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Re: Gardening for Oxygen

In a message dated 8/23/02 7:31:47 PM US Eastern Standard Time, newair@mindspring.com writes:


However, to keep your tree living (in its non-native environment), you have
had to give it energy consuming resources, such as water, fertilizers and
pesticides. The consumption of these resources released carbon dioxide and
in two years time you contributed 40 pounds. This 40 pounds then becomes the
net effect of your small houseplant.

When this model is applied to larger, urban settings the numbers get
astonishing. For example, a typical baseball field (in So. Cal) contributes
over 4,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.



But what about the trees that were cut down to create the subdivision and the baseball field in the first place.??? They took up O2 and released CO2 and now don't. The world does not live in a vacuum.
Just a comment.
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Katy  : Betony Herbs, Indiana
Garden Writer
Living just one cornfield from civilization.

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