Silicon supplements for cannabis cultivation In today’s market, we can find a wide range of silicon-rich additives for cannabis plants, all of them from top-level brands in the sector and who have widely-proven results. Thanks to silicon, photosynthetic activity is increased and the leaves are stronger (Photo: Elsa Olafson) How to provide plants with silicon? Supplying plants with silicon can be very useful in conditions of extreme heat or drought (Photo: Crispin Jones) The benefits of silicon in cannabis cultivation As we already mentioned, although its presence is not essential for correct plant development, the benefits of using silicon in crops are many and varied. Plants whose diet has been supplemented with silicon show greater resistance to the main sources of stress that affect crops in general, and cannabis in particular. The application of silicon to plants can be carried out in several ways, which will depend on the objective to be achieved.
Cannabis needs a good number of macro and micronutrients to be able to develop without any kind of nutritional limitation. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) are probably the best known, present in most cannabis fertiliser formulas for both the vegetative or growth phase and the flowering phase, along with others such as iron, sulphur, boron and molybdenum, to mention just a few.
However, there is one very special element for the development of plants, and one that until a few years ago did not receive the attention it deserves. We are talking about silicon...
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