Rhino Skin Potassium Silicate Strengthener – Advanced Nutrients
Type: Mineral
Mineral feeds are dissolved minerals your plant can use straight away. They're fast-acting and precise, but it is possible to overdo them, so stick to the dose.
Tougher Plants, From the Cell Walls Out
Silica is the most overlooked element in plant care. Many plants absorb it and build it into their cell walls, making stems stiffer, leaves tougher and the whole plant better able to resist stress.
Rhino Skin is a highly soluble potassium silicate. It strengthens stems and leaves so plants can hold up heavy flowers and fruit, and cope better with heat, drought and handling.
Why It Works
- Silica: builds stronger cell walls and stiffer stems
- Potassium: supports flowering, fruiting and water balance
- Resilience: better tolerance of environmental stress
- Compatible: works with pH Perfect and other base nutrients
For Houseplant & Garden Growers
Floppy stems, tomato trusses that snap, and leaves that scorch easily all benefit from silica. Rhino Skin suits container veg, tall flowering plants and houseplants grown in silica-free mixes like coco and LECA.
For Growers
- Dose: 2ml per litre
- When: through growth and flowering
- Mixing: add Rhino Skin to the water first, before your base nutrients, as silicates raise pH
- pH: check pH after mixing
🌿 Rose's Pro-Tip: Silica needs time to build into the plant. Start early in growth rather than waiting until stems are already struggling.
Specifications
- Type: potassium silicate strengthener
- Dose: 2ml per litre
- Sizes: 1 Litre, 5 Litres
Black Flag Horticulture Ltd, Coventry – proud stockists of Advanced Nutrients.