Ditto here! I like to see keeping the leaves like this as I'm just not a big fan of "lolly popping".
And :thanks: @InTheShed for sharing this. I didn't fully realize the benefits of doing this... until now with your expert instructions. I'll be doing this in my garden soon. Again, thank you...
Fire Nextdoor!!!
So, just as I was sittin' down to lunch, my dog kept bumping me with her nose and stepping away several times as if to tell me something was wrong. I was focusing on my hot meal that I had just prepared and wasn't listening to her, but she wouldn't stop. This is SO not...
I Found this:
"Plants can be directly injured by the presence of excess nitrogen. Excess nitrogen can cause plants to grow excessively and develop overly succulent leaves and shoots, which promotes outbreaks of certain sucking insects and mites." Emphasis is mine.
Here's the source.
The...
Thank you Shed :thanks: for sharing rather interesting points of information. These sources make facinating reads for sure as I'm always eager to learn new things. However, the intent of my question is not: what's causing stretch, overly dark green leaves, tip clawing or high growth rates, but...
Thank you Shed. I see now that I should've clarified myself more. So, my request for more input is all around whether a plant that's experiencing high growth rates due to excessive N makes the plant structurely weaker and more prone to showing heatstress symptoms, like my Wild Lady has done...
:laugh:LOL:laugh:... I realize I'm "replying to myself" here... My reason for doing so is to ask:
Does A-N-Y-O-N-E have any feedback on the above quoted post I made here? Basically, I'm asking if my thoughts on the matter hold muster. Does anyone have info relating to this kind of senerio...