I had a friend who had a saying for the numbers in the fertilizer. It went
something like a mini-nursery rhyme. Like maybe roots, fruits, flowers. I
can't remember it, and a google search didn't help.
Thanks.
Perry

Perry Templeton wrote:
I had a friend who had a saying for the numbers in the fertilizer. It went
something like a mini-nursery rhyme. Like maybe roots, fruits, flowers. I
can't remember it, and a google search didn't help.
Thanks.
Perry



Yeah, but your half rememberd rhyme is misleading. The numbers give
percentages (by weight) of nitrogen (N), phosphor(P) and potassium (K).

N: for stems and leaves
P: for roots
K: for flowers

So may it was "shoots, roots, flowers"?

Wolf Kirchmeir wrote:
So may it was "shoots, roots, flowers"?

I believe it's "Shoots, roots, flowers and fruits."

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Warren wrote:
Wolf Kirchmeir wrote:

So may it was "shoots, roots, flowers"?


I believe it's "Shoots, roots, flowers and fruits."



Good -- that rhymes, and has a nice beat.

Now drop the first comma.... :-)

Wolf Kirchmeir wrote:
Warren wrote:
Wolf Kirchmeir wrote:

So may it was "shoots, roots, flowers"?


I believe it's "Shoots, roots, flowers and fruits."



Good -- that rhymes, and has a nice beat.

Now drop the first comma.... :-)

N Shoots,
P Roots,
K Flowers and Fruits.

In context, the first comma should be there. It's not a sentence. It's a
list, and the comma is a list item separator.

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In context, the first comma should be there. It's not a sentence. It's a
list, and the comma is a list item separator.

Thank you for the truly insightful contribution. I don't know how I'd cope
without it.

Leon Trollski wrote:
Thank you for the truly insightful contribution. I don't know how I'd
cope
without it.

I was wondering the same.

Warren wrote:
Wolf Kirchmeir wrote:

Warren wrote:

Wolf Kirchmeir wrote:


So may it was "shoots, roots, flowers"?


I believe it's "Shoots, roots, flowers and fruits."



Good -- that rhymes, and has a nice beat.

Now drop the first comma.... :-)


N Shoots,
P Roots,
K Flowers and Fruits.

In context, the first comma should be there. It's not a sentence. It's a
list, and the comma is a list item separator.

Right, Warren, I know, now drop the comma, and parse it that way. Makes
a headline-style sentence. :-)