Home food production.
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I was having a chat with Christian recently about his home produce and it got me to thinking. I have a bit of land, and I was thinking about a polytunel and then I saw this: The Importance of Carbon Dioxide (Co2) for Healthy Plant Growth [^] Do you think it would work as wel in a polytunnel as a greenhouse? I would mostly be growing peppers and aubegines. Does anyone have any experience of CO2 enrichment for increased crop yield in greenhouses?
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fat_boy wrote:
Do you think it would work as wel in a polytunnel as a greenhouse?
Probably better - less gas would escape from a well made polytunnel, I'd imagine?
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I was having a chat with Christian recently about his home produce and it got me to thinking. I have a bit of land, and I was thinking about a polytunel and then I saw this: The Importance of Carbon Dioxide (Co2) for Healthy Plant Growth [^] Do you think it would work as wel in a polytunnel as a greenhouse? I would mostly be growing peppers and aubegines. Does anyone have any experience of CO2 enrichment for increased crop yield in greenhouses?
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
Why don't you post at the co2project.com ?
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Sorry, you've lost me there. Arent agricultural questions allowed in the lounge either?
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
Don't act surprised. Ian's reaction was perfectly natural, given your track record. And I don't know much about gardening, so I'll not reply to your actual question.
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I was having a chat with Christian recently about his home produce and it got me to thinking. I have a bit of land, and I was thinking about a polytunel and then I saw this: The Importance of Carbon Dioxide (Co2) for Healthy Plant Growth [^] Do you think it would work as wel in a polytunnel as a greenhouse? I would mostly be growing peppers and aubegines. Does anyone have any experience of CO2 enrichment for increased crop yield in greenhouses?
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
I think you'd need a lot of it to make a difference. At that point I don't think a home grower could do it without it being economically impractical. Depending on what you're growing, temperature, nutrients, and water are you're biggest challenges. In the midwest it was very cool and tomatoes didn't grow like they had in the past. I usually grow my stuff in beds enriched with compost covered with thick black plastic and mulch. Some plants have particular nutrient favorites like tomatoes liking magnesium. It helps to look up the plants you're going to grow to see what they like the most. start of edit This is a good article on eggplant needs http://www.essortment.com/hobbies/tipsgrowingegg_sone.htm[^] end of edit
modified on Thursday, February 25, 2010 9:27 AM
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I was having a chat with Christian recently about his home produce and it got me to thinking. I have a bit of land, and I was thinking about a polytunel and then I saw this: The Importance of Carbon Dioxide (Co2) for Healthy Plant Growth [^] Do you think it would work as wel in a polytunnel as a greenhouse? I would mostly be growing peppers and aubegines. Does anyone have any experience of CO2 enrichment for increased crop yield in greenhouses?
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
"I just posted a cracker i n the Lounge. There is no way they can delete it and keep face!" Child.
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fat_boy wrote:
I would mostly be growing peppers and aubegines.
Maybe Chilli or medicinal ehem cannibis?
Yes, its well known that that evil pollutant, CO2 is excellent for growing your big bud et al. CO2 enrichment for the hobby grower[^] A mate grew some big bud once in his spare room. Hydroponic. He had a CO2 tank in the corner he used to crack open every now and then. The crop was really quite staggering, and as for the quality. Well, I had to try a bit. I was a gibbering zombie in about 15 seconds.
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
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"I just posted a cracker i n the Lounge. There is no way they can delete it and keep face!" Child.
-- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit
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As well as you for you dragging a post from a private forum and posting into a public one. Quite the mature action there jorgy.
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You mean, I can't spell out his motives in public? He's a self absorbed jerk.
-- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit
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You mean, I can't spell out his motives in public? He's a self absorbed jerk.
-- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit
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Yes, its well known that that evil pollutant, CO2 is excellent for growing your big bud et al. CO2 enrichment for the hobby grower[^] A mate grew some big bud once in his spare room. Hydroponic. He had a CO2 tank in the corner he used to crack open every now and then. The crop was really quite staggering, and as for the quality. Well, I had to try a bit. I was a gibbering zombie in about 15 seconds.
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription