On 19 Nov 2002 20:36:25 GMT, (DaveDay34) wrote:

Have you ever noticed that when you water a pot and the water runs out
of the bottom of the pot into a tray, you can be surprised when you
look moments later to find that the tray no longer has any water in
it? Osmosis will operate until all the soil is truly saturated.

Respect

Hussein


Osmosis doesn't operate until all the soil is saturated. Different soils will
hold differing amounts of water (Field Capacity).

Hey, thanks for that. You learn something new everyday - or understand
more completely something once only half understood in a classroom
many years ago!

Hussein