Re: Am I alone?
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Am I alone?
- From: L*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 21:37:54 EDT
In a message dated 98-07-07 20:44:27 EDT, Bob wrote:
<< Fertilization with high nitrogen fertilizers will cause plants to grow more
vegetation and fewer flowers. Presumably then soil with high nitrogen
naturally would have the same effect.
>>
Not necessarily. Soil nitrogen is not available to plants all at once. It is
slowly released as soil microorganisms break it down into forms plants can
use.
Many nitrogen fertilizers are fast-release, meaning they have nitrogen in
forms readily usable by plants. So plants get a "big gulp". And that is a big
difference. --Janis
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