Re: CULT: FERTILIZER: water and what-not
- Subject: Re: CULT: FERTILIZER: water and what-not
- From: L* M* <l*@lock-net.com>
- Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 08:04:49 -0500
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Happens with tomatos. With too much nitrogen, they bloom, but not much, and won't set fruit. Not quite the same thing, but similar.
Who would have thought that nitrogen would turn off blooms? Mike Greenfield
Aborted stalks/buds after too much nitrogen is primarily because the rapid lush growth that the nitrogen promotes in cultivars that are capable of that kind of response is more 'tender'/susceptible to freeze damage.
Wouldn't surprise me if it tastes better to bugs too <g><If bud intiation has already occurred (generally after 8-12 weeks vernalization) and the nitrogen is applied (or still present from a previous application) in high enough quantities the stalk or buds will abort. I'm sure this has been discussed in this forum before and is mentioned in AIS Bulletins and other publications (search for Spring application of fertilzer). Paul Archer>
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