Re: WILT
Yesterday one of my leaves was completely drooped even
though I had watered the day before. So I took out a
gallon of water and poured it around the plant. Within
a couple of hours the leaf was already 75% recovered.
I don't know why there wasn't enough water from the
day before, but that fertilizer theory sounds
reasonable. Maybe I added too much on Sunday.
--- LKNIKKI1@aol.com wrote:
>
> List
> Well here is my uneducated guess...
> The movement of water across the root cell membrane
> is regulated by the
> concentration of dissolved fertilizer salts in soil
> solution relative to the
> dissolved salts within the cell. As fertilizer salts
> dissolve in water, they
> raise the osmotic pressure of the solution. water
> always moves from the side
> of the membrane with lower osmotic pressure to the
> side with higher osmotic
> pressure.
> Root cells actively absorb fertilizer salts from
> soil solution and, under
> normal conditions maintain a higher osmotic
> pressure. Thus, water is absorbed
> into the root cells.
> HOWEVER, if excess fertilizer salts are applied
> and raise the osmotic
> pressure of soil solution, water cannot enter the
> cell and may actively move
> out of it. What results is fertilizer burn or
> PHYSIOLOGICAL DROUGHT !!!
> The only thing I can say is that for your
> current soil make up the amount
> of fertilizer you are adding just might be pushing
> the plant to it breaking
> point. In my opinion cut down the fertilizer for now
> and pump up the water
> for a couple of days. That should do the trick.
> Well, that was just MY TWO CENTS don't take it
> as gospel....
> Take care all
>
> Kevin Smith
> Torrance ca
>
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