Nutrients Harvest Gold Silica trial test: Sweet Seeds Cream Caramel in a 2-Liter Soda Bottle

[Only1Sky]

Photo update: here's the line-up of the 3 gals. Nora's got the best shape and bud set, but she's also the oldest. Golda is fading fast; she'll probably be done in another week or so. And the youngster, Doro just keeps trucking along. She's 17 days younger than Nora, but 9.5 inches taller. So far, what I can possibly attribute to the Harvest Gold Silica is: both of the plants (Golda & Doro) have shown noticeably taller growth. And, Golda was very mal-shaped and under-developed (stunted) in her first couple of weeks, but clearly recovered and went on to exceed in height the non-HGS plant, Nora. I have not noted any difference among the 3 plants in terms of leaf health/coloration, and all have stalks of similar diameter.

 

[MickJ]

Silica build plant strength that seems to make the plants taller, I'm assuming by default does that mean they need more nutes? It appears to me Nora is a shorter but better looking plant. Not exactly scientific but maybe with silica they need more nitrogen?

Photo update: here's the line-up of the 3 gals. Nora's got the best shape and bud set, but she's also the oldest. Golda is fading fast; she'll probably be done in another week or so. And the youngster, Doro just keeps trucking along. She's 17 days younger than Nora, but 9.5 inches taller. So far, what I can possibly attribute to the Harvest Gold Silica is: both of the plants (Golda & Doro) have shown noticeably taller growth. And, Golda was very mal-shaped and under-developed (stunted) in her first couple of weeks, but clearly recovered and went on to exceed in height the non-HGS plant, Nora. I have not noted any difference among the 3 plants in terms of leaf health/coloration, and all have stalks of similar diameter.

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[Only1Sky]

Silica build plant strength that seems to make the plants taller, I'm assuming by default does that mean they need more nutes? It appears to me Nora is a shorter but better looking plant. Not exactly scientific but maybe with silica they need more nitrogen?

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I've been thinking a lot about your comment. Both silica plants started showing leaf fade around the same age -- about 7 to 8 weeks, whereas the non-silica plant continued with vigorous leaf color/health up until just recently -- around week 11.

 

[MickJ]

I've been thinking a lot about your comment. Both silica plants started showing leaf fade around the same age -- about 7 to 8 weeks, whereas the non-silica plant continued with vigorous leaf color/health up until just recently -- around week 11.

Got anymore pictures?

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[Only1Sky]

Here's how the gals looked yesterday. From left-to-right: Nora (no HGS) at 80 days, Golda (with HGS) at 78 days, and Doro (with HGS) at 63 days.

From left-to-right: Nora (no HGS) at 80 days, Golda (with HGS) at 78 days, and Doro (with HGS) at 63 days.

 

[MickJ]

Here's how the gals looked yesterday. From left-to-right: Nora (no HGS) at 80 days, Golda (with HGS) at 78 days, and Doro (with HGS) at 63 days.

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From left-to-right: Nora (no HGS) at 80 days, Golda (with HGS) at 78 days, and Doro (with HGS) at 63 days.
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They look like similar yields to me. It's going to interesting to see if there is a difference in taste.

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[Only1Sky]

These photos from my previous post were the final group shots taken with all three. Golda was harvested at 83 days and 82.55 cm (32.5"). She had the HGS amendment and yielded 36.5 grams (approx 1.3 oz).

Dora was next. She was youngest and tallest. Harvested at day 72 and 86.36 cm (34"). She also had the HGS amendment, and her yield was 37.3 grams (approx 1.32 oz).

Then finally, the oldest, shortest and only one without the HG Silica. This was Nora, harvested at day 93 and 63.5 cm (25") with a yield of 46.3 grams (approx 1.6 oz).

 

[Only1Sky]

Conclusions ....

3 plants is not much of a sample, so outcomes have to be taken in that perspective. All three had almost identical yields 46.3 vs 36.5 vs 37.3. All three received the same feed programs, all were topped and all had modest LST. Stalk thickness was identical across all three, as were the size and quantity of leaves and branches. What was radically distinct was the stretch or height and the rate of maturation. The two plants with HGS amendment matured much sooner and grew much taller. One of these HGS plants (Golda) began life in a stunted mode for the first 10 days, but she managed to mature 10% sooner and grow 30% taller than Nora, the non-HGS plant. The healthier HGS amended plant (Dora) surpassed by even greater strides, she matured 21% sooner and grew 36% taller. What's surprising to me is the yield is highest in the shorter, non-HGS plant -- through the difference in only about 20% or so. Still, one wonders if I could have taken better advantage of the increased vertical growth of the HGS plants by boosting their feed program -- perhaps that might have changed the yield numbers.

 

[HarvestGoldSilica]

@Only1Sky This is an awesome journal. Thank you so much for your journal and detailed observations. I agree, three plants only are hard to gauge a true test. We typically run 4 plants of the same specs (genetics, ratio, conditions, environment, etc.) to ensure that we see how things look on average. In addition, HGS needs some fertilizing to truly take advantage of its power. It's a soil conditioner at heart, silica is only one of the benefits, the other nine nutrients are also benefits - but when working with HGS you still need to add some NPK. I'm curious to know what you found in your watering schedule. Did the plants with HGS need less watering? Please email us at info@harvestgoldsilica.com so that I can send you a thank you gift

 

[Only1Sky]

One last quick update on this test. I wanted to examine the root structures and see what if any differences were evident from the 3 different plants.
Left to right: RED - no HGS. BLUE - HGS but stunted plant in early weeks. GREEN - HGS with a health plant.

The difference was not dramatic, but it was noticeable. HGS helped increase root development. The two plants with HGS both showed a larger amount of roots within their pots, especially the healthier of the two HGS plants (GREEN on the right).