Hayron1088
Well-Known Member
I’m seeing a lot of posts using silica packs for curing(obviously) but I have a potentially stupid question. I’m in the flooring industry and I get shipments in and they all have 3in by 6in desiccant bead packs(silica). I have to many to count actually. So to the question, can I use those as a supplement for silica in my soil grow? I’m using FFOF that has three cycles that has gone thru it and I re-amend with DrE Gold 4-4-4. My plants are on day 40 from seed and I’m noticing the bottom leaves are yellowing which is odd to me knowing what amendments I have in the soil. I’m hoping that the plant is just in shock as I up potted to 5-gallon fabric pots two days ago. Oh I forgot to add that they were in 1 gallon plastic pots with coco and my own worm castings for the first month of there beautiful little lives. So back to the main question, can I utilize these silica beads in my soil or no? I’m currently brewing a banana, molasses, drE Tea(light brew not too strong) in hope to give my soil and girls the boost they need. I hope this is enough info for all you amazing growers. Thanks in advance and hope to hear from you soon. The pic I’m attaching is a couple days ago and the bottom leaves have yellowed since then. It looks a lot healthier now and it’s not as droopy but still yellowing. The bottom big fan leaves turned yellow fast and I took them off(2 leaves only per plant) again, I hope this enough info for you all to help.