Blowing smoke at the plants

[LimpBizkitRMV04]

Ive just been curious i do not think there is but is there any advantage what so ever to blowing smoke at your plants.

[SeedlessOne]

For real?? Smoke would serve no value to plants...jsut think about it...it makes no sense. hehe but there has been times ive been smoking and walked in to see my ladies and blown a lil there way...

[Garden Knowm]

great question...

it is actually bad to smoke around your plants... there are studies on this subject matter...

on a side note... if you are growing hydro or aero and you use air stones... smoking around your plants will pump the smole into the plants water supply... this is extremely bad.. you can actually see the tar in the air lines...

it can adversly effect the PH of your reservoir...

especially if you use a sulfur burner....

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[GaGrown]

You know now! what I mean,knowm?

Ga Grown!

[LIP]

I agree with garden knowm 100%.

The smoke has the obvious in it, TAR, and this will cling to the leaves of your beloved plant, and if you do it enough it'll clog the plant and then the plant wont be able to rid its self of toxins and it'll die.

At first i wasnt sure how it worked, but i did some research, and a long time ago there was a thread on it, so now i know.

[mad5387]

Alot of smoke will cut the Qxy the plants are getting. I wondered the same thing.

[Zandor]

Well to tell the truth what the smoke does is to force the Stomata to close.

The Stomata are tiny breathing pores located on the underside of the leaf. The Stomata open and close to regulate the flow of moisture, preventing dehydration.

That is why you should never smoke around your plants.

Plus do you want them to know what's in their future? lol

[iwantFUEGO]

i think the idea has crossed every growers mind... hehe

[yabatab]

I think his theory is that smoke contains CO2 and would
help with plant growth which is not true as previous post
have explained the reasons in detail.
But if you want to add CO2 to a small grow room cheap
Set up a bottle that drips vinegar into baking soda.
A bottle hung upside down with a fish tank regulator
valve fixed into the top of the bottle to control the flow
of vinegar coming out, place a jar that holds baking soda
under the drip, a slow drip you don't want to have a mess.
As any one with basic chemical knowledge knows the vinegar
and baking soda reaction produces CO2.