My little indoor cabinet germination station for germinating Tomato and Pepper seeds. 32 watt compact fluorescent Grow Lights. Roma Brandywine Lady Bug Cherr…
Question by BlindedByReason: How much carbon dioxide will a tomato plant consume?
from planting the seed until it is about 7 inches.
Or look at it this way.. Will 1.5 ft^3 of regular AIR have enough CO(2) in it to support the growth of 48 tomato plants from planting of the seed until about 7 inches of healthy growth?
Best answer:
Answer by Richard P
Not even close. I estimate that 1.5 cubic feet of air contains about 12 milligrams of carbon as CO2. I would also guess that a 7-inch tomato plant would contain a few grams of carbon in its combined dry matter. So your 48 plants could comprise a few hundred grams of carbon. Your 1.5 cubic feet contains only about 1/10,000th of what you need. It is essential that you somehow replenish the air inside the closed system with outside air using a pump.
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Tomato Plant – Watering
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Tomato Plant – Watering
