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Only Ornamental · 07-11-2015, 05:19 PM

Commercial (food or medical grade) glucosamine has to be controlled and tested. It's highly depolymerised and most consists of monomers. The bad news are that glucosamine by itself has biological effects which are not the same than those caused by chitosan. In vegging plants it may be beneficial but I doubt that it's any good during flowering.
BTW, patents claim a lot and just because a patent says something doesn't actually mean it's really done that way in real life (or done at all)

. It's just claims.

TheOutlawTree · 07-11-2015, 07:46 PM

Finished my first run with chitosan at 1g per gallon 1x a week in flower... Plants were all very frosty.. I am going to send some flowers to the lab to get THC%. I would say i saw positive results for sure. I plan on using chitosan every run now.

I think next run i will use it 2-3x a week and use it after 5-6 weeks or so. Some people say it can effect yield if used early on in flower but i didn't notice an major decrease in yield.

Unicorniclops · 07-11-2015, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Only Ornamental

Commercial (food or medical grade) glucosamine has to be controlled and tested. It's highly depolymerised and most consists of monomers. The bad news are that glucosamine by itself has biological effects which are not the same than those caused by chitosan. In vegging plants it may be beneficial but I doubt that it's any good during flowering.
BTW, patents claim a lot and just because a patent says something doesn't actually mean it's really done that way in real life (or done at all)

. It's just claims.

Thanks. That info on glucosamine is good to know. Your right about patents and claims. I see a lot of claims on this forum, too.

The patent utilizing the chitosan/glucosamine for ag had a couple of test examples that showed greater than 10% boost in yield vs the control. One example was with wheat, and one with squash. I think one of them had a 17% boost in yield. https://www.google.com/patents/WO2011157747A2?cl=en

stoned40yrs · 07-12-2015, 08:06 PM

A member mentioned a product in some thread- I think it was Stormshadow. Anywho I bought and have been using this product for 3 months in my perpetual grow. Haven't done side X sides but I noticed a huge jump in resin and frost and maybe yield from the chitosan me thinks. It's called Jump Start and made by Grow More. It contains chitosan made from King Crab. You will not see it listed on the bottle and it takes some googling to find this out. I use it at 1ml/gal. I think it's $23 a quart and I'm still on my first bottle. Good shit

Kygiacomo!!! · 07-13-2015, 11:14 PM

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I believe insect frass is a source of chit , can anyone else confirm this?

old post but i love chitosan and yes insect frass has chitosan in it. my plan this year in using chit is top dress with insect frass for slow release of chitosan and folair with bud factor x,regalia and B1 vitamin,B2 for enhanced SAR/ISR induction.

Kygiacomo!!! · 07-14-2015, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by TheOutlawTree

Finished my first run with chitosan at 1g per gallon 1x a week in flower... Plants were all very frosty.. I am going to send some flowers to the lab to get THC%. I would say i saw positive results for sure. I plan on using chitosan every run now.

I think next run i will use it 2-3x a week and use it after 5-6 weeks or so. Some people say it can effect yield if used early on in flower but i didn't notice an major decrease in yield.

awesome cant wait to see the lab report results if u will share it with us. i to will also always use chitosan in my grows. idk how i could grow with out it now i have used it and seen the effects it does to my ladys.

iTarzan · 07-18-2015, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by TheOutlawTree

Finished my first run with chitosan at 1g per gallon 1x a week in flower... Plants were all very frosty.. I am going to send some flowers to the lab to get THC%. I would say i saw positive results for sure. I plan on using chitosan every run now.

I think next run i will use it 2-3x a week and use it after 5-6 weeks or so. Some people say it can effect yield if used early on in flower but i didn't notice an major decrease in yield.

Did you foliar feed the chitosan?

iTarzan · 07-18-2015, 06:26 AM

What would the mixing rate be for using as a foliar? I got the Chitosan Ogliowhatever off eBay.

Same for brassinosteroid.. what is the mix rate in grams per gallon.

TheOutlawTree · 07-18-2015, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by iTarzan

Did you foliar feed the chitosan?

No... 1 Gram per gallon watered in

iTarzan · 07-18-2015, 07:43 AM

Thanks Outlaw Tree.

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Only Ornamental Spiritually inspired agnostic mad scientist Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Somewhere in Central Europe Posts: 2,388	Commercial (food or medical grade) glucosamine has to be controlled and tested. It's highly depolymerised and most consists of monomers. The bad news are that glucosamine by itself has biological effects which are not the same than those caused by chitosan. In vegging plants it may be beneficial but I doubt that it's any good during flowering. BTW, patents claim a lot and just because a patent says something doesn't actually mean it's really done that way in real life (or done at all) . It's just claims. __________________ Growing only for ornamental reasons and because... The hemp seed hub: A thread for those who seek seeds and info on hemp, click HERE Please spare a 'like', a dear friend of mine could need some motivation. Thanks! Brainer on Retainer: Why not rent a brain by the hour? OO now on time-sharing
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TheOutlawTree Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Posts: 596	Finished my first run with chitosan at 1g per gallon 1x a week in flower... Plants were all very frosty.. I am going to send some flowers to the lab to get THC%. I would say i saw positive results for sure. I plan on using chitosan every run now. I think next run i will use it 2-3x a week and use it after 5-6 weeks or so. Some people say it can effect yield if used early on in flower but i didn't notice an major decrease in yield. __________________ Legal Prop 215, CA resident
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07-12-2015, 08:06 PM	#134
stoned40yrs Ripped since 1965 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lost in Alaska Posts: 2,504	A member mentioned a product in some thread- I think it was Stormshadow. Anywho I bought and have been using this product for 3 months in my perpetual grow. Haven't done side X sides but I noticed a huge jump in resin and frost and maybe yield from the chitosan me thinks. It's called Jump Start and made by Grow More. It contains chitosan made from King Crab. You will not see it listed on the bottle and it takes some googling to find this out. I use it at 1ml/gal. I think it's $23 a quart and I'm still on my first bottle. Good shit __________________ "Its expensive as hell to hang out on these boards if you take anyones word on anything!" Whobdobub-2009 "Im down to kick it... Just don't bring any pests with you! Coconutz-2014
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iTarzan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,404	Thanks Outlaw Tree. Last edited by iTarzan; 07-18-2015 at 07:54 AM..
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07-18-2015, 06:26 AM	#138
iTarzan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,404	What would the mixing rate be for using as a foliar? I got the Chitosan Ogliowhatever off eBay. Same for brassinosteroid.. what is the mix rate in grams per gallon.
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