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writes "Kay Easton" wrote in message ... There is another effect, which is that plants have two methods or increasing themselves - vegetatively (by growing large, or by throwing out plantlets) or sexually, by producing flowers. Flowers are more effort, so the tendency for many perennial plants is to emphasise vegetative growth when there's plenty of space and food, and emphasise flower growth when space and food is running out, and there may be a need to cast seeds to colonise a new site. Therefore, many plants will flower better if they are pot bound and not over-fed. One hears and reads that so often, and yet, I notice that my plants both grow and flower better when I regularly give them fertilisers. I suspect that one just has to be careful of false generalisations. Well, I did say 'many perennial plants' I doubt whether it would hold true for annuals, whose main propagation is by seed. Whereas nasturtiums are happy to grow masses of lush dark green leaves if well fed! - and before you say 'but they are annuals' - no, they're not, it's just that our winter kills them off. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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