Diatomaceous Earth for youngsters

[starsabove]

Hey guys, a very kind member suggested i use sillica to strengthen up the roots of my 4 week olds, as they got quite leggy in their early days. Has anyone ever used Diatomaceous Earth as a sillica source for their plants, and if so, how did you go about dispensing it to them? I use diatomaceous earth as a food supplement personally in smoothies etc as our bodies too, need sillica. I've read about various ways to dispense DE to plants but only in vegetative/flowering stage and mine aren't quite there yet.

Thank you!

 

[Dr Fish]

Seems to me a colloidal silicate would be available to the plant much faster.. But then i think in terms of a hydro system... In soil, DE wouldn't be much different than adding a fine sand to the mix.. It wouldn't hurt and may improve soil structure some...
Big plus, it kills bugs too.. If you live where there are fleas, you can dust your dog with it...