Gardening Indoors With Co2

by Van Patten, George F.

• ISBN13: 9781878823199
• ISBN10: 1878823191
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-08-01
• Publisher: Van Patten Pub

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(4)
Chapter One: CO(2) and Plants	11	(10)
CO(2) and Plants	11	(4)
Measuring CO(2)	15	(6)
Chapter Two: Producing CO(2)	21	(24)
Setting Up a CO(2) System	21	(14)
CO(2) Emitter Systems	22	(6)
CO(2) Generator Systems	28	(7)
Other Methods of Producing CO(2)	35	(10)
Compost and Organic Growing Mediums	36	(1)
Growing Mediums	37	(1)
Composting in Place	38	(2)
Fermentation	40	(1)
Dry Ice	41	(3)
Banking Soda and Vinegar	44	(1)
Chapter Three: Effects of CO(2) Enrichment	45	(36)
The Effects of CO(2) Enrichment	45	(2)
CO(2) Enrichment, Respiration and Plants	47	(2)
Light Intensity	49	(1)
Water and Nutrients	50	(2)
Humidity	52	(4)
Temperature	56	(1)
Long Hot Summers	57	(1)
Ventilation	58	(5)
How to Set Up a Ventilation System	63	(6)
Air Circulation	69	(2)
Summer Enrichment	71	(4)
Growing Cuttings with CO(2)	75	(1)
Clean Air	76	(5)
Appendix Classes of Plants	81	(9)
Appendix Carbon Dioxide Facts and Figures	90	(2)
Appendix Calculations for Metric Users	92	(1)
Index	93