Grow Genius Mono-Silicic Acid MSA 40% - 500mL (16.9 oz) - Fast Acting Silicon for Plants in All Settings (makes 16,666L of solution / 1,000L foliar)

WHAT IS MONO-SILICIC ACID?

Mono-silicic acid is the form of silicon (Si) that plants natural use, but plants must turn normal silicates into mono-silicic before it is bio-available. Silicon works by supporting natural plant growth and defenses. Plants can survive without silicon, but they're much stronger and healthier with it. Silicon allows cells to grow faster and bigger; it also helps plants resist pests, pathogens, and even heat stress and water loss.

WHY DO I NEED MONO-SILICIC ACID?

Other forms of silicates must be transfered into mono-silicic acid by root chemistry which takes energy and many weeks - so, when applied a mono, silicon works immediately. This is because mono is 100% bio-available by default, unlike silicates.

For strength and yield increases, faster growth and stress resistance:

•     - Apply weekly at 0.3 ml per 10L of water or nutrient solution.
•     - Hand water or apply via irrigation system.
•    - Use from seed germination or cutting propagation to a few weeks before harvest.

Apply to plants within a day of mixing for maximum effectiveness: monosilicic acid separates from the ethanol carriers on contact with water - it becomes active but also begins to polymerise into less active forms over the following week.

Grow Genius mono-silicic acid is not an organic product, but it is compatible with mycorrhizae and bacteria friendly growing techniques at the application rates we recommend. Silicon is not harmful to most beneficial microorganisms and low levels of ethanols are digestible by many soil borne bacteria and fungi. But above all, because our mono-silicic is so concentrated, net addition of product to the soil is tiny: just 0.03ml/L in solution. This is the benefit of treating trace elements as they should be: like vitamins, not food. Mono-silicic (also known as Orthosilicic / monosilicic acid) has powerful effects at very small dosages meaning less chemical inputs and better outcomes for your plants.

Environmental contribution:

Increases yield per unit input and can reduce or eliminate the need for fungicides and pesticides.

Extremely concentrated formulation dramatically reduces shipping weight, volume and packaging.

Grow-Genius mono-silicic is made in the UK with silicon from Scotland, minimising product miles.

GG mono is readily biodegradable: 95 % over 28 days (method: OECD Test Guideline 301F).