"Ann" wrote in message
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"J. Clarke" expounded:

Since you seem to object to the term "foliar feeding", what
nomenclature would you prefer be used for the process of supplying
trace elements by direct application to the leaves of certain plants?
Or is the basis of your obection that you feel that the observed
results of that procedure are simply a fluke that would have occurred
anyway independently of such application?

John, this guy is impossible to talk with, he's got his own very firm
definitions for all things in the plant world and will cling to those
definitions til the cow comes home, all the while telling the rest of
us that we don't use the proper terms when discussing fertilizer,
growth, nutrients, N-P-K, etc. If you look back over his posting
history you'll see what I mean.
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Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
e-mail address is not checked
Food is a substance that provides and energy source, mostly. Nutrient is a
substance that provides an energy source, elements, and other substances
essential for life, in types and amounts that can provide a healthy life.
Fertilizer is a substance that provides elements, as salts mostly, or in
bonded forms, that require microorganisms to alter to forms that can be
absorbed by plants.
We do not feed trees they are autotrophs. We do not feed trees.


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Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Forester & Tree Expert
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.