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outdoor mold prevention ideas?
- Thread starter Superexciter
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A product came out, promoted at the fair, but I have not heard much since, so do know know if it works, or how well, but sounds worth an hours research... a UV light you can shine on your plants that zaps fungi etc
Also, I recently found out that water can rinse out monoterpenes, effectively lowering the quality of buds that do not rot... so if I was growing outdoors again, I would string up a line above the plants and when it rains, throw a plastic sheet, anchored at the 4 corners to keep them dry
Also, I recently found out that water can rinse out monoterpenes, effectively lowering the quality of buds that do not rot... so if I was growing outdoors again, I would string up a line above the plants and when it rains, throw a plastic sheet, anchored at the 4 corners to keep them dry
Superexciter
Member
I don't know where I could get horsetail around here without ordering from a health supplement place or going out and hunting it down myself.
I have done some research on silica and what forms work well, reguise to spend $100 on a tiny bottle of the fast acting stuff...So I did more looking.
Can make salicic acid out of Diatmoaceous earth , lye, some acid, and borax. I'll probably buy something small in the future, but I'd like to try this recipe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq0k4OPuwtY
I have done some research on silica and what forms work well, reguise to spend $100 on a tiny bottle of the fast acting stuff...So I did more looking.
Can make salicic acid out of Diatmoaceous earth , lye, some acid, and borax. I'll probably buy something small in the future, but I'd like to try this recipe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq0k4OPuwtY
Foliar application of phosphorus acid might help as a preventative
Superexciter
Member
I have been spraying and feeding a fairly stout mix of Europonic Silicate. It's basically the same as Pro-Tekt, but Pro-Tekt is only 5% strength.
So far so good. The next couple weeks will be the test though. The Critical Kush is due to finish around Oct 1 from what I have read, and the Mental floss a couple weeks later.
None of these will be real fat buds I'm afraid, since I can only give them about 4 hrs of direct light per day.
So far so good. The next couple weeks will be the test though. The Critical Kush is due to finish around Oct 1 from what I have read, and the Mental floss a couple weeks later.
None of these will be real fat buds I'm afraid, since I can only give them about 4 hrs of direct light per day.
chronosync
Well-known member
I was told to spray them with KOH potassium hydroxide (pH up?) @ pH of 11
Has anyone here done this? Can you spray directly on flowers? I also would like to apply Si. Silica has a high pH and will help prevent PM from being systemic and keep out of the plant tissue, but I'm concerned with spraying SI on the flowers....
(I believe I have potassium silicate %7.8 or SiO2? , diy silicate mix)
So far a high pH solution (9.5-10) of water + h2o2 hasn't caused any I'll effect but I have not used extensively.
My instinct tells me to mix up gallons in a pressure sprayer of
Silicate
Cal/mg
Kelp
pH up to 10+
And spray all under the branches, *legs and fan leaves, maybe not so much directly on the plant but more from the bottom up, as in my case the problem will be from the ground up. I can only assume as I am prepared for the worse. I may lose it all to if not mildew then mold and rot no matter how much I try now.
Has anyone here done this? Can you spray directly on flowers? I also would like to apply Si. Silica has a high pH and will help prevent PM from being systemic and keep out of the plant tissue, but I'm concerned with spraying SI on the flowers....
(I believe I have potassium silicate %7.8 or SiO2? , diy silicate mix)
So far a high pH solution (9.5-10) of water + h2o2 hasn't caused any I'll effect but I have not used extensively.
My instinct tells me to mix up gallons in a pressure sprayer of
Silicate
Cal/mg
Kelp
pH up to 10+
And spray all under the branches, *legs and fan leaves, maybe not so much directly on the plant but more from the bottom up, as in my case the problem will be from the ground up. I can only assume as I am prepared for the worse. I may lose it all to if not mildew then mold and rot no matter how much I try now.
