Growdude said:
Here is someone elses take on Magnetized water.
hxxp://www.chem1.com/CQ/magwatscams.html
Now if you do believe look down a bit and hes got links to alot of products that might be cool to you.
here is a copy n paste
Being rather skeptical about this, I decided to give it a try.
I used Cow Magnets.
I selected the cow magnets because they are really strong and compact. These are long capsule shaped magnets fed to cows when a farmer suspects the cow has eaten a metallic object. The magnet is strong enough to attract the metallic object in the cow's stomach and pass it through the digestive system. No more sick cow.
The cow magnets cost $5.00 a piece. I purchased 3 of them.
I put the magnets in the bottom of the tray that contained my test seedling cups. I watered the seedlings from the bottom. The magnets were immersed in the water tray, so the water was exposed to the magnets.
When I transplanted the test tomato seedlings to my garden I planted the magnets parallel to my row of tomato seedlings. Like this:
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I used soaker hoses in the garden, so the water dripping into the soil on my test area was exposed to the magnets.
I grew two normal rows of tomatoes, without magnets, so a comparison could be made.
I took pictures periodically to record the plant growth.
I grew 3 varieties of tomatoes, intermixed in my rows.
San Marzano
Mortgage Lifter
Italian Genovese
My experiment was cut short due to early freezing temps. 50% of my tomato crop was wiped out by frost & snow. In other words I had oodles of green tomatoes hanging on my plants waiting to get ripe. Bummer.
Germination
I could not see any difference in germination times between the magnetized seeds and non-magnetized seeds.
Seedling Stage
Magnetized seedlings were a bit larger and sturdier.
Growth Stage
The Magnetized plants grew bigger/taller.
Spring
Summer
Late Summer
The magnetized plants were the first to produce ripe fruits.
Harvest Stage
Magnetized plants had larger tomatoes, but the quantity of fruits was about the same as the non-magnetized plants. There were only a few green tomatoes that got wiped out by the cold weather on the magnetized tomato plants, because most had already been harvested. The non-magnetized plants still had several green tomatoes on them waiting to ripen when they got frosted.
Garden Cleanup Stage
The magnetized plant roots had lots more roots and root hairs than the non-magnetized plants.
Would I use magnets again?
Yes, just because the tomatoes on the magnetized plants ripened earlier. This is an important factor, because the summer growing cycle in northern Wisconsin is short.
The research I did on google about the affect of magnets on plant growth varied, so I guess youll need to draw you own conclusions. And my experiement wasn't exact science either. Still it was fun to try something new and zany in my garden.
I'd be interested to know if anyone else has experimented with magnets and plants.
