Aeration?

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Personally I'd think your likely to do more damage to the roots than good by doing that

agreed! use perlite or vermiculite for aeration. it also helps drainage, so it's a win win.

if you are worried about aeration for your roots, just add 30mL of 3% h202 (hydrogen peroxide) to a gallon of water. this is beneficial to aerobic (good) bacteria, as well as kill anaerobic (bad) bacteria. it also introduces a radical oxygen atom (h202 is just water with an extra oxygen atom) which oxidized elements making them more available for the root to take in.

don't over do use it though as it can/will kill the beneficial stuff in your soil.



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headshake Reviewed by headshake on 05-19-2009. Aeration? Does anyone practice doing this? (stabbing a pencil or some other object into your soil multiple times to help growth) :jointsmile: Rating: 5