Help, need a Bubbler Photo

Anyone have a photo of a bubbler in operation?
I need to use it in a blog that will go into the Houston Chronicle. The subject is H202 Hydrogen Peroxide and the many uses in the garden!
Thanks,
Rj

billgrubbs will be your answer. He has a couple.

Thanks!

Thanks for the referral flowerfantasy! I sent the following pictures to rjuddharrison today.

You were the only one that I knew of that had really posted about them and had pictures LOL

I had actually seen alot of them in pictures last summer..but my goodness, there was too much to sift through! Thanks again Bill. Here is the post
http://www.chron.com/channel/houstongardening/commons/persona.html?newspaperUserId=rjudd&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3arjuddPost%3a0e408121-eb2c-45cb-96f3-5b8d28040d0c

RJ,
I really loved your article. It was full of useful info. I'm saving it for future reference.

Thanks,
Pam

Good article RJ! I appreciate the information on H2O2. I have read about it in several places, but now I have one place to go when I can't remember the right mix for various uses.

ME TOO ! I knew about using H2O2 but not how much or the different types of uses. Printed it out so I'll know when and how!

aah..great!...I felt the same way when I was finding out.....and the last one was about the pond a couple months ago!..who knew!!?? not me...so ..I figure we're going to be finding out about it's uses in the garden for some time to come!
Thanks!

I figure if H2O2 is that beneficial, how good would straight oxygen? My dad is living with us and is on an oxygen machine. I am going to put a Y in the tubing and run some oxygen to my bubbler and see what happens. I could never afford one of those machines just for plants, but why not see what happens? I will let you know what I learn.

Well bill what ever you do just don't let Dad run out of air.

LOL!!!

"Hang on Dad, I just wanna try one more plant..."

Now, Bill.....lets remember that there's "no smoking" around oxygen...we wouldn't want any Bubbler mishaps should sparks go round!

Not to worry! There is plenty of oxygen. He only runs the machine at a "2" and you can crank it up to "6" I believe.

Does anyone know of anyone who has experimented with oxygen in propgating cuttings?

No, I don't...but lets see if we can google that

I think there is probably some benefits to the peroxide being liquid, in terms of delivery to the root system. Unless you are sealing the plants, whether or not much more of the oxygen is delivered to the roots is kinda debatable. I'm certain they'd get *more*, but how much?

BTW, the tank should go as high as 10L ... but you can really dry out Dad's nose, too, so....

That's a tricky one to search for because plants produce oxygen..so it's one of those agravating lead you down the rabbit hole types of searches

I don't think that will do much. You can only saturate so much O2 into the water and that's what you would be trying to do. Going to have to think about it. I don't think much would happen running O2 through the bubbler and you might create a fire hazzard. O2 and fire are best buddies. Don't think that would be a problem but you might want to think about it. LOL>

Hmmmm.

Good article Randy!! Thanks for posting it. I was going to ask you to send it to me. It has been a long time since I did any bubbling. It works so good too.

Hope your folks are good and that you aren't taking on any more hurricanes for a while.

Jeanette

Hi Jeanette, Hopefully no more Hurricanes for a while..either way I'm leaving next time!
There are a bunch of other ones I've written..I think you can find them if you follow the same link. or I'll just link them here for a snowy day.

-Living with the Anti-Gardener
http://www.chron.com/commons/persona.html?newspaperUserId=rjudd&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3arjuddPost%3ac4a36dd4-69e9-42a4-8575-c8121e261342

Blah, Blah, Blah Rangoon Creeper
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-What Nymph Lurks Beneath
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-Tripping the Garden Lights Fantastic
http://www.chron.com/commons/persona.html?newspaperUserId=rjudd&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3arjuddPost%3afefa5d77-6dd5-404c-8a77-04ec56abf080http://www.chron.com/commons/persona.html?newspaperUserId=rjudd&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3arjuddPost%3afefa5d77-6dd5-404c-8a77-04ec56abf080

-Out of Africa aMiracle on 10th St.
http://www.chron.com/commons/persona.html?newspaperUserId=rjudd&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3arjuddPost%3afb0394f4-2d65-4e86-8930-8108a2dccc47

-Psychiatric Help, 5cents Please!
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-A little is allot!
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-The Art of Garden Art
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This message was edited Jan 15, 2009 1:42 PM

I found this information on oxygen for what it is worth. After reading it, it appears the only way you can increase the oxygen saturation is to use colder water which inhibits root growth. HUMMMMMM.

I would be interested in other insights. I do have oxygen going through a bubbler as of last night. I have a top on the bubbler as pictured before so it probably has a very high oxygen content in the air also. Not sure that is helpful.

Oxygen
Plants use lots of oxygen. 45% of a dried plant consists of oxygen atoms. I Plants are not that much different from humans in that they need the same I fresh air as people do. Cell for cell, plant cells use similar amounts of oxygen as human cells do. In conditions where the air is poor or contains i less than 20% oxygen, plants will not do well.
The leaves have easy access to oxygen because they are making it and breathing it out as a by-product of photosynthesis. However, the roots struggle to find enough oxygen (in advanced gardens, most of the air for the roots is supplied aeroponically or with multiple aerators). lack of oxygen at the roots reduces root respiration, and this is one of the factors that shut down photosynthesis.
The health and vigour of a plant are dependent upon its roots getting I
enough oxygen. The plant can only grow as well as its roots allow and its
yield is totally proportional to root growth. I
Very cold fresh water can hold up to 0.0014% (14 PPM or 14 mglL) dissolved oxygen. Fresh water at room temperature can only hold about 0.0008% (8 PPM or 8 mglL) dissolved oxygen. Fresh water at 86°F (30oe) holds about 0.0005% (5 PPM or 5 mglL) dissolved oxygen. DO meters (dissolved oxygen meters) are available for measuring the amount of dissolved oxygen in nutrient solutions.
The oxygen directly from the nutrient solution is only 1 % of the plants needs, and nutrient oxygenation is not sufficient for any water culture. If the roots in water culture are not given most of their time for breathing air, they will soon brown and become sick.
Nutrient water is only a minor source of root oxygen. The main reason we oxygenate the nutrient mix with air pumps and stones is to kill off all the pathogens that can not live in air, called anaerobes. This method keeps the nutrient fresh for a long time. It is also the reason why we add hydrogen peroxide (H202) to the nutrient water.
Oxygen at the roots has another very important function. The oxygen changes the electrical charges in the water and nutrients, and allows the roots to extract water and nutrients with much less energy. For this reason, the roots need as much oxygen as they can get.
Aerated water will accept 0.0005 - 0.0008% oxygen and hold it for about 24 hours, which is a lot less than that available in air. This is why direct aeration of the roots (aeroponics) is better because it provides so much oxygen to the roots, the plant will actually grow a lot better.