About 15 years ago, I tried my hand at growing some indoor "hops variety" plants and had great success. Gotta love "hops". I was really naive then (and still am) and went to a place called Joseph Nursery about halfway between Clarksburg and Grafton on Rt. 50 and "Joseph" (through a thick Irish brogue) recommended this stuff (not really a fertilizer) called Oxygen Plus because, as he stated with eyebrows dancing, it "promotes growth".
And it did. Yes, it did. My medium was Miracle Gro potting soil (I mentioned that I was naive, right?) but despite that, I had amazing growth under the cheapest lights you could possibly imagine (shop lights with cool blues for vegetative growth for 24 hrs/day and then warm pinks for flowering for 10 hrs/day after my little babies were bushier than bonzais).
The stuff worked. And don't tell me it was the Miracle Gro potting soil. Hell, it was a "miracle" that my plants would even "gro" in that shit. But, like I said, I was a beginner (and still am in many ways).
Well, since I have a BS in biology, I had no problems deciphering the ingredients of Oxygen Plus. It was dilute Hydrogen Peroxide. I have forgotten the exact recommended proportions (It's been 15 years) but I just added one cap full of Oxygen Plus per (either) gallon or half-gallon of water, I think. I could be wrong. Anyway, I could see it foam up as it hit the organic soil. My "hops variety" plants loved it from the time they were seedlings through the time they produced beautiful and fragrant flowers.
My question is a two-parter.
1. Will Hydrogen Peroxide even benefit my chili plants? Roots love oxygen. We all know that. And when Hydrogen Peroxide comes in contact with organic matter (soil), it releases...you know--OXYGEN.
and
2. How often should I apply it?
Look. I could pay $20 for a bottle of Ogygen Plus (that's what I paid 15 years ago) or I could just buy a bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide from CVS for $2.
I'm trying to save a buck (or 18) here. Any help is appreciated. I realize that Capsicums may have different requirements than "hops" but all roots love oxygen, right?
What do you say?
I just want to mention that I Googled "oxygen plus" and all I got was some bullshit about some brand of "canned oxygen" (whatever the hell that is supposed to be).
That is NOT the stuff I'm talking about here.
What I am talking about is a plant additive (not really a fertilzer) that comes in an opaque brown bottle (1L, if I remember correctly and probably don't). As I recall, the label was white with black lettering and had red and green stripes. I could be wrong. I WAS a "hops" enthusiast at the time, ya know.
And it did. Yes, it did. My medium was Miracle Gro potting soil (I mentioned that I was naive, right?) but despite that, I had amazing growth under the cheapest lights you could possibly imagine (shop lights with cool blues for vegetative growth for 24 hrs/day and then warm pinks for flowering for 10 hrs/day after my little babies were bushier than bonzais).
The stuff worked. And don't tell me it was the Miracle Gro potting soil. Hell, it was a "miracle" that my plants would even "gro" in that shit. But, like I said, I was a beginner (and still am in many ways).
Well, since I have a BS in biology, I had no problems deciphering the ingredients of Oxygen Plus. It was dilute Hydrogen Peroxide. I have forgotten the exact recommended proportions (It's been 15 years) but I just added one cap full of Oxygen Plus per (either) gallon or half-gallon of water, I think. I could be wrong. Anyway, I could see it foam up as it hit the organic soil. My "hops variety" plants loved it from the time they were seedlings through the time they produced beautiful and fragrant flowers.
My question is a two-parter.
1. Will Hydrogen Peroxide even benefit my chili plants? Roots love oxygen. We all know that. And when Hydrogen Peroxide comes in contact with organic matter (soil), it releases...you know--OXYGEN.
and
2. How often should I apply it?
Look. I could pay $20 for a bottle of Ogygen Plus (that's what I paid 15 years ago) or I could just buy a bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide from CVS for $2.
I'm trying to save a buck (or 18) here. Any help is appreciated. I realize that Capsicums may have different requirements than "hops" but all roots love oxygen, right?
What do you say?
I just want to mention that I Googled "oxygen plus" and all I got was some bullshit about some brand of "canned oxygen" (whatever the hell that is supposed to be).
That is NOT the stuff I'm talking about here.
What I am talking about is a plant additive (not really a fertilzer) that comes in an opaque brown bottle (1L, if I remember correctly and probably don't). As I recall, the label was white with black lettering and had red and green stripes. I could be wrong. I WAS a "hops" enthusiast at the time, ya know.
