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Dextrose and plants
I have a lot of Dextrosein solution (1.5%) that is used for peritoneal
dialysis. I need to dispose of and was told that it would be good for bushes and plants.Any thohguts on this would be appreciated. Elliot in Rhode Island |
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On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:41:10 -0400, elliot wrote:
I have a lot of Dextrosein solution (1.5%) that is used for peritoneal dialysis. I need to dispose of and was told that it would be good for bushes and plants.Any thohguts on this would be appreciated. Elliot in Rhode Island Dextrose is another name for glucose, a simple sugar, and sugars are in turn, carbohydrates. I'm not aware that plants need or can even use carbohydrates at their roots. Generally plants make sugars by photosynthesis, AIUI. I'm sure there are plenty of yeasts and bacteria in the soil that would make use of it, but whether this would ultimately be beneficial to the plants growing in that soil, I don't know. I imagine it could make the soil very sour and acid. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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