Watering with carbonated water really good?

[Crispyfried]

Or with sparkling mineral water? I read that plants love the CO2 in the stuff in the Big Book of Buds.

[Herbus]

I've tried it and there was no increase in produce in my case. When you atomize "spray" sparkling water onto the plants much of the co2 precipitates before it hits the leaves. I've never tried watering the soil with it however this might be a better delivery system. Only the co2 exposed to the most oxygen would precipitate.

Herbus

[Crispyfried]

The book quotes KC of KC Brains seed company saying "Water your plants with mineral water. They love it. Every plant loves it. It's direct CO2 to the roots."

[Herbus]

I'm sorry I answered for spraying the leaves with it. I did not read your question carefully enough. Yes watering the soil with carbonated water may very well work. BTW mineral water and carbonated water are used interchangably for this purpose. One thing though carbon is processed through the stomata which is on the underside of the leaves. I'm not sure if root absorbtion is as viable.

Herbus

[sheist]

however when the co2 breaks off from the water, it gases the area around the plant, providing a co2 rich environment, which i believe would reach the stomata.. so i would say to do water the soil with the mineral/carbonated water (ie seltzer) and isolate the plant, so that the co2 builds up around it instead of going off into the other space..

[spacebud]

the plant roots need oxygen, not co2, the leaves use co2....:thumbsup:

[Herbus]

the plant roots need oxygen, not co2, the leaves use co2....:thumbsup:

Yes I think that's right so I wonder why KC recommends it?

H

[sheist]

well the way i said it, the co2 leaves the soil, cus it'll be rejected.. the isolation is vital

[Herbus]

This is interesting. I guess it's possible that all plant parts use co2 here's why. All plant cells contain cloroplasts a key ingredient in cloroplast formation is carbon. This is probably why KC says what he says. Sheist that's perfectly Ok to do that but not practical for large grows also a blast of co2 for a short period of time has been shown ineffective for overall plant production. Plants need elevated co2 levels for extended periods during the daylight cycle to show marked and measurable improvment.

Herbus

[turtle420]

Plants need elevated co2 levels for extended periods during the daylight cycle to show marked and measurable improvment.
I believe Zandor's recepie is 1800 ppm while lights ON... the air should be exhausted and re-leveled to 1800 after a couple of hours.

CO2... my future upgrade... right after the a/c unit... and after the de-humidifier... and after the Volcano... and the new gaming computer... and the Centerforce II clutch for my car...

[elcheapo]

I'm with spacebud. Wouldn't cO2 in the soil hinder oxygen from getting to the roots? If itâ??s a good thing then why don't people run cO2 bubblers in their reservoirs? :)