Osa28

Cartel530 · Aug 20, 2015

Been seeing some people posting on this new product. Contacted them sunday and by night fall they already had a message with my Address for the sample. Received it today :

Directions state 0.6ml/ gallon (3ml/5gal) which is about half of what Mills calls for on their Vitalize.

Here is some info i got off the instagram account:

Cartel530 · Aug 20, 2015

mister c · Aug 20, 2015

Sounds like a possible alternative to aptus fasilitator...it has silicic acid as well. But the ticket is heeella spendy. If this stuff is cheaper than the aptus, I'm in.

chinqlinq · Aug 20, 2015

mister c said:
Sounds like a possible alternative to aptus fasilitator...it has silicic acid as well. But the ticket is heeella spendy. If this stuff is cheaper than the aptus, I'm in.

I believe that is what OSA/28 and POWERSI are supposed to be. They all contain silicic acid, boron, and molybdenum so I'm assuming theyre almost identical product. I know OSA/28 says, "OSA/28 is shelf-stable and has higher silicic acid concentrations of other competitive products but at a lower price"

Fasilitor and RSN8/Resinator are the most expensive nutrients I use by far, if they can cut the cost on these while producing the same/better results... then im in.

chinqlinq · Aug 20, 2015

And to add, Fasilitor's recommended dosage is also 0.6mL/gallon

grapeoptimo · Sep 12, 2015

I'm a Rep for OSA28 If you have some questions you can ask me I will try to check this thread, you can order it off the website as of Thursday. Its nearly identical to other silicic acid products on the market, it has a PH of .4

Dosage is: .6ml/gal, 3ml/5gal, 30ml/50gal

I have a code that gives you a discount as well: suremanco25 use that at check out. Its less expensive than Fasilitor since its domestically produced and distributed by growers. We are all about the growers and the community.

Your looking at roughly ~150-160 with shipping for a 500ml/16oz compared to 230+ for Fasilitor decent savings.

Catatafish · Sep 12, 2015

Im curious on how to handle the 3 day rez availability that was mentioned on the site?

Can you explain this a little more so i can tweak a work-around if neccessary? I usually use a rez that last about a week or so.

kif4224 · Sep 22, 2015

When should it be used during flower

osa28 · Sep 30, 2015

Catatafish said:
Im curious on how to handle the 3 day rez availability that was mentioned on the site?

Can you explain this a little more so i can tweak a work-around if neccessary? I usually use a rez that last about a week or so.

Yeah it will always be an issue because of silicic acid stability in solution. Most of the silicic acid is used in the first couple days and the rest slowly polymerizes into unavailable form--won't cause problems though.

Good option is put in at the beginning then blast a foliar mid-cycle. We are working on a more viable option but want to assure efficacy before releasing it.

osa28 · Sep 30, 2015

kif4224 said:
When should it be used during flower

Best used from earliest veg into mid-late flower. You can safely use until the end but silicon is most important during times of fast cell division. Same dosage all the way through.

whadeezlrg · Oct 1, 2015

I've been making good use of the sample I received recently, seems to be good stuff so far.

tommy2snips · Nov 13, 2015

Just looking into this kind of product now....as I'm completely sold on how it would be so much better than the regular potassium silicate product I've used for yrs.
What is a cost effective way to use this in a potted DTW coco/perlite garden that uses 30-50gal a day?
If used daily I'd need an extra pound in yield just to pay for the stuff! hahaha

Kygiacomo!!! · Dec 14, 2015

whadeezlrg said:
I've been making good use of the sample I received recently, seems to be good stuff so far.

hey bro how did u like this stuff and are u still using it? i got a sample on the way as well.

BongJohnSilvers · Dec 20, 2015

I've been using it once a week in coco. So far I like what I am seeing. stopped using it after stretch.

Catatafish · Dec 20, 2015

Waxy, it will drop your ph with osa28, the opposite of pro-tekt. Works great in coco.

My tap is nasty and high ph. After a dose of osa it doesnt take much ph- to put it in range.

Mikell · Dec 20, 2015

WaxyTaxi said:
a 250gl rez @ 50$ a week... ehhhh

LOL

I get a kick out of watching OSA spread on IG. They've attracted growers from both sides of the spectrum.

I get the soluble nute growers, most are used to dropping a packed wallet on a litre sized bottle.

But the organic growers? OSA tries to make the argument that diatomaceous earth is inferior because it takes "time and microbes" to become available. Me thinks they have zero understanding of any organic philosophies. Number one being "time and microbes" provide nutrition....

Croptober · Dec 20, 2015

I used it on my recent cycle with great results and will continue to use it.

cooterbrown420 · Dec 20, 2015

Got my free sample in the mail yesterday cant wait to give it a go

Croptober · Dec 20, 2015

0.5 ml per gallon in veg and flower.

DemonTrich · Dec 20, 2015

my grow store guy sold me a bottle of the osa 28 last week. said it will curb my gorilla glue stretch when I flip. 6ml/gallon (iirc what I wrote on my bottle). said it will stop stretch in its tracks. hopefully it works as my glues are already 1' away from being maxed out with my allotted room. staking and flipping my room tonight with this stuff.

and paid 95.00 for a small ass bottle (white bottle, purple jacket). would have loved to score a free sample of this expensive stuff.

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