Re: Oxygenation of soil.
- Subject: Re: Oxygenation of soil.
- From: "GardeningExpress" i*@gardeningexpress.co.uk
- Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 20:55:34 +0100
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
go for it...!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold Jorgensen" <hwoodmn@ida.net>
To: "List" <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 4:13 PM
Subject: Oxygenation of soil.
> I have a friend who works for a gas distributing company, ( oxygen, gas
> nitrogen etc.)
> We were talking about getting oxygen to the roots of new plants in the
patch
> and we came up with an idea of putting 2 or 3 probes into the hill about
12 to
> 18 inches below the surface of the soil and regulating the oxygen so as to
let
> a little out at certain intervals during the week or the day to see if
this
> enhanced the growth of a plant. As we got into this we were thinking about
gas
> nitrogen and doing the same.
> Does anyone else have any thoughts on this? Do you think this could
enhance
> the growth of the plants?
> when you think about oxygen in the air you are talking about 21% and if
the
> soil is aerated temporarily you are only getting 21% oxygen to the roots,
> So what we are thinking is to put 100% pure oxygen into the soil
periodically
> and maybe doing the same with nitrogen.
> Yes normally this may be cost prohibiting but he is willing to supply the
> gasses, tanks and regulators for free.
> Anyone have any thought or input about this idea?
>
> Harold
>
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