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British Columbia, Canada

What causes a plant to grow? Well the answer is very obvious, water. Well, if you told a human to survive drinking water and eating nothing for 200 days they would simply wither away and die. The same thing would happen to plants if you gave them no light, that leads us to the 2 reason photosynthesis. But if you gave the human living only on water some light it would still not help. Thats because we need food to survive, but if you crush up human food into a watery substance then if you give the plant water, photosynthesis and this substance could it benefit the plants growth?
This is a experiment I'll be testing on a few big max pumpkins.

-Jordan

6/17/2009 6:57:22 PM

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Water doesn't cause a plant to grow. Rather it is part of the vehicle by which plants transport all of the many gases & minerals that plants combine with sunlight to produce photosynthate. The photosynthate is what makes plants grow.

6/17/2009 7:13:24 PM

South Carolina

Great explanation for a young and old growers Tremor. Thanks for you knowledge and patience for us newer growers.

6/17/2009 7:26:41 PM

British Columbia, Canada

That makes sense Tremor, thanks.
Though since human food has alot of diffrent minerals woulden't it speed up the plants growth?

6/17/2009 7:57:53 PM

NB Canada

Anything people eat could be turned into compost and fed to a plant, even meat. But it would atract bugs, cats, dogs, critters and other things you dont want around not to mention it would stink. My opinion the best stuff you can get for your pumpkins is poop (bat quano being the best) sea weed is great too. I also like egg shells, used tea and coffee grinds, stuff like that, Makes a good rich soil.

6/17/2009 9:29:23 PM

British Columbia, Canada

Yes, though compost is dirt, it loses some of its' minerals while decomposing. Dosen't it?

6/17/2009 10:48:42 PM

Upstate S.C.

Compost is NOT dirt, it is Organic Matter, which can be many different types of material (grass, wood, ash, leaves ect ect) That has been decomposed by many different things that we can see like worms and bugs to microscopic things we can't see.

6/17/2009 11:06:19 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Yet its the microboes converting this organic matter that is important to the soil. Seriously you should get a couple books the cycle will make you head spin.

6/18/2009 12:57:19 AM

British Columbia, Canada

Ok...

6/18/2009 2:04:08 AM

Bloomington, IN

here's a couple good books regarding the subject. check to see if your local library has them before you consider buying them.

http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9781580177023-0

http://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Microbes-Gardeners-Guide-Soil/dp/0881927775

6/18/2009 10:21:48 AM

British Columbia, Canada

Ok, thanks

6/18/2009 10:47:34 AM

Southeast

Chlorophil

6/18/2009 3:21:17 PM

Rhode Island

i having a hot dog picnic out in the patch this weekend.
ill bury a couple dogs at the base of each plant . will advise.

6/19/2009 6:39:21 AM

bliss,n.y.- heart of Wyoming County

pap- Will hot Italiam sausage heat up the soil? grin

6/19/2009 9:58:57 AM

Gold Hill, Oregon

i just picked up teaming with microbes at barns and noble.

6/21/2009 2:00:42 AM