For the past two seasons, I've used a TBL of sugar mixed into the soil
in the bottom of holes where I'm transplanting tomatoes and such in.
I've found that the plants seem to take off faster. I can't imagine
buying a soft drink when a much cheaper granulated sugar does the
trick. But I guess my table sugar doesn't have the same witches caldron
bubbly effect and is therefore less interesting...
susan
John Wheeler wrote: > > Terry Mooney wrote in message > > > Can plant roots absorb sugar ? If so , how would I apply sugar to my > > plants ? > > "Jose Ramirez" replied: > > >Plants make their own food using the roots to absorb water and essential > >nutrient minerals. We don't 'feed' plants, we give them raw materials and > >they manufacture their sugar. > > However, beneficial bacteria and fungi don't make their own sugar, > they get it from the plants they're associated with. This being a > newsgroup about garden ecosystems, we should consider whether adding > sugar to the soil ecosystem would be beneficial or not. Jerry Baker > seems to think so. I don't really follow his methods, but I have seen > him using Sprite or 7up for something like that. > > John D. Wheeler > jdw27_42@iname.com