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Re: Natural Creation of CO2
- To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
- Subject: Re: Natural Creation of CO2
- From: Paul Krombholz <krombhol at teclink_net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:36:26 -0500
- In-reply-to: <200210071948.g97Jm2613803 at acme_actwin.com>
- References: <200210071948.g97Jm2613803 at acme_actwin.com>
>Would sugar be of any help, or is this only used in anearobic
>processes?
>// Daniel
I think sugar is a little too fast, and it might make the soil go
acidic, or something. It greatly increases the osmotic strength of
the soil solution when added, whereas oatmeal flakes, which are
mostly starch, do not. I suppose sugar would work if used carefully,
and not in large amounts. Oatmeal flakes are just right, and should
start producing CO2 about 36 to 48 hours after being added to the
soil, and should keep producing it for about 5 to 7 days. Another
nice thing about oatmeal flakes, is that you can see the progress of
the breakdown. It might be a good idea to add some ground up
eggshells to the soil to keep it from becoming too acidic. Minerals
will build up in the soil and eventually slow down decomposition, but
that won't happen for many months if you use oatmeal.
--
Paul Krombholz in central Mississippi, where the predicted heavy
rains did not materialize. Only light rain and mist.