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Korleone wrote:

The question wasn't specific to non-organic methods. It was about plant
behaviour generally. If there was only one answer, you didn't have it.


Besides, I've figured it out. Plants are gluttons. They will eat all
they can. They can't pick and choose, otherwise there would be no such
thing as nute burn. Adjusting NPK ratios and/or ppm is necessary for a
nutrient deficiency. Pretty obvious really, but I forgot about
overdosing.

Fertilizing can be a difficult thing. You want to give your plants
what they need in optimal doses but not too much of a good thing.
There's no exact formula to it, but you should be aware of rough
guidelines. Listening to the plants is one thing, but knowing how to
push your plants to the top of their potential without pushing them
over a cliff is another.

The same goes for raising children I suppose. Except you can't eat
them(legally).

Spunky little ignoramus ain't you?;o)

Learned yourself up on macro-nutrients, eh?, and now you know farming up
to 1930. I hope you do your farming hydroponically and leave the soil
alone. Organic gardening means, "take care of the soil, and the soil
will take care of your plants". But you already knew that, humm?

Well here is the tip of an iceberg for you:
"Harsh chemicals can scorch young leaves, and nitrogen fertilizers
render lettuces more vulnerable to insects. It seems the bugs are
attracted to the free nitrogen in their leaves, and because of the more
rapid growth of chemically nourished plants, insects find their leaves
easier to pierce." - Omnivore's Dilemma, pg. 165.

Your reading list:

Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web
Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis
http://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Microb.../dp/0881927775
/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206815176&sr= 1-1

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan

http://www.amazon.com/Omnivores-Dile...ls/dp/01430385
83/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206815576&sr=1-1

(Not a book) The Worst Mistake In The History Of The Human Race
http://www.environnement.ens.fr/pers..._jared_diamond
..pdf

Keep us appraised of your success ;o)
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