Johnny Rotten
Member
F.Y.I: Hi Yield makes a product called Nem-A-Cide that is made with chitin. It is 11.98$ for 5 Lbs.
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Chitin / Chitosan / Chi: Cutting edge Product for Better Plant Growth (FYI)
- Thread starter I.M. Boggled
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Thanks a lot Tester. Will get this show on the road soon.
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Bud Bug
GH use to make a product called CHi. They stopped making it/selling about 5-6 years ago as they later stated it didn't work http://www.generalhydroponics.com/genhydro_US/chi.html
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sensimilla13
Just an FYI on chitosan applicstion...>85% deacylate, less than 5000 Daltons and only 50 ppm. Lower PPM turns on the IR without closing stomata and other negative consequences.
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dabking
Member
organic nitrogen doesn't react as aggressive as salt based. I add in raw ominA and get no negative reaction, and it's high in nitrogen 14-0-0. EWC will is fecal matter and that type of nitrogen will react.
if your looking to feed your soil use more than ewc. Add some hummus and molasses.
Mr. Roseberry
Member
Try this. Get some malted barley used for brewing beer. Grind one once and mix with 1 gallon of water. If you have liquid silicate add it at its normal rates as well as aloe vera. If you have BioAg's FulPower add a tblsp. Let me know what you think. Malted barley contains chitinese which is going to break down the chitin in you amendments and make it more useful.
Mr. Roseberry
Mr. Roseberry
Member
I meant to say 1 ounce per gallon. Is there a way to edit posts?
Mr. Roseberry
Mr. Roseberry
Kygiacomo!!!
AppAlachiAn OutLaW
bud factor x contains it as well..i tried to find the data sheet on GH flora shield but i cant find it..u have a link to show how much chitin is in it?
dabking
Member
I can find the %. Its the first ingredient listed on the bottle
Kygiacomo!!!
AppAlachiAn OutLaW
i found this link on bud factor x is how i found out it had chitosan in it..im gonna get a 500ml bottle..i think that will be plenty for 15 plants that i do outdoors and if it adds more trichs that hell ya but the main reason i want it is to induce ISR/SAR..2nd comment on the page shows the sheet i was speaking about..where can i look at the bottle label at bro? got a link to it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKJHTNY-j38
Kygiacomo!!!
AppAlachiAn OutLaW
thx brother
If I was to buy the raw chitosan Oligosaccharide, what form of the chemical would I buy? what form of molecule is the most water soluble?
The chemist in me is struggling with two replies:
- You must have been partying very hard last night...
- Judging from those two phrases, your weed is so strong you don't need to add more 'goodies'
.Please take no offence, I had to get up at 5 this morning and all the neighbours didn't care last evening.
To answer your questions:
- The chemical you'd buy would be chitosan oligosaccharide; if it has been derived by enzymatic deacetylation/depolymerisation, then it's likely raw but if it's been chemically hydrolysed it'll most certainly be cooked. If you refer to 'raw' as unadulterated or in its natural state, then the answer is no, chitosan oligosaccharide is never raw but always purified or worked-up to a degree. Or, alternatively, the 'raw' form of chitosan oligosaccharide is chitin... but that's likely not what you meant...
- Because the molecular form of chitosan oligosaccharide is always chitosan oligosaccharide... your question is rather "Which salt is the most soluble?" Any salt formed with monovalent acids will do, polyacids tend to form precipitates or gels (e.g. citric or phosphoric acid). Chitosan oligosaccharide often comes as lactate (why, I do not know).
Vandenberg
Well-known member
The post before this went way over my head technically, luckily one can just follow the directions on the chitosan package, and it just works. Well.
Vandenberg
Vandenberg
