GrumpyGrower's guide to foliar feeding

[The Aspie Toker]

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.

[2-Scoops]

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:)

[2-Scoops]

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.

[seymore_budz]

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.

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.

[The Aspie Toker]

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.

[seymore_budz]

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 :)

[The Aspie Toker]

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.

[seymore_budz]

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

[seymore_budz]

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.

[seymore_budz]

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.

I've just bought a tub of the stuff IntegraJosh posted a link too. Looks amazing. Packed full of bacterias that keep mold and mildew away as vitamins, trace elements, aminos, polysaccharides and lots of stuff. I'll open a thread once it arrives and I've used it throughout a grow.

https://dragonfly-earth-medicine.square ... 16?cs=true