Deeper Greener Healthier Leaves - New Addition To My Fertilizer Routine

[Achilles]

I've started adding 1-1.5 teaspoons of liquid silica per gallon of water to my weekly fertilizer routine. Crazy results!!! Across my fig trees, the leaves are thicker, greener, and much healthier looking. Just wanted to share.

[TNJed]

I keep meaning to start this…thanks for reminding me!

[PacNorWreck]

I like to use Pro-Tekt as well, although I just add it once per season.

[Achilles]

I've been using a 7-10 day fertilizing routine for all my trees under 3 years of age - 1/3 strength and have seen wonderful results rather than an annual or monthly routine.

[PacNorWreck]

Good to know thanks! I have a fair bit of calcined clay in my potting mix, which is a source of silica, so the protekt is a supplement (also for the extra K).

If it didn’t play so poorly with other fertilizers I would probably use it more.

[Otis]

I also add Pro-Tek to my fertilizer a couple of times a year, usually spring/fall.

[Ktrain]

What brand are you using?

Not that brand matters just curious. lol

I started to read about this but have just been to busy to think lately.

[Achilles]

It’s not the cheapest but everything I’ve used by them has been great.

[Ktrain]

Cool, I'll have to try this, I have been looking into a new fertilization method and schedule for next year.
May be making this part of it.

Thanks

[Bellefleurs]

Thank you for recommending this.
I’m going to try it.

[Vladimir]

Achilles "Crazy results!!! Across my fig trees, the leaves are thicker, greener, and much healthier looking." Wow, I got similar results when I fertilized on each full moon and danced naked around my figs. Just kidding, but your results are anecdotal, meaning that you did make a comparison of silica treated vs not silica treated, so you cannot tell definitively, that your results were due to silica.

[Ktrain]

We will take your word for it that it happened, there will be no need for pictures. LOL

[AscPete]

Achilles ,
-"the leaves are thicker, greener, and much healthier looking'-

Could it have been the increased fertilization?...

[Achilles]

There was little to no increase in fertilization.

[tinyfish]

Great price for this and mix your own https://buildasoil.com/products/agsi...31eab633&_ss=r

[Wisner]

Rice hulls contain quite a bit of silica.

[2AngelsMushrooms]

Wisner, do you use these in your soil mix or as a mulch?

[Wisner]

I have used it some in the soil mix, still experimenting with how much to use. I have been using it for mulch mainly.

[Achilles]

I usually mix it into my soil and also around the tree as mulch. Then year two, as I disc the soil around my trees, I mix in the mulch and then reapply new rice hulls around the base.