[big ballin 88]

I have been reading various posts from around here and seeing how the community has grown. i had stopped growing up until a couple of months ago where i continued growing organic soil except under a 150w light under intense Scrog due to a sativa.

Regardless of all that i wanted to stir up some new info since i haven't seen any detailed threads containing one of the biggest and baddest organic additive. Everybody uses liquid karma or some sort of of additive which is primarily sea kelp. I have heard of these additives reffered to as "crack/meth for plants" since it has the ability to rush a rapid amount of growth or tasks that would take lots of time to happen in little time.

ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM

This species of kelp produces 70 different trace elements due to the nature of this sea weed. The main reason i'm writing this article isn't due to the fact of it's nutrional properties, but more of how it can help you.

Due to the intense SCROG that i put my plants under its not uncommon for a branch to break, or a thick part of the stem to snap in half and look as if it would never come back. However, ascophyllum nodosum or AN, as i'll call it here, has a variety of plant growth hormones which can heal these plants in as little as a full day. The first one is Auxin.

AUXIN

Auxin is a plant growth hormone that greatly benefits anyone who puts their plants into LST or any sort of SCROG. It has a couple of beneficial properties when used in conjunction with other PGH's such as increasing the elasticity of branches/ stems, which enables the user to move, twist and stretch plants in ways that seems almost unsettling to a new comer. Auxin also has a wounding response which jump starts the cell maturation, which in the case of a broken stem is a good thing since this will heal the plant quicker.

There are also more duty specific uses for auxin such as delaying fruit senescence or the dying of the flower or inducing new roots in fresh cuttings. I wouldn't use this as hardcore evidence but I've received 3 out of 3 females so far and i attribute it to good conditions, adequate soil space and kelp due to ethylene bio synthesis which is said to increase the presence of female flowers in certain species. Not to mention 4 out of 4 cuttings which rooted in 4 days.

CYTOKININ, GIBBERELLIN , BETAINE& MANNITOL

"Cytokinins are involved in many plant processes, including cell division, shoot and root morphogenesis, chloroplast maturation, cell enlargement, auxiliary bud release and senescence."- Wiki

Gibberellin basically regulates cell division and determines the developmental processes of the plant including rooting, fruiting, stem elongation, sexual expression and other phases that are seen throughout the plants useful life.

Betaine and Mannitol basically affects osmotic properties and can help plants in time of heat, drought or stress. Mannitol can help with the plant with diffusion

Other than plant growth hormones which every plant usually already contains. AN also contains other valuable beneficiaries including organic acids, polysaccharides, amino acids and proteins. Not only that but due to the organic acids & amino acids the nutrients already available are made even more readily available due to the ability to cheleate(sp?) chemicals.

Basically what that means is that the plant is getting all the essential nutrition benefactors essential to the different seasons seen by the plants. Not only can this organic wonder promote different phases such as flowering or rooting, but it can help

One last point i would like to make is applying this plant drug as it's referred to by some. Try not to us this everyday as it would tend to lose its benefits by constantly applying and i also believe the plant should rest, but that's just me, anyone can experiment.

Rooting/Cuttings/Seedlings

Use as a drench for fresh cuttings to sit in 15 minutes before cutting the tip and dipping in rooting powder, than pour over medium being used. Foliar feed 4-7 days later to help plant get over loss of nitrogen and essentials while making roots. You can also foliar feed baby seedlings with no harm or even soak the seeds in a AN solution for 24 hours than plant.

VEG. Phase

During the veg. period you have two choices. You can either encourage root growth by water the media with an AN solution. Also you can foliar feed to since the efficency of feeding through the leaves is 8-20 times greater than that of the roots.

FLOWER phase

During flower a foliar feeding regiment can help plants transition quicker from veg to bud. Not only that bud provides an ample supply of nutrients for plants in a time where they need it the most.

MEDICAL REASON/EMERGENCY

Lastly if you snap a branch or stem, heavily and it looks like its life threating, don't worry. A heavy foliar feeding regiment for two-three days will help the plant overcome it quickly with little to no stress. Transplanting shock is also lessened by providing the plant with a root drench before done planting in its new home.


I hope someone see's some benefit out of all this useless rambling i have written. Maybe if there's interest i'll take a pic of my cab which has almost a full 2.3333sq ft screen of just green mostly from the sativa, but has two indica cousins.

I think the main reasons for the great amount of growth i'm getting can be accounted for with just the AN and Rainbow Mix grow and bloom which i live by in all my growing besides MJ.

[Tafari]

Good info bud

interesting to say the least!

[xmobotx]

i would bet its good w/ super-cropping

[Clackamas Coot]

big ballin 88

Liquid Karma is 'kinda' playing fast and loose. Not entirely but a tad.

Ascophyllum Nodosum is known better as 'North Atlantic Kelp' which is used by Maxicrop & Acadian Seaplants, Ltd. - the 2 main players in producing powdered seaweed extract.

Maxicrop produces their product in Norway where it's turned into a powder and then shipped around the world. In the USA the powder is mixed with water and bottled.

Acadian Seaplants, Ltd. is based in Nova Scotia. They produce a wide range of dry powdered seaweed extracts used in agriculture, livestock, human health, etc. This company is also the only processor in North America. If you buy a boxed kelp meal product at a mainstream nursery/garden center - it came from Nova Scotia.

As I said both of these companies use the North Atlantic kelp mentioned in the article you posted.

Other products that are derived from kelp include names like KELPAK (South Africa) which uses a different kelp variety - South Atlantic kelp. There are also a couple of processors on the West Coast (Eco-Nutrients & KELPGROW) which harvest the Bull Kelp found from Canada down to Mexico.

Bottom line is that kelp and kelp extracts are a very good thing to add to one's garden. Liquid Karma doesn't have anything all that unique or special - it's a seaweed extract product.

You can get an inexpensive kelp tea simply by adding 1/4 cup of kelp meal to 5 gallons of water and let it sit for a couple of days. Very effective and stupid cheap.

HTH

CC

[themills]

I'm going to have to disagree with it being "just sea kelp" as the results speak for themselves...hence it's popularity. The same goes with many products on here.. One google search resulted in the pdf brochure, which lists a hell of a lot more than sea kelp.

https://www.americanagritech.com/site...rifold2010.pdf

[grapeman]

Been spraying Acadian Seaweed on my grapes for over 20 years.

[Jibman]

Lk and Hygrozyme used with base nute of PBP is magic. lol

[transplant]

How much Maxicrop liquid should I add to veg, clone & flowers?

Just go by the directions on the bottle or bag. I use maxicrop (the powder) at one teaspoon per gallon one to twice per week. Some folks use it every watering.