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H2O2 is used by lots of people to clean and sterilize their systems. You need to dilute you H2O2 down to a 3% solution before you can use it. Once you have it deluded down to 3% use 3 ml 3% per liter in your system. If you have sick plants use 5ml per liter.

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Hydrogen Peroxide and Horticulture

Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) is a clear sharp smelling substance very similar in appearance to water (H2O). Like water it is made up of Hydrogen and Oxygen; however H2O2 has an extra Oxygen atom in an unstable arrangement. It is this extra atom that gives H2O2 its useful properties. H2O2 has been used for many purposes including cleaning, bleaching, sterilizing, rocket fuel, and animal feed treatment and in addition many miraculous claims about its health benefits have been made. This article isn't about any of these; instead it will concentrate on horticultural applications. H2O2 is of great use for hydroponics and dirt/soilless gardening.
1. What Does Hydrogen Peroxide do?
H2O2 is an unstable molecule, when it breaks down a single oxygen atom and a molecule of water is released. This oxygen atom is extremely reactive and will attach itself to either another O- atom forming a stable Oxygen molecule or attack a nearby organic molecule. Both the stable and O- forms will increase the level of dissolved oxygen. This is the method by which H2O2 is beneficial. Pre-treating the water supply with H2O2 will drive out the Chlorine many cities use to sterilize it. This will also degrade any pesticides or herbicides that might be present as well as any other organic matter. Well water can be high in methane and organic sulfates, both of which H2O2 will remove. Many disease causing organisms and spores are killed by Oxygen, the free Oxygen H2O2 releases is extremely effective at this. H2O2 will help eliminate existing infections and will help prevent future ones. It is also useful for suppressing algae growth. The free Oxygen atom will destroy dead organic material (i.e, leaves roots) in the system preventing them from rotting and spreading diseases.

2. Over Watering
Roots require Oxygen to breathe and low levels are the main cause of almost all root diseases. Both soil and hydroponic plants often fall prey to the same syndrome although it is rarely recognized as what it really is. Hydroponic crops often fail due to "root rot" and soil crops succumb to "over watering." The real cause of both these problems is a shortage of Oxygen at the root zone. In a soil system the soil consists of particles, a film of water on the particles and air spaces between the particles. When too much water is put into the soil the air spaces fill with liquid. The roots will quickly use up what Oxygen is dissolved in the water; if they haven't drunk enough of the liquid to allow air back in to the soil spaces they will stop working. In this situation roots will start dying within twenty-four hours. As the roots die the plants ability to drink water and nutrients will decrease, this will cause symptoms of nutrient deficiencies (mostly pale, slow, weak growth), and strangely they will start to wilt like they don't have enough water. It is easy to make a fatal mistake at this point and add more water.

In a Hydroponic system the cause is a more direct simple lack of oxygen in the solution, this may be from inadequate circulation and/or aeration. High reservoir temperatures also interfere with Oxygen's ability to dissolve in the water. Temperatures above 70F (20C) will eventually cause problems, 62F-65F (16C-18C) is recommended. The same symptoms will appear as with soil plants but you can also check the roots. Healthy roots should be mostly white with maybe a slight yellowish tan tinges. If they are a brownish colour with dead tips or they easily pull away there are at least the beginnings of a serious problem. Organic dirt like rotting smell means there is already a very good chance it is too late. As roots die and rot they eat Oxygen out of the water, as Oxygen levels are even further depleted more roots die, a viscous circle may be well under way. Reduced Oxygen levels and high temperatures both encourage anaerobic bacteria and fungi. The plants may still be saved but you will have to work fast.
3. How Hydrogen Peroxide prevents root rot/overwatering.
When plants are watered with H2O2 it will break down and release Oxygen into the area around the roots. This helps stop the Oxygen from being depleted in the water filled air spaces until air can get back into them. High Oxygen levels at the roots will encourage rapid healthy root growth. In a Hydroponic system H2O2 will disperse throughout the system and raise Oxygen levels as it breaks down. Strong white healthy roots with lots of fuzzy new growth will be visible. This fuzzy growth has massive surface area allowing for rapid absorption of the huge amounts of water and nutrients needed for rapid top growth. A healthy plant starts with a healthy root system.

4. How to use it.
H2O2 comes in several different strengths 3%, 5%, 8% and 35%, also sold as food grade Hydrogen Peroxide. The most economical is 35% which we recommend be diluted to three percent before using, as at this high concentration it can cause damage to skin and clothing. When working with food grade H2O2 it is very important that you clean up any spills or splashes immediately, it will damage almost anything very quickly. This is extra important with skin and clothing. Skin will be temporarily bleached pure white if not washed cleaned. Gloves are strongly recommended when working with any strong chemical.

Food grade H2O2 can be diluted to three percent by mixing it one part to eleven parts water (preferably distilled). The storage container should be opaque to prevent light from getting in and it must be able to hold some pressure. If three-liter pop bottles are available in your area they are ideal for mixing and storing H2O2. There are twelve quarter liters (250ml) in three liters, if you put in one quarter liter H2O2 and eleven quarter liters (250ml) water in the bottle it will full of three percent H2O2 and the bottle can hold the pressure that the H2O2 will generate. Three percent Hydrogen Peroxide may be added at up to three ml's per liter (2 1\2 tsp. Per gallon), but it is recommended that you start at a lower concentration and increase to full strength over a few weeks. Use every watering even on fresh cuttings. For hydroponics use every reservoir change and replace twenty-five percent (one quarter) every day. Example: In a 100L reservoir you would add three hundred ml's (3%) of H2O2 when changing the nutrient. You would then add seventy-five ml's more every day.
5. Where to get it.
35% food grade: called food grade because it has no toxic impurities
Of course your local hydroponics retailer, whom you can locate over the web at www.hydromall.com. Direct order off the web (there may be shipping restrictions on high strength peroxides). H2O2 is used to bleach hair so the local hairdresser may have a source. The local feed supplier may have it in small towns. Prices range from fifteen dollars per quarter liter to eighty dollars a gallon. One gallon will treat up to fifty thousand liters of water.

3%5%, 8%
Can be found at most drugstores or pharmacies, prices start at a less than a dollar for a one hundred-ml bottle that will treat one hundred liters.
 
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Part 2 :cool:


6. What to do if you already have root rot.
In Dirt:
Use peroxided water with anti-fungicide (benomyl) and a high Phosphate fertilizer (9-45-15, 10-52-10, 0-60-0) for root growth. Root booster (5-15-5) or any other product with rooting hormone dissolved in it is helpful in re-growing roots and is strongly recommended. If a plant is witty adding Nutri-Boost may save it. Water heavily until liquid pours out the bottom of the pot. This sound like bad idea, but it flushes out stagnant dead water and replaces it with fresh highly oxygenated water. Don't let plants sit in trays full of water, the soil will absorb this water and stay too wet. Don't water again until the pot feels light and the top inch or two of the soil are dry.

In Hydro:
Change your nutrients. Add H2O2 to the system. This will add oxygen and chemically eat dead roots. If roots are badly rotted and can be pulled away by hand you should pull them off. They are already dead and will only rot, causing further problems. Add a fungicide to kill any fungus that is probably present in the rotted tissue to prevent it from spreading. Root booster will speed recovery. If plants are wilted Nutri-Boost may help save them. Increase aeration of the water; get an air pump and air stones, or more of them, for the reservoir. An air stone under every plant is usually very effective, but will require a larger air pump. Models that will do from forty to four hundred stones are available. Decrease the reservoir temperature, oxygen dissolves better in cold water and disease causing organisms reproduce slower as well. A good temperate range is 62F to 65F; anything above 70F will eventually cause a problem. It is also a good idea to remove any witty plants from the system and put them on a separate reservoir so they don't infect plants that are still healthy.

Summary
The key to big productive plants is a big healthy root system and Hydrogen Peroxide is a great way to keep your roots healthy. It is a must to ensure the biggest best crops possible and to increase the chances of your plants thriving to harvest. Peroxide users will rarely lose plants or crops to root disease and will harvest larger and more consistent crops.
 
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Hydrogen Peroxide Dilution Chart

Mixing 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide to get 3% hydrogen peroxide
To make a gallon of 3% peroxide: In a clean gallon container, combine 1 and ¼ cups of 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide with 14 and ¾ cups of water.
To make 3% hydrogen peroxide from 35% hydrogen peroxide, the general mixing guideline is: 1 part 35% hydrogen peroxide plus 11 parts water = 3% hydrogen peroxide. You can use this guideline with any quantity you need to mix.
Here’s the same thing I just said, but in the form of a Hydrogen Peroxide dilution chart:
Peroxide dilution chart for mixing 35% hydrogen peroxide with water to get 3% hydrogen peroxide
USE THIS AMOUNT OF 35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
AND THIS AMOUNT OF WATER*
TO MAKE THIS AMOUNT OF 3% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
1 part
11 parts
12 parts
1 and 1/4 cups
14 and 3/4 cups
1 gallon (16 cups)
1 and 1/4 tablespoons
3/4 cups + 2 and 3/4 tablespoons
1 cup (16 tablespoons)
1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon
3 and 1/2 cups + 3 tablespoons
1 quart (4 cups)
I can’t think of a reason why you’d want to mix more than a gallon of 3% peroxide, but perhaps I’m missing something? (Please write and let me know if you mix larger quantities, I’d be curious to know what you use the large amount of 3% for. Seems to me it would be easier to use 35% for anything that needs that much???)
More “how-to” details and how to make it easier to do…..
I use an empty gallon apple juice bottle which I’ve had for years. (It is glass. I consider glass to be acceptable for storing 3% hydrogen peroxide but NOT for 35%.)
To make measuring and mixing a gallon of 3% peroxide easier, do this:
  • Make a gallon of 3% hydrogen peroxide, as described in the peroxide dilution chart, above, by mixing 1 and 1/4 cups of 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide with 14 and 3/4 cups of water. Measure it out.
  • Use a permanent marker to make a mark on the outside of the bottle, where the level of the gallon of liquid fills the bottle up to.
  • From here on out, you can make 3% hydrogen peroxide every time this bottle is empty like this: measure 1 and 1/4 cups of 35% hydrogen peroxide, and pour it into the empty bottle. Then add enough water to fill up the bottle, up to the line.
This eliminates having to measure and count out the 14 and ¾ cups of water each time!
* What kind of WATER?
In the hydrogen peroxide dilution chart, above, I just say “water”. But what kind of water?
That will depend on what you are planning to use the peroxide for. For most purposes, tap water will work.
Here is the exception: If you plan to use the peroxide as an oxygen supplement – to be ingested by anyone (including animals) – then you should consider using distilled water, or filtered water, if at all possible.
Any metals in water will combine with hydrogen peroxide. I’ve read that this is bad stuff to ingest. I’d like to know a lot more than I do about why, and what the level of risk is. I can’t add a lot to this, other than to say that I’ve read that this is risky. How risky I don’t know. But it does make some sense: peroxide is an oxidant. Oxidizing metal creates rust. Drinking rust particles doesn’t seem like a good idea.
I’ve also read that it is bad to ingest peroxide in combination with iron supplements. The reason is the same: iron is a metal.
If you plan to ingest peroxide, you can consider this.

Site link for the above ^^^^
http://www.using-hydrogen-peroxide.com/peroxide-dilution-chart.html


Mixing charts for gardening with hydrogen peroxide

If you want to start gardening with hydrogen peroxide, you need to know how much peroxide to use. Here are charts to tell you how much!
To water or mist plants, to soak seeds, to add to water used to wash sprouts:

TO THIS AMOUNT OF WATER
ADD THIS AMOUNT OF 3% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
--OR-- ADD THIS AMOUNT OF 35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
1 cup
1 and 1/2 teaspoons
7 to 10 drops
1 quart
2 tablespoons
1/2 teaspoon
1 gallon
1/2 cup
2 teaspoons
5 gallons
2 and 1/2 cups
3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon
10 gallons
5 cups
6 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons
20 gallons
10 cups
3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon
bathtub (aprox 25 to 35 gallons) *
12 to 17 cups
1 to 1.5 cups
* bathtub sizes vary. It is okay to use more water and/or less peroxide.
To spray on sick or fungusy plants:

TO THIS AMOUNT OF WATER
ADD THIS AMOUNT OF 3% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
--OR-- ADD THIS AMOUNT OF 35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
1 cup
1 tablespoon
1/4 teaspoon
1 pint
2 tablespoons
1/2 teaspoon
1 quart
1/4 cup
1 teaspoon
1 gallon
1 cup
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon
5 gallons
5 cups
6 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons
10 gallons
10 cups
3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoons
20 gallons
20 cups
1 and 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons
Please be mindful to choose the correct column in the chart depending on whether you are using 3% hydrogen peroxide or 35% hydrogen peroxide!!

As you may notice, the amount of peroxide in the chart for sick and fungusy plants is twice as much as in the first chart. I have heard of people using stronger solutions, but more is NOT always better. So be careful, and when in doubt, stay safe. You can always apply more another day. If you decide to use a bit more, please make it only a bit more, don't get carried away. Gardening with hydrogen peroxide is great, but too much can harm your plants. 10% hydrogen peroxide is recommended as a week killer -- in other words it will kill your plants at that concentration....
 
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Great info Woodsman. Also if anybody is having problems with conversions (as I did) I got this from a google search for converting from 35% to 29%. "If it recommends, lets say, use 10 millimeters per gallon, then you do 10mm (per gallon) x (29/35)=8.2mm per gallon you would use..."
 
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1 Teaspoon [US] = 4.92892159 Milliliters
1 Teaspoon [Metric, Australia] = 5 Milliliters

1 Teaspoon [UK] = 5.91938802 Milliliters
 
pitviper

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thanks to the author for the detailed precise tutorial.
extremely appreciated.
 
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H2O2 is used by lots of people to clean and sterilize their systems. You need to dilute you H2O2 down to a 3% solution before you can use it. Once you have it deluded down to 3% use 3 ml 3% per liter in your system. If you have sick plants use 5ml per liter.

Part 1 :)

Hydrogen Peroxide and Horticulture

Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) is a clear sharp smelling substance very similar in appearance to water (H2O). Like water it is made up of Hydrogen and Oxygen; however H2O2 has an extra Oxygen atom in an unstable arrangement. It is this extra atom that gives H2O2 its useful properties. H2O2 has been used for many purposes including cleaning, bleaching, sterilizing, rocket fuel, and animal feed treatment and in addition many miraculous claims about its health benefits have been made. This article isn't about any of these; instead it will concentrate on horticultural applications. H2O2 is of great use for hydroponics and dirt/soilless gardening.

1. What Does Hydrogen Peroxide do?
H2O2 is an unstable molecule, when it breaks down a single oxygen atom and a molecule of water is released. This oxygen atom is extremely reactive and will attach itself to either another O- atom forming a stable Oxygen molecule or attack a nearby organic molecule. Both the stable and O- forms will increase the level of dissolved oxygen. This is the method by which H2O2 is beneficial. Pre-treating the water supply with H2O2 will drive out the Chlorine many cities use to sterilize it. This will also degrade any pesticides or herbicides that might be present as well as any other organic matter. Well water can be high in methane and organic sulfates, both of which H2O2 will remove. Many disease causing organisms and spores are killed by Oxygen, the free Oxygen H2O2 releases is extremely effective at this. H2O2 will help eliminate existing infections and will help prevent future ones. It is also useful for suppressing algae growth. The free Oxygen atom will destroy dead organic material (i.e, leaves roots) in the system preventing them from rotting and spreading diseases.
2. Over Watering
Roots require Oxygen to breathe and low levels are the main cause of almost all root diseases. Both soil and hydroponic plants often fall prey to the same syndrome although it is rarely recognized as what it really is. Hydroponic crops often fail due to "root rot" and soil crops succumb to "over watering." The real cause of both these problems is a shortage of Oxygen at the root zone. In a soil system the soil consists of particles, a film of water on the particles and air spaces between the particles. When too much water is put into the soil the air spaces fill with liquid. The roots will quickly use up what Oxygen is dissolved in the water; if they haven't drunk enough of the liquid to allow air back in to the soil spaces they will stop working. In this situation roots will start dying within twenty-four hours. As the roots die the plants ability to drink water and nutrients will decrease, this will cause symptoms of nutrient deficiencies (mostly pale, slow, weak growth), and strangely they will start to wilt like they don't have enough water. It is easy to make a fatal mistake at this point and add more water.
In a Hydroponic system the cause is a more direct simple lack of oxygen in the solution, this may be from inadequate circulation and/or aeration. High reservoir temperatures also interfere with Oxygen's ability to dissolve in the water. Temperatures above 70F (20C) will eventually cause problems, 62F-65F (16C-18C) is recommended. The same symptoms will appear as with soil plants but you can also check the roots. Healthy roots should be mostly white with maybe a slight yellowish tan tinges. If they are a brownish colour with dead tips or they easily pull away there are at least the beginnings of a serious problem. Organic dirt like rotting smell means there is already a very good chance it is too late. As roots die and rot they eat Oxygen out of the water, as Oxygen levels are even further depleted more roots die, a viscous circle may be well under way. Reduced Oxygen levels and high temperatures both encourage anaerobic bacteria and fungi. The plants may still be saved but you will have to work fast.

3. How Hydrogen Peroxide prevents root rot/overwatering.
When plants are watered with H2O2 it will break down and release Oxygen into the area around the roots. This helps stop the Oxygen from being depleted in the water filled air spaces until air can get back into them. High Oxygen levels at the roots will encourage rapid healthy root growth. In a Hydroponic system H2O2 will disperse throughout the system and raise Oxygen levels as it breaks down. Strong white healthy roots with lots of fuzzy new growth will be visible. This fuzzy growth has massive surface area allowing for rapid absorption of the huge amounts of water and nutrients needed for rapid top growth. A healthy plant starts with a healthy root system.

4. How to use it.
H2O2 comes in several different strengths 3%, 5%, 8% and 35%, also sold as food grade Hydrogen Peroxide. The most economical is 35% which we recommend be diluted to three percent before using, as at this high concentration it can cause damage to skin and clothing. When working with food grade H2O2 it is very important that you clean up any spills or splashes immediately, it will damage almost anything very quickly. This is extra important with skin and clothing. Skin will be temporarily bleached pure white if not washed cleaned. Gloves are strongly recommended when working with any strong chemical.
Food grade H2O2 can be diluted to three percent by mixing it one part to eleven parts water (preferably distilled). The storage container should be opaque to prevent light from getting in and it must be able to hold some pressure. If three-liter pop bottles are available in your area they are ideal for mixing and storing H2O2. There are twelve quarter liters (250ml) in three liters, if you put in one quarter liter H2O2 and eleven quarter liters (250ml) water in the bottle it will full of three percent H2O2 and the bottle can hold the pressure that the H2O2 will generate. Three percent Hydrogen Peroxide may be added at up to three ml's per liter (2 1\2 tsp. Per gallon), but it is recommended that you start at a lower concentration and increase to full strength over a few weeks. Use every watering even on fresh cuttings. For hydroponics use every reservoir change and replace twenty-five percent (one quarter) every day. Example: In a 100L reservoir you would add three hundred ml's (3%) of H2O2 when changing the nutrient. You would then add seventy-five ml's more every day.

5. Where to get it.
35% food grade: called food grade because it has no toxic impurities
Of course your local hydroponics retailer, whom you can locate over the web at www.hydromall.com. Direct order off the web (there may be shipping restrictions on high strength peroxides). H2O2 is used to bleach hair so the local hairdresser may have a source. The local feed supplier may have it in small towns. Prices range from fifteen dollars per quarter liter to eighty dollars a gallon. One gallon will treat up to fifty thousand liters of water.
3%5%, 8%
Can be found at most drugstores or pharmacies, prices start at a less than a dollar for a one hundred-ml bottle that will treat one hundred liters.
 
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Once you have it deluded down to 3% use 3 ml 3% per liter in your system ... deluded ? Suppose it should be diluted..?
 
ThaDurb707

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Reading up on H2O2, I decided to give it a try. Stopped by local beauty supply shop to see what they had.
$140 for 1 liter of %35!! Don't think so!
Went to my grow shop and asked some new kid who said they didn't have it. As I look down standing at the counter I see this
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$35 for 4 liters... SOLD!
 
ThaDurb707

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No, I meant the kid at the store. I've got a gray beard now so I can say shit like that.
Right on, brother! My shit is gray too. I thought that might b what u meant. I almost felt like tellin the kid I was gonna take his job if he didn't get with the program
 
Fatty LIVES

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H2O2 Fixed: Unbalanced PH, Salt Buildups, Calcium buildups, killed off ALL Algae, Fungus and made my roots PEARLY WHITE. Plants grew 2 inches in a day.. EVERY HYDRO SYSTEM I RUN WILL HAVE THIS FROM HERE ON OUT!

I went with 3-4ml/gal. flushed my system with treated water including 2mls of SM-90 per gallon. Ran this solution through my system for 30 minutes. Flushed again.. holy cow the chunks! Love this stuff.. totally amazed at how well it worked!
 
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H2O2 Fixed: Unbalanced PH, Salt Buildups, Calcium buildups, killed off ALL Algae, Fungus and made my roots PEARLY WHITE. Plants grew 2 inches in a day.. EVERY HYDRO SYSTEM I RUN WILL HAVE THIS FROM HERE ON OUT!

I went with 3-4ml/gal. flushed my system with treated water including 2mls of SM-90 per gallon. Ran this solution through my system for 30 minutes. Flushed again.. holy cow the chunks! Love this stuff.. totally amazed at how well it worked!
Dude I was in danger of losing everything! I had thrips so I bought 420 pest bully. DO NOT EVER BUY THAT. A week after spraying I started noticing the leaves dying. Long story short I developed mold and used 3% H2O2. (30ml per 1gallon of water) literally started seeing a difference the next day. The leaves were perky again and on the road to recovery. H2O2 saved my crop. I used the same solution to spray.

Off the subject but I recently switched to LED lights oppose to HID lights. OMG!! What a difference. I'll never go HID again.
 
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