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I have developed a natural method to increase water's electrical potential, aka "vitalized" water. This can be quantified as an increase in ...
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Asked April 19, 2023, 2:22 PM EDT
I have developed a natural method to increase water's electrical potential, aka "vitalized" water. This can be quantified as an increase in water voltage, a decrease in ohms (electrical resistance), and plant biomass. There seems to be a direct correlation between water voltage and biomass - at this point I am able to roughly double the voltage using vitalization techniques, and on average all crops fed this water are double the biomass.
Below are a few noteworthy bullet points:
* Voltage - increase of 117%
* Ohms - (electrical resistance) decrease of 58% (which increases nutrient uptake in plants)
* Biomass - increase of 108%
* Nutrient density - increase of 24%
* Seed germination - number of seeds that germinate increase of 25%
* Root micro-fibers - significant increase with vitalized water (photos below)
* Transpiration/guttation (plant "sweating/cooling" and "digestion") - significant increase with vitalized water
* Brix - increase of 28%
* pH - vitalized water acts as a pH balancer or regulator, bringing water towards 7.0 pH
* Nutrient solution for hydroponics - when performing a lettuce hydroponic experiment, control water vs vitalized, expensive nutrient solution (as expected) was continually added to the control group. The vitalized group used zero solution - we actually had to dilute this water with control, as the vitalization process "miraculously" and continually increased the nutrient solution (EC) reading too high.
As my grow experiments evolved, I noticed that while overall any plants fed vitalized water did better than control fed plants, there was a difference in a particular growth phase and the water voltage. For example, a standard 10-day wheatgrass experiment, where the vitalized water was a consistent voltage throughout the 10-days, there may be a biomass increase of 40% - control vs vitalized. However, upon closer examination, during the germination stage for the vitalized trial, the wheatgrass lagged behind the control. I think the voltage was too high for that early stage. Then after the subsequent growth phases the vitalized water not only caught up to the control, but ended up surpassing it by 40%.
A follow up experiment altered the vitalized trial water voltage throughout the growth phases. During the germination phase I reduced the voltage, then increased it more each day. At around day 7 the water was peak voltage. This time the biomass difference between control vs vitalized was 55%.
I believe this could lead to the development of a "Crop Calibration System", where most (all?) crop growth could be drastically enhanced by determining the proper voltage for a given species; and further, the proper water voltage for the given growth stage of a particular species. This would require a more in-depth study of additional plant species, and knowledge of growth cycles.
I am writing you to see if you would be interested in expanding on my experiments. I have a strong interest in addressing food quality and quantity - vitalized water certainly contributes. I believe a fully developed calibration system would further enhance this direction.
Thanks very much.
Len -
Marion County Oregon
Expert Response
Hi Len,
Thanks for reaching out. I'm not sure we have expertise to support this project. But your best bet would be contacting the OSU Department of Crop and Soil Science directly with your request. Start with the main office to help direct your request to the appropriate person.
Best of luck!
Thanks for reaching out. I'm not sure we have expertise to support this project. But your best bet would be contacting the OSU Department of Crop and Soil Science directly with your request. Start with the main office to help direct your request to the appropriate person.
Best of luck!