Silicon fulfils an important role in various plant parts and has an overall, plant strengthening effect. Soil, Coco and hydro substrates contain little to no Silicon. There are many forms of silicon, some taking longer to work than others.
Silic Boost contains a type of silicon that is easily used quickly by the plants. Atami Silic Boost is also very concentrated so a small 50ml bottle will make up 500 litres of feed. Visually, users notice thicker stems and branches, and larger crops.
The main advantage to the product is in having stronger plants more capable of dealing with heat, cold, disease, drought and insect attacks.
Speeds up nutrient intake and the silicon make the plant bigger and stronger
Makes plants more tough to stress, disease and pests
Silicon (Si) is besides oxygen the most common element and exists in the form of sand, bricks, glass etc. It is all present in soil and water. Yet little helps your plants.
The uptake depends among other things on the type of soil, pH value and watering. Although silicon was not seen as essential in the past, research has shown that it has a great effect.
With a good uptake of silicon, the phosphate uptake improves, the root system grows better, the resistance to disease improves and plants become less sensitive to stresses such as heat or drought. Silicon strengthens the cell walls and thus ensures much stronger plants.
The yield of strawberries grew by 30% with silicon feeding, studies show. There has also been a good effect of silicon on the yield of other vegetables, potatoes, grasses and grains.
A good uptake of silicon in the soil gives a stronger plant and can reduce disease better. Especially in stress conditions (drought, disease) Silicium is of added value.
On the market you can find specific mineral silicon feeds and fertilizers in which silicon is an ancillary component. Examples of mineral fertilizers are:
Stone meal (SiO2 39%, CaO 14%);
Silica, Potassium and calcium silicate; Dissolved silicic acid; Lime fertilizer.
Several studies show that limestone fertilizers with silicon, such as Silic Boost from Atami, lead to a higher yield compared to normal lime fertilizers.
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Add 0.1 ml per litre B’cuzz Silic Boost to the nutrient solution.
