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Re: [APD] Sources for fake EC mix components?
Here's the Diamond Black manufacturer's site:
http://www.genhydro.com/diamondb.html
Scott H.
--- The Other Tom <unit_one at freemail_lt> wrote:
> > So a DIY fertiplant/Eco complete substrate would be
> done as follows:
> >
> >
> > Lignite: cheap, available(folks seem to be using the
> product Diamond
> > Black)
> > Turface balck: cheap available
>
> Where is Diamond Black Lignite available?
> Never heard of it till now. I found this info in a search
> about it:
>
> > Granular leonardite products such as "Diamond Black"
> can be
> > incorporated directly into the growing medium. This
> provides a range
> > of humic acids (including fulvic acids) that will be
> released slowly
> > throughout the cropping cycle. A study posted on the
> internet
> > (Canadian Journal of Plant Science) reported a 27% dry
> matter yield
> > increase in canola (an oil crop) with the addition of
> 10 grams of
> > high quality, agricultural grade leonardite per 3 kg
> of soil. These
> > types of results certainly call for some
> experimentation by indoor
> > gardening enthusiasts.
>
> Sounds interesting.
> I want to run this mix in my 75 gallon this week if
> possible.
> I picked up some fake black gravel by accident (Don't
> ask).
=====
S. Hieber
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