Using Vodka

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I have been doing this for a couple of years and most people have laughed at me was glad to see SAOS print an article about it

Ethanol. It has been suggested
that adding ethyl alcohol to
high light growing orchids
can enhance the growth rate.
Using an 80 proof vodka, the
recommended addition rate is
0.6 tsp/gal. I have been using
about a third that rate weekly
during the growing season
and am seeing very vigorous
growth. Some growers suggest
the alcohol has no impact,
others think perhaps the alcohol
is easily converted to sugar
and absorbed by the plants or
that perhaps the alcohol is an
alternate carbon source to the carbon dioxide absorbed
from the atmosphere. Ray Barkalow of FirstRays
speculates it might increase the permeability of the plants’
cell walls, therefore allowing a greater throughput of the
fluids the plants need to grow. This is an experiment in
progress but I think I’ll continue using 0.2 tsp/gal weekly
during the spring and summer growing season.


Sometimes Its one for me and one for the orchids. LOL