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GrumpyGrower's guide to foliar feeding

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Do you foliar feed? your plants

Yes all the time!
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Yes but only for correcting issues
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No but I may consider trying
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No way am I spraying my plants!
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Re: GrumpyGrower's guide to foliar feeding

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grumpygrower wrote:
Sat May 16, 2020 10:35 pm
Use a wetting agent

Wetting agents play two roles in aiding the foliar application. First, wetting agents soften the surface tension of the water, allowing the water droplets to sit flat on the leaves. This improves coverage and in turn, improves uptake. Second, they also make the water "sticky" so it doesn't run off the plant. This also improves uptake as the nutrient rich water stays in contact with the leaf for longer. It's not essential but it will improve the coverage and uptake significantly. Wetting agents also improve pesticides using the same mode of action.
I tried that and the day afterwards it looked like someone had jizzed over my plants.
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The Aspie Toker wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 1:39 pm
grumpygrower wrote:
Sat May 16, 2020 10:35 pm
Use a wetting agent

Wetting agents play two roles in aiding the foliar application. First, wetting agents soften the surface tension of the water, allowing the water droplets to sit flat on the leaves. This improves coverage and in turn, improves uptake. Second, they also make the water "sticky" so it doesn't run off the plant. This also improves uptake as the nutrient rich water stays in contact with the leaf for longer. It's not essential but it will improve the coverage and uptake significantly. Wetting agents also improve pesticides using the same mode of action.
I tried that and the day afterwards it looked like someone had jizzed over my plants.
A few drops of washing up liquid per liter works as good as anything, tis great for preventing bugs, in fact Dad a world champion tomato grower (to me he was ) swore by it for preventing bugs, im talking on vegging plants here Aspie or you`ll be blowing bubbles when your smoking your weed. Tis lesser jizzy looking next day:)
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jimmi2scoops wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 1:54 pm
The Aspie Toker wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 1:39 pm
grumpygrower wrote:
Sat May 16, 2020 10:35 pm
Use a wetting agent

Wetting agents play two roles in aiding the foliar application. First, wetting agents soften the surface tension of the water, allowing the water droplets to sit flat on the leaves. This improves coverage and in turn, improves uptake. Second, they also make the water "sticky" so it doesn't run off the plant. This also improves uptake as the nutrient rich water stays in contact with the leaf for longer. It's not essential but it will improve the coverage and uptake significantly. Wetting agents also improve pesticides using the same mode of action.
I tried that and the day afterwards it looked like someone had jizzed over my plants.
A few drops of washing up liquid per liter works as good as anything, tis great for preventing bugs, in fact Dad a world champion tomato grower (to me he was ) swore by it for preventing bugs, im talking on vegging plants here Aspie or you`ll be blowing bubbles when your smoking your weed. Tis lesser jizzy looking next day:)
I've done the washing up liquid trick before with chilli plants. It does dull the leaves at times.

I tried aloe vera and water with the cannabis plants and that is when it looked like jizz.
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jimmi2scoops wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 1:54 pm
The Aspie Toker wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 1:39 pm
grumpygrower wrote:
Sat May 16, 2020 10:35 pm
Use a wetting agent

Wetting agents play two roles in aiding the foliar application. First, wetting agents soften the surface tension of the water, allowing the water droplets to sit flat on the leaves. This improves coverage and in turn, improves uptake. Second, they also make the water "sticky" so it doesn't run off the plant. This also improves uptake as the nutrient rich water stays in contact with the leaf for longer. It's not essential but it will improve the coverage and uptake significantly. Wetting agents also improve pesticides using the same mode of action.
I tried that and the day afterwards it looked like someone had jizzed over my plants.
A few drops of washing up liquid per liter works as good as anything, tis great for preventing bugs, in fact Dad a world champion tomato grower (to me he was ) swore by it for preventing bugs, im talking on vegging plants here Aspie or you`ll be blowing bubbles when your smoking your weed. Tis lesser jizzy looking next day:)
This is 100% true for more than one reason. If you get your brix levels over 11 aphids won't attack. Foliar feeding raises the brix. And of course the washing up liquid works as an insecticidal soap.
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Wed May 20, 2020 1:57 pm
jimmi2scoops wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 1:54 pm
The Aspie Toker wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 1:39 pm
I tried that and the day afterwards it looked like someone had jizzed over my plants.
A few drops of washing up liquid per liter works as good as anything, tis great for preventing bugs, in fact Dad a world champion tomato grower (to me he was ) swore by it for preventing bugs, im talking on vegging plants here Aspie or you`ll be blowing bubbles when your smoking your weed. Tis lesser jizzy looking next day:)
I've done the washing up liquid trick before with chilli plants. It does dull the leaves at times.

I tried aloe vera and water with the cannabis plants and that is when it looked like jizz.
You sure that ain't bicarb mate? I've used a few but atm I'm using hydro bursrt.

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grumpygrower wrote:
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You sure that ain't bicarb mate? I've used a few but atm I'm using hydro bursrt.
100% sure. There's no bicarb in our water, nor in the aloe vera plant.

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The Aspie Toker wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 2:08 pm
grumpygrower wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 2:07 pm
You sure that ain't bicarb mate? I've used a few but atm I'm using hydro bursrt.
100% sure. There's no bicarb in our water, nor in the aloe vera plant.
OK, cool. If I use my tap water, it leaves white powder behind. Using RO with the wetting agent and nitrozyme etc don't leave residue. Not tried aloe vera though :)
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grumpygrower wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 2:12 pm
The Aspie Toker wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 2:08 pm
grumpygrower wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 2:07 pm
You sure that ain't bicarb mate? I've used a few but atm I'm using hydro bursrt.
100% sure. There's no bicarb in our water, nor in the aloe vera plant.
OK, cool. If I use my tap water, it leaves white powder behind. Using RO with the wetting agent and nitrozyme etc don't leave residue. Not tried aloe vera though :)
That will be limescale in your water.

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The Aspie Toker wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 2:13 pm
grumpygrower wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 2:12 pm
The Aspie Toker wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 2:08 pm

100% sure. There's no bicarb in our water, nor in the aloe vera plant.
OK, cool. If I use my tap water, it leaves white powder behind. Using RO with the wetting agent and nitrozyme etc don't leave residue. Not tried aloe vera though :)
That will be limescale in your water.
Ahh that's what I meant by bicarb. Calcium carbonate
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grumpygrower wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 2:15 pm
The Aspie Toker wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 2:13 pm
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Wed May 20, 2020 2:12 pm


OK, cool. If I use my tap water, it leaves white powder behind. Using RO with the wetting agent and nitrozyme etc don't leave residue. Not tried aloe vera though :)
That will be limescale in your water.
Ahh that's what I meant by bicarb. Calcium carbonate
There's calcium carbonate in the water, but it wasn't that which caused the white blobs on the leaves. It 100% came from the aloe vera.
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The Aspie Toker wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 2:17 pm
grumpygrower wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 2:15 pm
The Aspie Toker wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 2:13 pm


That will be limescale in your water.
Ahh that's what I meant by bicarb. Calcium carbonate
There's calcium carbonate in the water, but it wasn't that which caused the white blobs on the leaves. It 100% came from the aloe vera.
Wow, I always thought aloe vera wouldn't leave a residue. I'll stay away from the aloe then. GMO was talking me into that shizzle this morning lol. calcium carbonate / calcium bicarbonate / limestone are all the same thing.

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