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Post by mikenottinghamuk on May 31, 2017 1:36:22 GMT -5
Diatomaceous Earth, or D.E. for short, is the next giant step in tomato and other vegetable growing, for seed germination there is the fine grade, and for massive root ball systems there is the course grade which is about 3 to 5 mm in size, plants grow with massive root ball systems and grow as if they are on steroids, giant plants much taller -wider and bushy, and bear more fruit. The best place to read and study all about it is on (Youtube) there are dozens of videos on there about it, it also kills practically all insects, white flies, red spider mites, slugs and snails on contact, humans and all forms of animals can also take the fine grade and it rids them of all forms of intestinal worms and other parasites, including Candida yeast, But the main area of interest is for tomato growers as it makes them produce a massive root ball system-up to 3 to 4 times bigger than normal. Youtube is the best place to learn all about it, especially the one where a woman was experimenting with it to germinate seeds, all the ones done in D.E. survived and grew 3-4 inches taller, the majority of all the ones in compost were poor, small and some even failed to germinate at all, I personally am so impressed by what I have been reading that I have ordered a 20 kg bag of the course size, and a 10kg bag of the fine grade. I urge you all to see the videos on (Youtube) it' very impressive
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Post by spacecase0 on May 31, 2017 12:12:39 GMT -5
I use it to kill insects, never thought about planting anything in it
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Post by pepperhead212 on May 31, 2017 12:48:20 GMT -5
I have DE dust, for using against insects, but never used granular.
After thinking to myself "how could these plants grow this much in just DE, with no nutrients?" Then I thought about something added to hydroponics, to strengthen roots and stems - silicates. Maybe the DE provides these for the seedlings. Still, there would have to be other nutrients, so I'm assuming that the DE would be moistened by some solution of nutrients.
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Post by mikenottinghamuk on May 31, 2017 17:58:49 GMT -5
Yes- you would have to use your normal standard tomato feed as well, it works on all vegetables and fruit much the same as hydroponics, I would recommend any tomato feed with as many ingredients as possible in it, (miracle grow-standard garden fert) contains all the minerals and micro nutrients, It can also of course be mixed with your normal potting compost, on roughly a 50/50 basis, the whole idea of it is to get a massive root ball rooting system nearly 3-4 times bigger than normal.
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