Get more ppm CO2 from foliar sprays?

iHearAll said:

This isn't going to have a direct answer....

If the intent was to get carbonic acid disolved in water naturally as a byproduct of a microorganism's carbination process, i think that disolved oxygen to the foliar spray would compete in volume with the co2 being released from the carbonic acid. Disolved oxygen, of course would come from air pumps. If thinking a small stir plate would allow the same level of microorganism activity with a higher level of CO2 than O2.

This isnt crucial to my or anyone's gardening but i imagine if you're making tea for foliar spraying, then 5v @.1a sounds better than 120v @.4a from a vortex brewer. Turbo amounts cheaper on the bill or battery.

5v will turn a 5gal pail! Lol
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Anyone heard of using stir plates in an ebb and flow?

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cannakis said:

Damn! I like this idea a Lot! How much was the stir plate?! I think this could be a great idea. Have you tried it? You should do a side by side!

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iHearAll said:

I'm unfortunately all outdoors until August. I'll do a plant or two per run and see where it takes me. I just sprayed 3 gallons using this method outdoors on all 15 of my clones and garden of potatoes pumpkin, legums, tomatoes, teas of sorts, etc. I'll see if it at least doesn't harm them. Ha that'd be hilarious if it somehow destroys them!!! Not really.. i built the stir plate with a 9v DC motor, a fan blade attachment with two neodymium magnets super glued to the center face of the fan with opposite polarities facing upwards. If i run the motor at 5v dc with a 25 ohm trim pot in series with the supply the stir plate will turn the pill magnet but if i increase the volts or current the motor turns too fast to catch and spin the pill. I think theyre cheap though ($15ish). A basic brewers stir plate and not a chemistry heated stir plate. The pill might be 2-5$ on ebay.

Im also trying different concentrations of kombucha in place of lactoserum or EM. It's much more cost effective to brew...even though every option is insanely cheap lol

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