FloraMax Silica provides the plant with highly absorbable molecules of silica which gives plants many benefits. Silica improves cell strength within plant tissues, giving them more rigid stems and leaves. This is a great help if your plants are developing heavy fruits as it gives the necessary support for them. Stronger tissues also mean the plant is less susceptible to insect and pathogen attack. They have a much harder time biting into and penetrating the rigid cell walls. Plants that use FloraMax Silica are less likely to suffer wilt if temperatures get too high. This added structural strength means that your yield lasts longer when in storage, and it will also be heavier and more intense.
FloraMax Silica has a unique formula that gives it a workable shelf life of over 20 years! Testing for this fact began before 1998, which is pretty impressive. Potassium Silicate in the formula, when in solution with water in a tank, forms other silica compounds such as monosilicic acid and metasilicic acid. Both of these molecules are very small and highly available to the plant. Tests have shown 100% absorption in silica demand tests!
FloraMax have a very useful nutrient calculator on their website, which you can open in new tab by clicking here. We also have their grow schedules on our own site, which you can view by following this link.
About the FloraMax products
Plant scientists at FloraMax have decades of experience in the hydroponics industry as well as nutrient manufacture. Only the highest grade mineral and organic compounds make the formula and batches undergo regular testing before bottling. Their product development is exemplary, with unbiased testing as well as using intensive feedback from a developer base of over 50 commercial growers. You can be sure you’re getting a tried and tested product with the FloraMax range! There is loads more information on their website, which you can open in a new window by clicking here.
Alternatives to FloraMax Silica
At Canterbury Hydroponics, we have a wide range of silica options available on the shelf or to order. These include Silica Von Liebig, Solar Green Power and RAW Silica, among others. These and all the rest of our nutrients are on our website here.
