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variety of plants, all with favorable results. The University of Tennessee saw a 20% increase in yield (root weight) with lavender. The University of Minnesota experienced increases in yields with a variety of crops, including 2006 bell peppers (58% increase), 2006 brandywine tomatoes (21% increase), 2007 bell peppers (32% increase), 2007 brandywine tomatoes (13% increase), 2007 hanging basket flowers (16% increase), 2013 Strawberries Evie 2 (18.3% increase), and 2013 BHN 589 toma- toes (15.8% increase). The research institution testing shows just how beneficial enhanced lev- els of dissolved oxygen can be for overall yield. the solution itself and never bring warm air or CO 2 from the growing space into the root zone. O 2 Grow Oxygen Generators are also extremely energy efficient. The units convert AC current to low voltage DC, with the smallest unit drawing only 6 watts. When it is considered that the O 2 Grow Oxygen Generator only needs to operate for a couple of hours per day, it is apparent just how little electricity they require over the course of a garden cycle. Remarkably, all of the units can even be run from a 12 volt battery. Most growers connect the O 2 Grow Oxygen Generator to a cycle timer for automation. However, the very best approach a marijuana grower can take is to mon- itor his or her dissolved oxygen content with a dissolved oxygen meter. The hydroponic nutrient solution will have a maximum saturation point for dissolved oxygen. Or, in other words, a point at which the solution cannot hold any more dissolve oxygen. This is why it would be counterproductive to operate an O 2 Grow Oxygen Generator 24 hours a day. In most cases, it only takes an hour or two for the nutrient solu- tion to reach its maximum dissolved oxygen capacity. Not Exclusively for Hydroponics Although hydroponic marijuana growers are sure to be impressed by the results achieved with an O 2 Grow Oxygen Generator, they are not exclusively made for hydroponics. An O 2 Grow Oxygen Generator can be used for plants in soil containers as well. Sim- ply run the O 2 Grow Oxygen Generator in the watering can or holding reservoir for an hour or two (depending on volume and size of emitter) to maximize the dissolved oxygen content, then water the plants as usual. Cannabis growers are always looking for products or techniques to increase the yields of their gardens. Most growers understand that by increasing efficiency, they can automatically increase yields. O 2 Grow Oxygen Generators not only increase the efficiency of an indoor marijuana garden, they are reinventing the way horticulturists deliver oxygen to the plant’s root systems. By using a dissolved oxygen meter to test the nutrient solution’s dissolved oxygen content, marijuana growers can witness for themselves the immense difference an O 2 Grow Oxygen Generator can make in their gardens. By saturating the nutrient solution with the highest amount of dissolved oxygen possible, growers can rest assured that they are provid- ing the plant’s root systems with everything they need to maximize nutrient uptake. There is no other product on the market that enables a grower to increase the dissolved oxygen content to the levels that an O 2 Grow Oxygen Generator can produce. Once a cannabis grower experiences the O 2 Grow Oxygen Generator difference for themselves, he or she will never go back to air stones again. PMG For more information call 952.474.5820 or visit O2Grow.com. Research Institution Testing The University of Minnesota and the University of Tennessee have each tested the O 2 Grow Oxygen Generators on a 10 • Professional Marijuana Grower March/April 2018