There are several different approaches to producing CO2 to enhance plant growth as seen in the graphic above. We think it’s important for people to understand the implications of how they enrich their plants:
- Combustion / cylinder – while this may be an option for commercial grows where all the safety controls and monitoring can be put in place it is not effective for small scale users. In fact the dangers are quite obvious from fire risk to suffocation from excess CO2. While people do not think that CO2 is that dangerous because we exhale it when present at higher concentrations it is quickly lethal. We want you to live long enough to enjoy your plants.
- Hand warmers – while these are a safer option their output is so low you may as well employ someone to sit in the room and breath all day. There is also the harsh reality that this mined and processed disposable product has a significant environmental impact from its manufacturing and distribution. For the miniscule benefits the cost to the planet makes this approach not worth it.
- Mycelia / fungal – while this approach might seem to be a great idea it is often the source of parasites which can kill an entire crop. After all when the food in the bag is gone the pests will escape and will start to attack your plants. The more this approach is used in a location the greater the risk becomes and eventually the site will be so heavily contaminated that few plants will be able to grow in those conditions.
- Colorado Breeze – in contrast the reaction which produces CO2 in the Colorado Breeze is safe and sterile for your grow, all it will ever do is produce healthy levels of CO2 for seven days and then stops. At that point simple wash the contents of the bottle and restart the reaction for another seven days of growth boosting CO2.
For a healthy boost of No pest, No hassle CO2 the CO2Buddy is your friend for life.
Happy growing,
David