Re: Vine and pumpkin growth
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Vine and pumpkin growth
- From: N* <n*@cableinet.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 03 Jan 1998 02:05:15 +0000
- References: <01bd14e0$a63a2460$224c0acb@supreme.pcug.org.au>
Radioactive AG's are banned under International Treaty.
Stewart Deans wrote:
>
> Brian,
> Someone on the mailing list said they intended to conduct this experiment
> using a short life radioactive isotope. Perhaps we will get the results next
> season.
> Stewart ACT Aust
> sdeans@pcug.org.au
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Cook <bcook@interlog.com>
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
> Date: Tuesday, 30 December 1997 3:00
> Subject: Re: Vine and pumpkin growth
>
> >Ok, keeping in mind that right now I am completly overcome by the flu
> >and it is probably just the fever talking but,.............
> >
> >In order to demonstrate the way nutrients travel through the plant,
> >could we not on a spare plant or two(just to be safe) allow the plant to
> >reach sufficent size as to be growing vigourously then, after
> >withholding water for a couple of days, water with a solution that has a
> >large amount of vegetable or other non-toxic dye? With sufficent
> >quantities of dye in the watering solution would it not be possible to
> >watch the soultion migrate through the plant?
> >
> >This could be done with different colours, one for watering at the main
> >root zone and another for foliar feeding etc. If enough of you think
> >this might work I wil give it a try next summer and see if I can
> >photograph the effects. If it shows up at all, it might be interesting
> >to post the results in an animated GIF or something.
> >
> >I think this might work, I have seen it demonstrated on cut flowers
> >before, but then again I could just be delierious from the flu!
> >--
> >Brian Cook b*@interlog.com
> >Toronto/Port Perry Ontario Canada
> >
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