometimes love can be tough too, you know? tough love.....? just cause I say hard to hear things don't mean I am upset with you or anyone or even in general at all. Maybe if you take it a bit easier then you'll realise how easy I'm taking it. 😉 

     

    Oh boy🙈

    I cant even read this, ciao✌

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  11. On 8/15/2022 at 9:46 PM, Naughty.Psychonaut said:

    Well, I wasn't fighting with anyone or did I call anyone an asshole or do anything to directly offend anyone? 😅 

    There are degrees to everything in life and as I have mentioned before there are a lot of things that are offensive that need to be called out for, I 100% agree with that. I did not once say no one has the right to ever be offended about anything 🤷‍♂️

    Everyone's gona be offended by random stuff, but give me your honest answer, and I mean no funny business I just wana understand how life works. Do you really care what offends me? And if I told you, would you change your everyday life to better suit me? Honestly. 

    You are on the defensive, that's why you didnt see me making an example of you calling me an Arsehole, which was in your favor too.

    Of course yes, that's why I am not going to keep at this, because I care, and prefer to move forward.

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  12. You name a chemovar Hitler, or Crack, to make it sound bad, and dangerous, as if the cannabis hits hard.

    This to try and catch the eye or ear of others for its name, with regards to the history of that name.

    That's all...

    Naughty, you must take it easy fam, I love everyone and you bro.

    Totemic, could really go for attention, and call your cannabis line, Apartheid...I dont think so🙈

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  13. 3 hours ago, Naughty.Psychonaut said:

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    Call me an Arse Hole, and I get offended...

    Sure, I'm at fault, fully agree and I will need to work on myself, like you previously spoke of, correct.

    Different when you talking about a person, who has such a background, which might touch base more with some than others.

    We have no idea what paths and lives people have lived, that shape and effect them.

    Peace is better than fighting 

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