On 18 Sep 2004 at 20:40, Harry L Abel wrote:

In a message dated 9/18/2004 8:34:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:

Fertilizing a dormant plant causes reverse osmosis, i.e the
water starts going to the roots.


hi y'all.
i've never heard this expressed. would someone please elaborate??
thanks

I'm not 100% sure of the idea. As often as we water our trees,
excess fertilizer (which is what you may have if you fertilize
in winter when most trees don't grow that much) will simply
leach out of the pot.

I suppose it would be possible if you really overdosed a tree
with fertilizer while it is dormant.

But we're talking about tree kept indoors here. Presumably,
given the right conditions, it might continue to grow -- if very
slowly -- over the winter months.

Still, for this tree -- which I think already has root problems -
- I think NOT fertilizing is a good idea.

Jim Lewis - - This economy is a wholly
owned subsidiary of the environment. - Gaylord Nelson

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