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Article: Don't let your plants run dry in heat.(FEATURES)
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- July 19, 2007
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Byline: Paul Rogers
COLUMN: ROOTS OF WISDOM
The summer has been dry. It continues to be so. Water is to plants as gasoline is to cars. If you expect your plants to do anything for you, it is necessary that you not let them run dry. Even without global warming, the months of July and August are historically the two driest months of the year. Almost always, we run a moisture deficit during these two months.
A lack of sufficient water for plant development is harmful at any time in their growth cycle, but particularly so during these two months. Why? Plant biomass has maximized for most garden plants. The plants are carrying a full load of ...