sugar injection to plants .

Fazz

Fazz

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"Dear Ed,
I tried feeding my plants with a needle and a thread dipped into flavoring which was run through the stem of the plant. I tried sugar using the same method and had controls to compare. The plan I experimented with was the smallest of the 30 day old plants, about 2 inches shorter with less development. In four days the plant reached the height of the others. The only problem was that the corn syrup-water solution kept crystallizing on the thread, which was a real pain. Is it possible to inject the plants with a similar solution using a hypodermic needle?

Ed's response

Yes, it is. The solution can be injected in minute quantities. Giant vegetable growers sometimes inject their plants in order to get their vegetables to grow larger."


has anyone ever done this ? VERY interested !!
I WILL be a test dummy .
but I cant find needles lol . any ideas where to get them ?
 
dam612

dam612

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go to a drug store and ask for insulin syringes
would like to see if this works, i have my doubts
 
Fazz

Fazz

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^ thats actually a really good idea .
would they be empty ? or would I have to drain them ?

I was thinking a needle exchange place .
but dont wanna look like a junky lol .

and I dont wanna steal them from my doctors .
 
dam612

dam612

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Fazz said:
^ thats actually a really good idea .
would they be empty ? or would I have to drain them ?

I was thinking a needle exchange place .
but dont wanna look like a junky lol .

and I dont wanna steal them from my doctors .
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Nope, they come empty and steril.
 
Unnk

Unnk

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lol yah idk just would seem easier to me to mix up some sucanat/budcandy and water them with it
 
Bubbleponic

Bubbleponic

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:-PGO TO PET STORE OR SUM SORT OF FARM feed store, sorry 4 caps, ..... ask for a puppy vaccination kit.... dont know the name but they will know.....but just buy the needle, say u already have the meds....should work..... at least in Fl..:-P
 
Fazz

Fazz

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yessir .
he said "cornsyrup" though .
not sure of what the dosage would be .
nor am I sure where to inject .
probably just the main shoot ?

I only got one , but if I can find where to get a needle im game lol .
 
DJ GreenThumb

DJ GreenThumb

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Whether you can just go to the pharmacy and buy insulin syringes is different from state to state. Many states require a prescription of insulin to get them. I know in Florida a prescription is not required.
 
Fazz

Fazz

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nats ?
why would I get nats ?
because the "track mark" lol ?
(the wound from where the syringe went it)

I just need empty needles =/ .. damn it .
 
Fazz

Fazz

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....
what are roots for in plants ?
to absorb nutrients from the soil ? (or water via hydro)
 
Fazz

Fazz

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wiseguy316 said:
u missed it,,why inject sugar when the roots will do the work for you,,that is their job
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"Photosynthesis (from the Greek φώτο- [photo-], "light," and σύνθεσις [synthesis], "putting together", "composition") is a process that converts carbon dioxide into organic compounds, especially sugars, using the energy from sunlight"

that being said lol .
roots dont "absorb" sugar .
and the main reason to do that would to assist the plant .

example , hydroponics .
we assist the plant by providing it nutrient rich water so it can be easily absorbed .

via soil , they have to break all the stuff down .
hence why hydro will grow more rapidly compared to soil . (not saying that ones better than the other)

back on topic ! so if the plant can use say 100 "points" of sugar a day , but only produces 75 "points" from the light .
why not assist it with 25 addition "points" of sugar" .

do you understand where im coming from ?
 
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