Hydrogen peroxide
Jadeboy48@aol.com (Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:36:10 PDT)
With some very expensive plants ( In the 500$ range+) that had rot problems
at the nursery we unpotted the plant, scraped off as much rotten tissue as
possible then dusted it with flowers of sulfur. It is just powered sulfur
and can be found at most drug stores. It kills almost all fungi it hits.Let
the plant stay dry to let the rotten area heal. It is very safe and has
been used on people for several thousand years to kill germs. Russ H.
PS Do you know what it would cost in hydrogen peroxide to treat a large
area. This is not a practical solution.Was the speaker smoking cannabis before
the lecture. I have to admit I have heard some crazy ideas but this really
is the top. Are you sure it wasn't an April fool joke on the audience. If
this speaker gave out any literature proving his thesis could you please
send me a copy. I will gladly pay for all the costs. Just remember how fast
peroxide breaks down into water and oxygen if you pour it on a cut. The
minute it would hit the dirt it would break down/ within seconds.
In a message dated 4/5/2013 2:22:47 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
brian.whyer@btinternet.com writes:
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As for carbon and oxygen sources - a local soil scientist in a lecture
told a group of
us to consider adding sugar and 3% hydrogen peroxide to irrigation water
for fruit trees
and lawns. He said it encouraged growth of beneficial microorganisms. The
quantities
were small: per irrigated acre / 0.4 hecatare, about 1 cup / 240ml
granulated sugar (I
know it isn't measured that way in SI but I don't feel like looking up
the density of
granulated sugar) and 1 pint / 480ml 3% hydrogen peroxide.
Is there any point in using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) when watering plants
in soil that contains appreciable quantities of organics. I would have
thought the oxygen would be soon mopped up, and not be available to plants,
unless in large excess. Hydroponics growers use it with good results I
believe
http://quickgrow.com/gardening_articles/… but the larger the concentration of organic compounds (Carbon
containing, not chemical free!) the bigger the problem.
Has anyone used H2O2 in watering to recover difficult bulbs, eg. Worsleya
, from root rots?
Brian Whyer, Buckinghamshire, England, coldest April day since 1962
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